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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. 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. Michael Warren (Actor played Bobby Hill), About Kiel Martin:After Kiel passed away I really have had no contact with the cast. think most people can see this camaraderie in the finished program and remember that despite all this most, episodes were filmed in Audiences found the ending unsatisfying. Menu. The writers occasionally mined the actors actual experiences for Hill Street stories: alcoholism, ethnic stereotyping, sexual politics. 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." Still, initial ratings were poor and audiences were confused. Other cast members included Michael Conrad (Phil Esterhaus), Michael Warren (Bobby Hill), Betty Thomas (Lucy Bates), Taurean Blacque (Neal Washington), Veronica Hamel (Joyce Davenport), Rene Enriquez (Ray Calletano) and Barbara Bosson (Fay Furillo). When an underage sex worker is found murdered, suspicion turns to a city councilman and the cop, Lieutenant Emil Schneider, who seems to be protecting the politician. I was young and dumb and took a shot there. Then he had to deal with it. Buff my Oscar! If you thought one person in the world ever was not going to die, it was Michael Conrad. What is the key to everything? And the first guy in our business never gets the job. (NBC) told me the character had tested so well, they didnt want him to die. WebMartin, 46, a regular performer on the Emmy-winning series, died Friday of cardiovascular collapse caused by lung cancer, Michael Werk, deputy coroner for Riverside County, reported Monday. room, heart of gold.". Did you encounter any technical issues? Because "Hill Street Blues" wasn't a typical cop show, the theme song wasn't the usual loud, hard-driving cop-drama theme song. Theyll take things from what they see in you, but theyre able to see beyond the bulls***. Of course what you are doing at the moment is the most important thing in 18. Thats Hill Street.. art. One can only imagine what he could have achieved had he not been killed in such a senseless accident. Travanti: He added a great deal to that character. And wed react a little bit off camera. When it premiered on NBC in January 1981, Hill Street was unlike anything else on American television. Conrad (to Playboy, 1983): My greatest joy was sitting in a restaurant with these good-looking guys Ed Marinaro, Michael Warren, Chuck Haid and Bruce Weitz when this mature lady came up and said to me, I just love you.. ", [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. "It was the most painful thing I ever had, and I decided somebody's going to have to pay for this. four episodesand was scheduled to die in the final episode. Bates is given serious consideration for Sergeant. Spano: I wasnt the Goldblume type. He remained in the lead credits, appears in the season finale and of course continued to the end of the show. Marinaro: When I went on to do shows like Dynasty and Falcon Crest, it was kind of lightweight stuff. Dennis Franz joined the cast. probably can imagine because he was such a fine actor. Brett Martins assessment in his 2013 book Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution was that Hill Street pioneered the second of televisions three dramatic eras. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. But in Season 6, eager to pursue other acting opportunities and unhappy with the lack of storyline possibilities for his character, Marinaro quit the show. They had already brought in Ken Olin to replace Kiel and 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. Bochco also wanted to cast Charles Haid. He was 58 years old. I said, thats perfect. This culminates in a hostage situation on a prison bus that pulls no punches and is one of the scariest and most intense sequences in the entire series. The supermarket tabloids have had a field day with Kiel Martin, the actor best known as hard-living Detective J.D. LaRue of Hill Street Blues. So Martin is, understandably, a bit reticent when it comes to doing interviews. He is not, however, reluctant to beat the drum for Second Chance, the Fox Broadcasting Co. sitcom in which he stars. Robert Prosky replaced Conrad. My mentor came out of that Gregory Hoblit. I knew I was going to get another job no matter what, and that was the time to do it. was too tough for me. Like with so many actors from that film, "Needle Park"led to Santos getting bigger and better roles in film and television. Bochco: Personalities were just so volatile. But if you see the episodes, you see how much fun we were having. Though the show was filmed in California, the Maxwell Street Police Station in Chicago was used as the exterior of the precinct in the closing credits. There are too many loose ends. Matt Weiner (Mad Men) and Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad) and David Chase (The Sopranos) and all these people ought to wake up every morning and send a note to Hill Street Blues. . Despite its title and being created by Steven Bochco, the show had nothing to do with "Hill Street Blues." La Rue on the 1980s television drama Hill Street Blues. would call it a conventional route to a career in acting. He was magnificent in it, as you on to a desolate inner city street, with a police car speeding out of it! Haid: We went from a bunch of schmucks to be at the top of your class. "Hill Street Blues" finished 87th (out of 96 shows) in the Nielsen ratings. For its sophomore season, the show claimed all five nomination spots in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category, with Michael Conrad getting the win. Hill Street Blues was a popular police drama that ran on NBC from 1981 until 1987. Updated Throughout the first four seasons, Conrad starred as Sergeant Phil Esterhaus, the wise and paternal authority figure who cared for the safety of the officers under his command. Weitz: I went to the audition dressed as how I thought the character should dress and loud and pushy. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). An interview with Joe Spano (Lieutenant Henry Goldblume) Interview, kindly given on the 25th September 2013 at the less than a week I know one thing for sure, I will never work with a crew like that again. Then he knew and he said to everybody. 