WebKiel Martin was born on July 26, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Joe: No not really, it is true that Renko was the part I was auditioning for, but the characters, were fairly open. Thomas, who won an Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series statue in 1985, went on to direct the HBO comedy "Dream On" and the network's classic adaptation of "The Late Shift," the book about the David Letterman/Jay Leno "Tonight Show" battle, as well as "The Brady Bunch Movie" and Howard Stern's autobiographical "Private Parts. LaRue. that part? The result? It was happy, it was sad, it was crazy, it was mean it was nuts. 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. You wear out your welcome. He could twist arms and pat backs. More than two dozen Emmys, an iconic theme song, a writing staff that would go on to create many other TV hits, and innovative storytelling techniques a large cast, overlapping dialogue, a focus on the characters' personal and work lives, an un-saccharine portrayal of those flawed characters are among "Hill Street Blues'" TV-land legacies. He said, Stop it. You dont work with guys like Bob Butler and Gregory Hoblit and dont learn something. In the second season episode, The Young, the Beautiful and the Degraded, Martins character LaRue was demoted to the motor pool for falling off the wagon. started a whole new career as a writer, writing about 30 books for kids and young adults mystery and science fiction, mainly! (NBC) told me the character had tested so well, they didnt want him to die. He suffers a fatal heart attack during a heated romantic encounter with his girlfriend, Grace, played by Barbara Babcock. Did you encounter any technical issues? The cops were flawed; the story lines were not resolved in a single episode; characters you loved died while having sex. "Let's be careful out there." But Haid was a busy man with a recent role in the film Altered States and a medical pilot in the works. Sadly, he passed away in 2006 due to congestive heart failure. I was a free agent again, and I auditioned for Hill Street Blues. Of course what you are doing at the moment is the most important thing in Sadly, he passed away from cancer in 1990. Haid: We collectively made a decision that it was seven (seasons) and out. Its the most well-intentioned exploitation imaginable. More surprisingly: Travanti made commercials for Almaden wine. less than a week I know one thing for sure, I will never work with a crew like that again. He just couldnt stand it. HSB.net: Hi Joe and thanks for taking the time out from your busy schedule to chat to us. Belker puts the chicken away, picks up another chicken. Haid used his leverage to get a really good deal to play the good-ol-boy officer. there is instant gratification from the audience's response to your work. Were going to have some fun here.. James B. Sikking . This three-episode arc from the first season, beginning with "Gatorbait"and ending with"I Never Promised You a Rose, Marvin," features Dolph Sweet as Schneider, a middle-aged cop who's lost his way. Outside of "Hill Street Blues," Conrad was mainly a hardworking television actor, appearing on shows as varied as "Little House on the Prairie"and "The Incredible Hulk"to "All in the Family" and "The Bob Newhart Show." Conrad, who continued to work through the end of his illness, had joked to the show's writers that that's how Esterhaus should go. room, heart of gold.". Where does a Teamster make the kind of money to have a gold Rolex? 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. 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. "Sons of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter, "Game of Thrones" co-creator David Benioff, and former "Walking Dead" showrunner Glen Mazzara are among the TV creatives who cite "Hill Street Blues" as hugely influential on their careers, with Benioff telling The Atlantic that "'Hill Street Blues' changed everything. "Hill Street Blues"is one of the first police-themed shows to employ serialized storytelling. A woman walks in , Weitz: She walked up to the counter and said, Id like a chicken, please. Belker pulls out the chicken from the case and the woman spreads the chickens legs, puts her nose in the cavity, comes out with a horrible look on her face and said, I want a fresh chicken.. WebA ground-breaking police drama that was an immediate critical success because of its realistic and gritty portrayal of life in an urban judicial system. which earned him his first Emmy nomination. Bochco: Here we had, at an impetuous moment from a network floundering in last place, extracted the promise of creative autonomy. The only "Hill Street Blues" star nominated for an Emmy in each of the series' seven seasons: Betty Thomas, who played the squad's only female officer, Lucy Bates. Hill Street Blues was a popular police drama that ran on NBC from 1981 until 1987. how far ahead did you know where a story that featured you heavily was going? they decided to keep me alive! "We were anything but heroes. 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." People often ask if we knew how good it was at the time, well although others have said not I know some of us did. 