More surprisingly: Travanti made commercials for Almaden wine. Sikking: I thought there was great depth to the character because he was a very lonely guy. We chose that. Bochco: I had this whole group of actors squirreled away in my brain I wanted to work with. It was happy, it was sad, it was crazy, it was mean it was nuts. Sadly, he passed away in 2006 due to congestive heart failure. Belker goes undercover as a truck driver to try and catch thieves that are stealing poultry. HSB.net: Well thanks for talking to us Joe, it will make a lot of people happy to hear your point of view and we That's one dangerously sexy redhead, indeed. Martin was once in contention for the lead role in the Oscar winning film Midnight Cowboy. LaRue on the former television series ``Hill Street Joe: This was the first time I actually worked with him. Were going to have some fun here.. Kind of isolated loner actor. His most famous teammate: Lew Alcindor, aka Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. NBC wasnt thrilled with the way things were going. Bruce's golf tournaments and had really nice conversations with them. And (the network) said OK. Now were stuck with it. A couple times people would go at each other, but it wasnt about drugs and alcohol, but about creative stuff. was a different thing when you saw the finished production however! Director Rick Wallace Writers Michael Kozoll Steven Bochco (story by) Jeffrey Lewis (teleplay by) Abso-friggin-lutely. Dennis Franz joined the cast. "We had Joe and Lucy having an affair," Bochco told Playboy in 1983. Cookies help us deliver our Services. LaRue, a self-styled ladies' man, on "Hill Street Blues." CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Yaphet Kotto is best known for his roles in "Live and Let Die"and "Alien,"as well as his starring role in another groundbreaking cop show, "Homicide:Life on the Street." Then we won all that stuff and people got tired of hearing the Hill Street Blues theme play at the Emmys. idea. At least he got a happy ending, running away to New Zealand with a female officer, Natalie (Ellen Blake), and enjoying retirement with the love of his life. have to say things like "Goldblume would never do that" I think all of us contributed to expanding our characters to some degree and of Bochco: We did stuff in that show Id never seen before anywhere. Weitz: Its not real. Actors and producers started to turn over. Was it a handful, that kind of creativity? And Emmy nominee Barbara Bosson, who played Fay, the ex-wife of Capt. As the months In front are L to R: Michael Warren, Kiel Martin, Joe Spano, and Bruce Weitz. Weitz: It gave me my career out here in Los Angeles. she found out Kiel and I were buddies there. Despite its many awards, critical successes, and watercooler-show status, the series never finished in the Nielsen Top 20 for any season. The only way to service multiple storylines was to let them spill over into subsequent episodes. ", [Related: The 'Deadwood' Cast Chats for a 10th Anniversary Oral History of the HBO Drama], Marinaro, a former NFL player-turned-actor, was originally killed off in the Season 1 finale, but when the show was granted a second season, Joe Coffey miraculously survived what had appeared to be a fatal gunshot wound. There are too many loose ends. She goes in the office and she comes out and she calls me over and says if Id be willing to audition for this part they were casting, (Officer) Joe Coffey. the first episode. Other material was taken from the Archive of American Television, which interviewed Steven Bochco in 2002 and Daniel J. Travanti in 2004; a 1983 Playboy interview with Bochco and the cast; and Grant Tinkers 1994 memoir, Tinker in Television. The quotations have been edited and condensed. which earned him his first Emmy nomination. Veronica Hamel . Joyce Davenport. In one episode, Belker was undercover at a butcher shop. The supermarket tabloids have had a field day with Kiel Martin, the actor best known as hard-living Detective J.D. In fact what happened was in Kiel's will he set aside some Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). So we used to just brutally go after Michael. There are all these actors waiting around. There was a feeling of responsibility many of us felt All Rights Reserved. Then he knew and he said to everybody. money for a party in some park in Palm Springs for close friends. The building, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, now serves as the home station for the University of Illinois at Chicago police department. "Hill Street Blues"is one of the first police-themed shows to employ serialized storytelling. would call it a conventional route to a career in acting. Before he became a Hollywood actor, Dolph Sweet served on B-24 bombers during World War II. Joe: He is not wrong, when you are involved with a film, or TV production and are doing a scene, there is no real The sixth season premiere of "Hill Street Blues" features film star Yaphet Kotto as its special guest. "I got a boil on my a-- when I went to London last year," Bochco told Playboy in 1983. Audiences found the ending unsatisfying. Anything with a tie and a white shirt. So Martin is, He was 82 years old (via Los Angeles Times). So we scripted everything. Frank Furillo. Joe: Yes Bob and I were friends for a long time before his tragic death because of course we both came up through "Blues" was produced by MTM Enterprises, the production company created by Mary Tyler Moore and then-husband Grant Tinker to produce "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." Cast also took par. I know I'm prejudiced but I still think Hill Street Blues was one incredible show. It was great. 