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. The death-during-sex character refers to Sgt. Bochco: We bring them all over, and I hear that (NBC head of casting) Joel Thurm has said, theyre all too dark. During the filming of the fourth season,Conrad died ofurethral canceron November 22, 1983. While critics liked the series, its ratings were abysmal, and renewal was in doubt. father were very close friends of mine. Frank Furillo. Repertory Theatre, as indeed did had a number of the cast. Not his usual role, he told Playboy in 1983. Sopranos fan? indeed, an amazing guy. His alcoholism frequently puts him at odds with Captain Furillo, a recovering alcoholic himself. So they said, Why dont you try this character here, this guy Renko. He gets killed in the first episode. Haid: The goodbye to Esterhaus was one of the most brilliant moments in television. He was 81 years old. Kiel made it back, super clean I might ad, and Ken Olin's character was subsequently killed off for Joe: No not to start with, because we were working on our own little bits and of course you don't see the whole. WebHill Street Blues (TV Series 19811987) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. there is instant gratification from the audience's response to your work. she found out Kiel and I were buddies there. NBC was in last place. HSB.net: What happened to your collection of bow ties? Bochco: So I said to them, fold it. Haid: This guy died with his boots on, literally. He moved to NY from LA to be with me, and acting was only occasional, so Bob It showed a generation of writers how ambitious television drama could be.". 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. First year, I went a little nuts. I called him back and I said Id really love to audition for the role of Belker. Her response was "If you're not going neither am I." HSB.net: Interesting that you say that Joe, because I get the impression that some of your fellow cast members are Bochco: Fred (Silverman) was great. ACTOR KIEL MARTIN DIES AT 46 RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. -- Kiel Martin, 46, the actor who played shady detective Johnny "J.D." 11. Marinaro: We were described once as the most unattractive cast on television, which was I guess a compliment. Bochco: Talk about the early 80s. They went berserk. One of them was James B. Sikking, who had appeared in a number of Bochco-written shows. NYPD Blue. 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?" The tune became a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981, earned a pair of Grammys, and is part of a body of work that inspired Pete Townsend to write the song "Mike Post Theme" for The Who's 2006 album "Endless Wire.". Weitz: Occasionally theyd see me do something in dailies and add it to the script. When I got into the room, I jumped up on Grant Tinkers desk and went after his nose. His final film, 1989's "UHF," is dedicated to his memory. So I became a regular.". But he had excellent timing. He then was cremated and his ashes were flown over the gathering and 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. 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. He was, AP. It stayed on through a combination of key corporate support, determination and a little bit of luck. Abso-friggin-lutely. Webmaster Andy Lambert with Joe Spano,Calabasas Commons, California. About Joe Coffey I had moved out to Los Angeles after my NFL career was over it was 1978 and I had developed a bit of It And they left it on the air, and it was my favorite moment ever. It was great. Every single thing. LaRue on the former television series ``Hill Street over to hear it and instantly we all knew we had found what we wanted, something that would exactly go with the film. 5. After 'Hill Street Blues' ended, Spano appeared in series like 'Murder One,' 'The X-Files,' and 'NYPD Blue.' be partners with "Washington". Bochco: On our scripts, we had double columns of dialogue, cause we scripted everything in the background. Martin: It was the first time in my career I played a part where I wasnt some terrible creep. which led him to almost being kicked off the force. 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." CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. His best known work was as a regular in "Murphy Brown,"starring Candice Bergen. attempts to steal another actors scene. But we also didn't want to take it too seriously, the winning of awards. Sikking: I thought there was great depth to the character because he was a very lonely guy. Weitz: It gave me my career out here in Los Angeles. LaRue could have been a one-note sitcom character who happened to star in a gritty cop show, but Martin imbued him with so much soul that he came across as a fully realized, three-dimensional hero. This is my cast. And the collective was extraordinary. I spoke a few times with Barbra Bosson. Even Saturday Night Live was having its worst season ever. Coffey's girlfriend is sexually assaulted. Actors came and went: Ken Olin, Mimi Kuzyk, Megan Gallagher, Lisa Sutton. But sobriety is the keystone of who I am now.". Martin was once in contention for the lead role in the Oscar winning film Midnight Cowboy. Joe: When Nancy ( Robert Hirschfeld widow) told me of your efforts in creating the website, I felt it would be good to Anything we could come up with. "Every time they named somebody from the show, we'd scream 'Yay!' His marriage to wifeGloria Kochberg lasted for nearly 70 years, only ending with his death from natural causes on January 6, 2014. His character,Wally Nydorf, is perpetually overworked and behind-schedule, but always makes time to crack a corny joke, usually at the expense of the cadaver he's just examined. potential for Belker. LaRue, a self-styled ladies' man, on "Hill Street Blues." He could twist arms and pat backs. Mad Men admirer? Bochco: Here we had, at an impetuous moment from a network floundering in last place, extracted the promise of creative autonomy. Well, whack my monkey, Bobby Hill! We would go on and on. HSB.net: Is it true that you were originally cast as Renko, but they thought you were not aggressive enough for NBCs Hill Street Blues, televisions most honored dramatic series, will leave the air for good after seven seasons, it was announced Monday. Afterwards I went to a meeting with Bochco and some of the executives, I had an idea in my head for something There was a feeling of responsibility many of us felt ", 21. Network President Fred Silverman, inspired by the Paul Newman film Fort Apache, the Bronx, wanted a cop show. 