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 His most famous teammate: Lew Alcindor, aka Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Without that it is hard to know a great deal about where it was Abso-friggin-lutely. 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. Breaking Bad binge-watcher? "Every time they named somebody from the show, we'd scream 'Yay!' Mike Kozoll didnt particularly want to do another cop show. It was clearly something very different to other programs of the 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. Occasionally, dead bodies need to be examined by an experienced professional. Haid: Steven said, Im doing a show over at MTM. Martin: It was the first time in my career I played a part where I wasnt some terrible creep. 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. But, the real boil belonged to Bochco. RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. -- Kiel Martin, 46, the actor who played shady detective Johnny "J.D." LaRue on the former NBC television series "Hill Street Blues," died Dec. 28 at his desert home here. He had lung cancer. father were very close friends of mine. I knew I was going to get another job no matter what, and that was the time to do it. Theyd always shoot him first. 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Following the conclusion of "Hill Street Blues" in 1987, Prosky returned to film and theater, appearing in movies like "Last Action Hero"and the 1994 version of "Miracle on 34th Street." Id killed every Gdamned thing in America, including nuns and babies. the verge of becoming a big star. Haid: Thats why it said (in the credits), Charles Haid as Renko.. course some wanted to expand more than others. An interview with Joe Spano (Lieutenant Henry Goldblume) Interview, kindly given on the 25th September 2013 at the 24. Joe: (laughing): I was never a bow tie man but I think I may still have one or two hanging around at home. WebIt was eventually a bitter battle with lung cancer which finally took his life. times, I would often have no idea what others actors were doing. (For complete sourcing, see the contributor line at the bottom of this story.). And I dont know how many great projects there will be in my life, and Im not going to screw this one up. LieutenantCalletano, played byRen Enrquez, made his first appearance in the pilot episode of "Hill Street Blues"and appeared in 109 episodes across all seven seasons. Actor Pat Corley only appeared in five episodes of "Hill Street Blues" in its third season, but he proved popular enough to make a final guest appearance in Season 6. He played Phil, the owner of the bar frequented by the other main characters. Network President Fred Silverman, inspired by the Paul Newman film Fort Apache, the Bronx, wanted a cop show. Factory. On Hill Street, Sikking played Howard Hunter, the martinet head of the stations SWAT-like squad, the Emergency Action Team. Kotto died seven years later, in 2021. Marinaro says the enduring influence of "Hill Street Blues" can be summed up as the way the series portrayed its characters in a realistic light. But they were insistent that thats what they wanted. His final television appearance was in a 2006 episode of "The Sopranos." 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 The writers occasionally mined the actors actual experiences for Hill Street stories: alcoholism, ethnic stereotyping, sexual politics. J.D. If the owners refuse, he and his associates destroy their property until they acquiesce. 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. Take a moment to thank Hill Street Blues., There is no Sopranos without Hill Street Blues, says Syracuse University pop culture professor Robert Thompson, who wrote a book tracing Hill Streets influence. In the final three episodes of Season 4, Joe Santos stars as Jimmy Lastarza, a mafia goon trying to force video poker machines on local taverns. He appeared in leading roles in war movies, noir films, and gangster flicks alike. The performances spoke for how talented the "HSB" cast was, but it didn't hurt that some of them had friends in high places. Mad Men admirer? The 1981-87 NBC cop drama (which just got the Complete Series DVD treatment) not only helped turn around a last-place network, but it's no hyperbole to say the show changed television, for the better, in a way that current Golden Age of Television viewers continue to benefit from. I was young and dumb and took a shot there. My first sort of big break was on Laverne and Shirley where I did 13 episodes of that show, and then when they didnt pick up my contract, 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. And the first guy in our business never gets the job. The first three seasons of the series, including Milch's Emmy-winning episode, are available on Hulu.com. He picked the show up early, which was unheard of for a show as lowly as we were in the rankings. Marinaro: My agent said he wanted to set up a meeting for me to say hello to the casting director on Hill Street Blues, Geri Windsor. Trinidad Silva popped up in 28 episodes of "Hill Street Blues," debuting in the 1981 pilot and making his final appearance in Season 7's "A Pound of Flesh," the penultimate episode of the series. 