24. He was an actor, known for Hill Street Blues (1981), The Panic in Needle Park (1971) and The Ray was too tough for me. He was acting, and he wanted everybody to react in the way he wanted us to react. Bochco: Talk about the early 80s. Two decades of dominance for the Peacock Network Hill Street was the first cornerstone of its Thursday lineup and the bounty of novelistic TV series we see today. Season 6 was a tricky year for "Hill Street Blues,"with several big cast changes and the departure of creator Steven Bochco. But sobriety is the keystone of who I am now.". "It was the most painful thing I ever had, and I decided somebody's going to have to pay for this. Here is Hill Streets story. He reprised the role in eight made-for-TV movies in the 1990s. time, although of course that by no means guaranties success. 1. where the music came from, but I am grateful I get the chance to create wonderful art, that can be laid on someone else's WebBrowse 147 kiel martin hill street blues stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. went by it was clear that there were some very clever people involved in the series and I am proud of my contribution. 13. "Hill Street Blues"differed from cop shows up to that point in its focus on gritty realism, achieved through groundbreaking use of hand-held cameras, a technique nigh-unheard of in the television space. Trending. It was still very popular when it He was sweet, sweet natured and grateful for what he had there but saddened by being let go. It was initially reported that he died of pancreatic cancerin 1990, but it was later revealed that he actually died due to complications from AIDS. wanted, where I could. Tragically, his life and career were cut short when his car was struck by a drunk driver. Rather than be one of 13 other actors who were out on the street after the show was canceled, I wanted to be the first one. Its temporary and it has nothing to do with basic reality as most of us know it. You know yourself if it seemed right, but your fellow actors are also working on their part and unless it is a very special I was a free agent again, and I auditioned for Hill Street Blues. WebKiel Martin succumbed to lung cancer on December 28. The work is what you have to do to earn respect.". Robert Hirschfeld playedLeo Schnitz in the pilot episode of "Hill Street Blues"and recurred across the first five seasons, making his final appearance in the fifth season finale, "Grin and Bear It." The Cast Of NBC-TV's Hill Street Blues. Joe: When Nancy ( Robert Hirschfeld widow) told me of your efforts in creating the website, I felt it would be good to The character retires during Season 7 but still appears throughout the final season, supporting his old colleagues as a friend and confidant. "Hill Street Blues" paved the way for a generation of novelistic TV series, Show was no sure thing -- it was poorly rated and confused audiences, But series hung on and proved tremendously influential, Complete series is available on DVD Tuesday. At the age of 84, Santos suffered a heart attack. Theyd always shoot him first. Joe Spano told Playboy he originally read for Renko but ended up as Goldblume, the community relations officer. His final onscreen appearance was in a 1990 episode of "Murder, She Wrote.". Wed go up there and youre not supposed to take the Bunnies away from the Bunny House, and we took them out to the beach. That was not my style. The show followed with a special episode in which the group said goodbye to the character and Conrad. Network President Fred Silverman, inspired by the Paul Newman film Fort Apache, the Bronx, wanted a cop show. 16. Series co-creator Steven Bochco, in Brett Martin's book "Difficult Men," said "HSB" was saved only by NBC's overall poor, pre-Must-See-TV ratings. She does the exact same thing. 14. Milch, meanwhile, would later use one actor Garret Dillahunt to play two different characters on "Deadwood. Maybe he was unwell at an earlier stage of his life. Joe:(smiling) That's actors for you! Can you imagine having the power to give a boil to anybody in this cast? Mike Kozoll and I had real conflicts with each other that were not pleasant. Without that it is hard to know a great deal about where it was Late in Season 4, LaRue (Kiel Martin) simply disappears for about four episodes, with one reference to him being sick and then it being "mono, so expect him to be out for a few weeks." And we knew, once you find out a guys got thin skin, hes toast. Kiel and his mother and Kotto died seven years later, in 2021. He was really crushed when they let him go. 'Paris' was another production where some of the Hill Street I worked in downtown Miami for 25 years and Kiel's dad Karl was a court recorder and would stop WebKiel Martin was born on July 26, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Kiel Martin was cast as LaRue, a slick detective. Sadly, he passed away from cancer in 1990. There was too much chaos in the station house, again reflecting that the police were incapable of maintaining control even on their home ground.. When "Hill Street Blues" co-creators Bochco and Michael Kozoll were asked to create a cop show for MTM and NBC, they were already at work developing another series, a drama that would revolve around the guests at a luxury hotel. We could put a human face on these people. dramatic sort of down and dirty, but then Hoblit said he wanted something to go with an idea he had in his head, for a opening garage something special. I know her husband Steve was co-ordinator for a TV show called Falcon Crest. Actor Kiel Martin starred in all seven seasons of "Hill Street Blues" as J.D. Mike Kozoll didnt particularly want to do another cop show. 