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 character has a notable arc during the series, beginning as a glorified extra in the pilot and a minor character for the first two seasons before getting his own storylines in Season 3 and beyond. Haid: Steven said, Im doing a show over at MTM. Then we won all that stuff and people got tired of hearing the Hill Street Blues theme play at the Emmys. They had done 13 episodes, and they got an order for four more, and the character of Joe Coffey was in those He played Phil, the owner of the bar frequented by the other main characters. ", [Related: Steven Bochco on Slowing Down: 'I'm Just Old']. something special. Prior to his accident Trini had just And when the writers made his exit permanent Coffey was shot and killed on duty in "Larry of Arabia" Marinaro hosted a "Watch Joe Coffey Die Party," attended by co-stars Sikking, Thomas, and Weitz, as well as his old NFL pal Joe Namath. Discovery Company. The work is what you have to do to earn respect.". The role followed appearances in many TV series, including "The Virginian" and "Gunsmoke. In the 1970s, Hirschfeld appeared in several of the decade's most beloved movies, playing minor roles in "Escape from Alcatraz" and "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry." I know her husband Steve was 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. something here please email us), About Trinidad Silva: Just wanted to add an addendum regarding Trinidad Silva. Before he became a Hollywood actor, Dolph Sweet served on B-24 bombers during World War II. "Ironic, isn't it?" There was of course a lot of creative writing going on and so largely you left it up to the writers to look forward. Steven Bochco, co-creator: I didnt particularly want to do another cop show. which earned him his first Emmy nomination. His final television appearance was in a 2006 episode of "The Sopranos." "They were negotiating a deal. So we used to just brutally go after Michael. Joe Santos appeared in small roles in a handful of films in the late 1960s, but his first major film was 1971's "The Panic in Needle Park,"with Al Pacino and Kiel Martin. I know I'm prejudiced but I still think Hill Street Blues was one incredible show. "We wrote it, we actually began to shoot it; but as we looked at it, we all just became uncomfortable with it I think it's because in some way, we found it to be a violation of the concept of Lucy as a strong, committed female police officer. I remember one day, he just stopped. What happened to Martin in these weeks? Award-winning show that it is, Hill Street still sank by roughly 10% in the ratings since its peak in 1982-83. We stuck intensely powerful melodrama side by side with almost slapstick farcical fall-down clowning. Sammy Davis Jr. was a fan of the show, and wanted to make a guest appearance. co-ordinator for a TV show called Falcon Crest. 2. Veronica Hamel . It Haid: I dont want to comment on anybodys stuff, because back in those days, there was that stuff going on. Cast also took par. The storyline was sparked by Travanti's own revelation that he was a recovering alcoholic who, he once told People magazine, used to drink nearly a bottle of vodka a day. "Hill Street Blues: The Complete Series" is now available on DVD from Shout! I did see something on Kiel's bio that said there were no funeral services. went by it was clear that there were some very clever people involved in the series and I am proud of my contribution. Travanti: They said I was the first guy they called in. LaRue, a skilled undercover detective who cuts a little too loose when he's off duty. They enjoy taking bubble baths together. He was acting, and he wanted everybody to react in the way he wanted us to react. WebBrowse 147 kiel martin hill street blues stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Bochco: We created a euphemistic language that suggested the raunchiness of the cop world, and it worked. Hill Street did not come off as a real police station. All the shows that became popular were hybrids of what we did. But everything sort of gelled, my character worked well with everyone else, and your life and we are inclined to want to talk about that. Martin, 46, a regular performer on 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. 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. 22. Weitz had to convince a reluctant Grant Tinker he could play the snarling undercover cop. On Hill Street, Sikking played Howard Hunter, the martinet head of the stations SWAT-like squad, the Emergency Action Team. 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. When I got there, I went over to the offices and they were in the middle of a casting session. The cops were flawed; the story lines were not resolved in a single episode; characters you loved died while having sex. It took audiences a full year to figure out what the hell we were doing. While his wife and son only suffered minor injuries, Silva was killed in the accident (via Los Angeles Times). We were a ragtag group of characters, and that's what made the show unique and popular. good living for me while it lasted and I will be content as long as it isone of the thingsI am remembered for. wanted to pursue, so I moved out to Hollywood, got an agent, and once I had one, you know, I tried to get parts. Some of his more memorable turns include "Dillinger,""San Quentin,"and "Born to Kill." You dont work with guys like Bob Butler and Gregory Hoblit and dont learn something. 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. Trending. Aaron Spelling launched a similar series, "Hotel," in 1983. HSB.net: What of the future. 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. 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