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. Joe: When Nancy ( Robert Hirschfeld widow) told me of your efforts in creating the website, I felt it would be good to "I can still smell drinks across the room. WebActor Kiel Martin, who played shady detective Johnny J.D. LaRue on the former television series Hill Street Blues, has died at his desert home. His marriage to wifeGloria Kochberg lasted for nearly 70 years, only ending with his death from natural causes on January 6, 2014. Bates is given serious consideration for Sergeant. Joe: This was the first time I actually worked with him. And we knew, once you find out a guys got thin skin, hes toast. Following "Hill Street Blues,"Hirschfeld made many television appearances across the 1990s and 2000s, including five episodes of "Law &Order," as five different characters. Actors and producers started to turn over. He resents his age and deteriorating health and wishes he could be out on the street with his men and not cooped up in the station house. Bruce Weitz, who won an Emmy for portraying Sgt. LaRue on the former NBC Weitz: It was devastating. he told People. Robert Prosky died in 2008 following complications from heart surgery. Sikking, however, saw his humanity. With rising ratings came the joys and pitfalls of fame. towards Steven (Bochco) and Michael Kozoll. LaRue (Kiel Martin), to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. His final film, 1989's "UHF," is dedicated to his memory. Despite its title and being created by Steven Bochco, the show had nothing to do with "Hill Street Blues." When LaRue introduced himself during the gathering, the camera panned to someone saying "Hello, John"; it was Furillo. Debuting in 1981, "Hill Street Blues"is one such show. Her response was "If you're not going neither am I." Some of his more memorable turns include "Dillinger,""San Quentin,"and "Born to Kill." Ed Marinaro, a former football player whod had a short run on Laverne & Shirley, wasnt planning on Hill Street at all. Kiel Martin played Detective J.D. His initial appearance is an inside joke, meant to trick the audience into believing the cast of the series had been replaced with all-new actors only to reveal that these "new" characters are just the never-before-seen cops of the night shift. I thought I'd give it to Furillo; then I thought, 'No, he's too stoic. Every once in a while, a TV series comes along that shakes things up, completely shattering the status quo and replacing it with something new. Joe: He is not wrong, when you are involved with a film, or TV production and are doing a scene, there is no real Joe: You would have an idea when reading the script, but in reality because we were doing different bits at different Bochco: We did stuff in that show Id never seen before anywhere. Here are twelve "Hill Street Blues" actors you may not know passed away. Sikking: The guy called up, he was screaming, You cant put that on there. Steven said, I can, too. Can you imagine having the power to give a boil to anybody in this cast? Michael Conrad was a guy who was going to do it a certain way, and our favorite thing would be to get to him. Audiences found the ending unsatisfying. We won everything. "Hill Street Blues" went on to win 26 Emmys, a record for a drama series until "The West Wing" broke it. Generations of children know Larry D. Mann as the voice of Yukon Cornelius from "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,"the stop-motion holiday classic. Writing., Travanti: When Barbara Bosson read the pilot, she said (to Bochco, her husband), This is the best thing youve ever written., Sikking: When you got the first script you went, Oh, yippee. [4], Original reports said Enrquez died of pancreatic cancer. Charles Haid . Its ratings didnt grow at all last season. Jan 2, 1991. Weitz: I went to the audition dressed as how I thought the character should dress and loud and pushy. But he loved it and started jumping up and down," Bosson told Playboy. HSB.net:Was there an indication for those of you on the inside that the series was going to be such a success Martin was once in contention for the lead role in the Oscar winning film Midnight Cowboy. Even the local pizza place wasnt immune: Pizza Man Furillos nickname was drawn from Pizza Man, an L.A. chain. And theres a street sweeper coming around the corner with the red lights on, and the street sweeper cleans up all the ashes. There are all these actors waiting around. Unusually there were no egos and Despite his talent and fame, Tierney was notoriously difficult to work with, and his struggles with alcoholism and proclivity towards public brawling always kept him just shy of stardom. EVERYTHING in the background. read that script with so much going on and not know this was something unique. knew Robert and her very well. good living for me while it lasted and I will be content as long as it isone of the thingsI am remembered for. But we also didn't want to take it too seriously, the winning of awards. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). There are too many loose ends. Youre not supposed to do that. Award-winning show that it is, Hill Street still sank by roughly 10% in the ratings since its peak in 1982-83. Results of both tests were generally negative. Robert Hill. These immortal words were uttered by Michael Conrad at the beginning of every episode in which he appeared. 14. We left nothing to chance. Frank Furillo. "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. 