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Michael and I agreed that we would do it on one condition: Well do this pilot for you on the condition that youll leave us completely alone to do whatever we want. But ask about career high points, and Hill Street Blues is tops on the list. None won Emmys. Sergeant Belker (Bruce Weitz) takes the opportunity to go undercover and dismantle their extortion and gambling racket that turns out to be much more ruthless and violent than expected. So half the time, things that were going on in the background were in fact the elements of stories and character relationships that would emerge in the foreground two episodes from now. He returned in Season 6 as Lt. Norman Buntz, who he played through the end of the series, and beyond. But if you see the episodes, you see how much fun we were having. That's where the coroner comes in. Of course what you are doing at the moment is the most important thing in HSB.net: She is an incredible lady who has a great enthusiasm for helping the website, but of course you must have About The Cast::I worked as a lighting technician at CBS Studio City during the filming of most of the episodes Many actors are. He'd just live with it What power! [Laughs.] 32The sixth season of "Hill Street Blues" introduced Lawrence Tierney asSergeant Jenkins of the night shift. This typecasting only serves to enhance his role in "Hill Street Blues"since it's unexpected for him to play a character who subverts expectations. In the Season 1 finale, "Jungle Madness," Capt. Many episodes can be grouped together as self-contained story arcs that build out the characters and their relationships as they try to fight crime in the city. Bruce Weitz, who won an Emmy for portraying Sgt. I was doing mostly doctors, lawyers and accountants. He also acted Sammy Davis Jr. was a fan of the show, and wanted to make a guest appearance. really would like to talk to a few more of the cast, if you can help there? Webmaster Andy Lambert with Joe Spano,Calabasas Commons, California. Haid: Steven took me in his office and he said you can do what you want BEFORE, you can do what you want AFTER, but get all these lines. The Season 3 episode "Little Boil Blue" found Officer Bobby Hill (Emmy nominee Michael Warren) suffering from a painful and embarrassing boil on his butt. On Hill Street, Sikking played Howard Hunter, the martinet head of the stations SWAT-like squad, the Emergency Action Team. Despite its title and being created by Steven Bochco, the show had nothing to do with "Hill Street Blues." The actor, whose beloved Esterhaus famously told his co-workers after morning roll call, "Let's be careful out there," died of cancer in November 1983, during the show's fourth season. room, heart of gold.". Every single thing. I said, thats perfect. When I got into the room, I jumped up on Grant Tinkers desk and went after his nose. After his plane was shot down on a mission, he served two years as a Prisoner of War. LaRue Actor. Sikking: The guy called up, he was screaming, You cant put that on there. Steven said, I can, too. Among the series' other writers: Pulitzer Prize winners Bob Woodward (Season 7's "Der Roachenkavalier") and David Mamet (Season 7's "A Wasted Weekend" was his first TV script), "L.A. Law" actor Alan Rachins (Season 1's "Fecund Hand Rose"), and "Law & Order" universe creator Dick Wolf, who began his TV career as a "Hill Street Blues" writer, including the Season 6 episode "What Are Friends For?" ", 21. 18. started a whole new career as a writer, writing about 30 books for kids and young adults mystery and science fiction, mainly! Belker puts the chicken away, picks up another chicken. It took us a year or so to clean all that stuff up. Robert Prosky replaced Conrad. 22. He was at MTM to audition for a movie about male strippers. And theres a street sweeper coming around the corner with the red lights on, and the street sweeper cleans up all the ashes. things like your one-man show about Buckminster Fuller? They called Grant Tinker. LaRue of Hill Street Blues. "We were anything but heroes. (For complete sourcing, see the contributor line at the bottom of this story.). Actors came and went: Ken Olin, Mimi Kuzyk, Megan Gallagher, Lisa Sutton. HSB.net: Can you tell us a little about how the show was structured with regards to forward planning, for example And when he picked us, he sent me a copy of the NBC press release and he hand-scrawled across it: Youre going to sweep the Emmys and go on to become a great hit Fred. Thats exactly what happened. Like with so many actors from that film, "Needle Park"led to Santos getting bigger and better roles in film and television. Hunter was often the shows comic relief. "Hill Street Blues" went on to win 26 Emmys, a record for a drama series until "The West Wing" broke it. pulled off by one of the number and on the odd occasion been moved to tears by story line, particularly the scene where Veronica Hamel Im doing these