Hill Street Blues--Where are they now?? Part 1--Updated Feb 16, 2023

                               


Daniel J Travanti: Captain Frank Furillo

In 1981 & 1982 he won  Emmy Awards for his performance in the show also in 1982 he won a Golden Globe for the same role.
In 1985 he won the Q Award for best actor from Viewers for Quality Television.
His Captain on the show always made his Officers stand up and be the best they could be he would not tolerate anything less from his Police force.
Since the show he has had a number of roles on
Missing Persons-1993-1994
The Outer Limits
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Prison Break -2005-2006
Greys Anatomy
and two shows this year
Boss (TV Series)2011
One Small Hitch(Post Production)2011-released in 2013

Chicago Med 1 Episode

NCIS: Los Angeles 2016-2019 5 episodes

Taurean Blacque: Detective SGT. Neal Washington

Tauren was a seasoned actor far long before joining The Hill.
Charlies Angels, Good Times & Taxi just to name a few, his days after his Detective role have been fair as well.
In The Heat of the Night(TV Series)1994
The Client(TV Series)1995
Recently he did a video  Step Off and Battle(a film I guess that is 2011)

Things Not Forgotten 2015

Kevin Probably Saves The World- 1 episode 2018

                                      He passed away July, 2022

Bruce Weitz: Sgt Mick Belker


More like an animal at times than a human Belker was the basic bad cop(with a bite)prior to the show his character is known for biting off a perps nose.
Mr Weitz had a good run on "Mama's Boy"-1987-1988
"Anything but Love"-1991-1992
"Sisters"
Superman(TV Series)1996-1998
"General Hospital"--2007-2012

 2013 The Young and the Restless 

Joe Spano: Detective Henry Goldblum


Mr Spano also has had a long run in some shows besides the one he is most known for.
Batman Beyond-1999-2000
NYPD Blue-2001-2003 where he would work again with  Dennis Franz from the later part of Hill Street.
NCIS-2003-present

The Mentalist,2012

NCIS: New Orleans,2014

Pearson-TV show, 2019

Kiel Martin

Officer John 'J.D.' LaRue / Officer John LaRue

Mr Martin had some success after the Hill, in shows like  L.A. Law, Murder She Wrote.

He unfortunately lost his life to lung cancer in 1990

Betty Thomas: Sgt. Lucy Bates / Officer Lucy Bates

Betty Thomas has Directed more than she has acted since leaving  Hill Street Blues.

She has directed the following films.
Only You (1992)

The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)

The Late Shift (1996)

Private Parts (1997)Dr. Dolittle (1998)

28 Days (2000)

I Spy (2002)

John Tucker Must Die (2006)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

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Written by 
Anthony Nadeau