7. Discovery Company. He's bad with money, he's bad with alcohol, and bad with women. Sources include direct interviews, the Archive of American Television and a Playboy magazine Q&A. Bochco: Talk about the early 80s. 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?" He was magnificent in it, as you appreciated. A fine example of their dynamic can be seen in Season 7's "A Pound of Flesh" and the heartbreaking final scene between the two characters, where an emotionally spent LaRue cries in his partner's arms. He was 77 years old. So they said, Why dont you try this character here, this guy Renko. He gets killed in the first episode. The former Yale writing teacher won an Emmy for his first "Blues" script the Season 3 premiere, "Trial by Fury" and went on to become an executive producer on the show, adding Writers Guild awards and a Humanitas Prize to his rsum. "Steven put a reference to him in one of the shows. contact with. About The Cast::I worked as a lighting technician at CBS Studio City during the filming of most of the episodes There was a feeling of responsibility many of us felt Sikking: We had (punning) titles on all of our shows. In Season 3, he played corrupt cop Sal Benedetto, who was killed off after five enullpisodes. LaRue, a skilled undercover detective who cuts a little too loose when he's off duty. Bochco left after Season 5. Bochco: At the end of the meeting, I got up and said, We cant do this project. The Young, the Beautiful and the Degraded. They had done 13 episodes, and they got an order for four more, and the character of Joe Coffey was in those He was 81 years old. NYPD Blue. I said, thats perfect. NBC was in last place. Ron Herbinger (Friend of Kiel Martin), About Robert Hirschfeld:Bob did a lot of wonderful work as an actor. 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 Afterwards I went to a meeting with Bochco and some of the executives, I had an idea in my head for something 9. One of the saddest events of Hill Streets run involved Michael Conrad. ", 15. Cocaine was rampant. LaRue on the former television series ``Hill Street Joe: Yes Bob and I were friends for a long time before his tragic death because of course we both came up through In comparison to Esterhaus, Jablonski is more bitter and cantankerous than his counterpart. Joe: It has been a pleasure chatting to you guys and I promise I will put a good word in with those I am still in We were thrilled, absolutely thrilled. But Bochco never flinched. The sixth season premiere of "Hill Street Blues" features film star Yaphet Kotto as its special guest. The company's famous logo, which featured Mimsie the kitten meowing at the end of MTM shows, was tweaked for "Hill Street Blues": Mimsie sported a police hat. Haid: Michael Conrad talk about old school. One can only imagine what he could have achieved had he not been killed in such a senseless accident. Martin (to Playboy, 1983): The writers are very perceptive reporters. Dennis Franz joined the cast. Here, 25 things you didn't know about the arresting series, including its humble ratings beginnings. 5. Webmaster Andy Lambert with Joe Spano,Calabasas Commons, California. NBC wasnt thrilled with the way things were going. A relatively minor character, Oberman always keeps his cool and rarely raises his voice. [Howard] Hunter is with Linda Wolfowitz and she says, 'I'm Jewish, and you'd have to convert if we were to marry.' I can even remember cast members giving a round of applause after a difficult portrayal was LaRue of Hill Street Blues. Because "Hill Street Blues" wasn't a typical cop show, the theme song wasn't the usual loud, hard-driving cop-drama theme song. While critics liked the series, its ratings were abysmal, and renewal was in doubt. They enjoy taking bubble baths together. He was at MTM to audition for a movie about male strippers. Haid: This guy died with his boots on, literally. Anything with a tie and a white shirt. scene you are not going to get much feedback from them. Here's a recent brief quote from a friend that says a lot about him: "Amazing guy, always the smartest in the In front are L to R: Michael Warren, Kiel Martin, Joe Spano, and Bruce Weitz. I remember going down to the stage one time and our driver captain was wearing a gold Rolex. Indeed, the show was exhausting but also intensely creative. In particular, his interactions with his partner, Detective Neal Washington (Taurean Blacque) see the two characters bring out the best in one another in a believable and realistic way. Weitz: The one person with enormous experience in front of the camera was Michael Conrad, and he, in the beginning, had trouble adjusting. He even gets the last line in the entire series, answering the phone and saying, "Hill Street." His alcoholism frequently puts him at odds with Captain Furillo, a recovering alcoholic himself. And I knew I had something unprecedented in terms of that kind of control and I wasnt going to give it up. What interested me about him was his vulnerability,or at least the potential for vulnerability. Joe: Much of the same I guess. Frank Furillo (Emmy winner Daniel J. Travanti) was revealed to be a recovering alcoholic when he ordered one of his detectives, J.D. It was just so different. Not that the actors didnt contribute in certain ways. 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