movies and Ive got this other thing lined up. His wife and his son survived the automobile accident. Bochco paid homage to "Hill Street Blues" in his other classic cop drama, "NYPD Blue." Without question the high point of my professional life. father were very close friends of mine. The sum was truly greater than its parts. "I can still smell drinks across the room. Margaritas make me salivate. Marinaro: I asked to leave. Weitz: He sent me a script and he told me they were interested in the role of LaRue the role that Kiel Martin played. And well all say a prayer and well sprinkle it on the street. And we went downtown and we were all there and everybodys dressed in their finest, taking a little bit of the ashes. I LaRue. But Bochco never flinched. Kiel Martin succumbed to lung cancer on December 28. There was of course a lot of creative writing going on and so largely you left it up to the writers to look forward. 12. Ed Marinaro, a former football player whod had a short run on Laverne & Shirley, wasnt planning on Hill Street at all. Conrad died on November 22, 1983, during the series fourth season. Haid: I dont want to comment on anybodys stuff, because back in those days, there was that stuff going on. Sopranos fan? Weitz: It was devastating. Bochco: We created a euphemistic language that suggested the raunchiness of the cop world, and it worked. potential for Belker. course some wanted to expand more than others. Results of both tests were generally negative. His final role was in a 1991 episode of "Homefront,"the short-lived cult drama starring Kyle Chandler and John Slattery. The project fell into the hands of producers Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll at MTM Enterprises. They had done 13 episodes, and they got an order for four more, and the character of Joe Coffey was in those But at the end of that first season, this was all still in the future. For its debut season in 1981, "Hill Street Blues" received 21 Emmy nominations and won eight of them, including the first of four consecutive Outstanding Drama Series statues. And I think what happened was that, as we began to develop the affair story and it certainly was a terrific story we just began to realize that it was a mistake. I was the last person to go in, and I auditioned and sure enough I got the part. "Steven Bochco was on set that night, and he came to me and said, 'Joe Coffey's life is in the hand of your agents right now,'" Marinaro tells Yahoo TV. Haid: We went from a bunch of schmucks to be at the top of your class. an interest in acting, and prior to my retirement for football, I had worked in an acting class in New York, soI dont know that you Well, whack my monkey, Bobby Hill! We would go on and on. going. For the record, the actual titles were Moon Over Uranus, Moon Over Uranus: The Sequel, and Moon Over Uranus: The Final Legacy. They all aired consecutively in Season 3. In the episode "Grace Under Pressure," included on TV Guide's 1997 list of the 100 Greatest TV Episodes of All Time, Esterhaus had a heart attack and died while having sex with his girlfriend, Grace Gardner (Emmy winner Barbara Babcock). We were a ragtag group of characters, and that's what made the show unique and popular. spread from the sky. WebJust leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. An interview with Joe Spano (Lieutenant Henry Goldblume) Interview, kindly given on the 25th September 2013 at the Here, 25 things you didn't know about the arresting series, including its humble ratings beginnings. That made it a lot more fun to play as actors, to portray that rather than try to be perfect, heroic, always getting your man, and always making the right decisions and having the perfect life.". Producers would say, We need somebody to pose as a homosexual to wipe out a monastery get Kiel Martin.. While his wife and son only suffered minor injuries, Silva was killed in the accident (via Los Angeles Times). Dont bother me. And the third one came out and Steven wrote, Moon Over Uranus: The Final Chapter. Just to stick it in their ears. Phil Esterhaus, played by two-time Emmy winner Michael Conrad. Then of course there is always television, a few more series of NCIS perhaps. All the shows that became popular were hybrids of what we did. Bochco: Here we had, at an impetuous moment from a network floundering in last place, extracted the promise of creative autonomy. Co-star Daniel J. Travanti reminisced that, during his time on Hill Street Blues, Enrquez was "sad, unhappy His marriage to wifeGloria Kochberg lasted for nearly 70 years, only ending with his death from natural causes on January 6, 2014. With rising ratings came the joys and pitfalls of fame. Haid: We got kicked out of the Playboy Mansion the Bunny House. Co-star Daniel J. Travanti reminisced that, during his time on Hill Street Blues, Enrquez was "sad, unhappy because they were not thrilled with him, they kept saying that it was difficult to understand him. My mentor came out of that Gregory Hoblit. Buff my Oscar! Corner Bakery, Calabasas Commons over Coffee. This project will not be what you wanted us to do and what we want to do if we have to accommodate all these ridiculous notes. And I left. But it wasn't always a smooth road to classic TV status. appreciated. In the theatre everything is much more intermit, with a stronger connection and Bochco: Personalities were just so volatile. 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