Children Hilly Hicks, Jr. Role Character actor | Name Hilly Hicks Years active 1969–1985 | |
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Full Name Hilly Gene Hicks Born May 4, 1950 (age 74) ( 1950-05-04 ) Los Angeles, California USA Spouse Rose Blanchard (m. 1978–1980), Greta Johnson (m. 1969–1976) Movies and TV shows Spider‑Man, Gray Lady Down, Godzilla, Roll Out, Go Tell the Spartans Similar People E W Swackhamer, David Greene, Ted Post, Vincent McEveety, Gene Reynolds | ||
Hilly Hicks performing scene
Hilly Gene Hicks Sr. (born May 4, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an American character actor.
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Biography
The role for which Hicks is perhaps best known is Lewis Moore (the younger son of Alex Haley's second great-grandfather Chicken George) in the TV mini-series Roots. He appeared in the programs Adam-12, The Bill Cosby Show, Night Gallery, Hill Street Blues, M*A*S*M*A*S*H (appearing twice; once as a soldier trying to steal penicillin and again as an Army medic), Roll Out! (a short-lived sitcom created by M*A*S*H's Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds), the TV movie Friendly Fire, the theatrical movies Gray Lady Down and Raise the Titanic. He appeared as Robbie Robertson in the 1977 television movie pilot for the CBS series The Amazing Spider-Man, and did voicework in Hanna Barbera's 1970s Godzilla TV cartoon.
Hicks is currently the senior pastor of Inglewood First United Methodist Church in Inglewood, California. He is the father of playwright Hilly Hicks, Jr.
Filmography
Actor
1995
Love the Earth and Be Healed (Video) as
Host
1985
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Lee Cleveland
- Seoul on Ice (1985) - Lee Cleveland
- Hacked to Pieces (1985) - Lee Cleveland
1984
The Cartier Affair (TV Movie) as
Al
1984
Louisiana (TV Movie) as
Brent
1980
Raise the Titanic as
Woodson
1980
Turnover Smith (TV Movie) as
Eddie
1980
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (TV Series short) as
Additional Voices
- Cavey and the Volcanic Villain (1980) - Additional Voices
1978
Godzilla (TV Series) as
Brock
- The Deadly Asteroid (1979) - Brock (voice)
- Island of Doom (1979) - Brock (voice)
- Valley of the Giants (1979) - Brock (voice)
- The Macro-Beasts (1979) - Brock (voice)
- The Golden Guardians (1979) - Brock (voice)
- Moonlode (1979) - Brock (voice)
- Pacific Peril (1979) - Brock (voice)
- The Cyborg Whale (1979) - Brock (voice)
- The City in the Clouds (1979) - Brock (voice)
- The Beast of Storm Island (1979) - Brock (voice)
- Ghost Ship (1979) - Brock (voice)
- MicroGodzilla (1979) - Brock (voice)
- Calico Clones (1979) - Brock (voice)
- The Time Dragons (1978) - Brock (voice)
- The Sub-Zero Terror (1978) - Brock (voice)
- The Breeder Beast (1978) - Brock (voice)
- The Magnetic Terror (1978) - Brock (voice)
- Island of Lost Ships (1978) - Brock (voice)
- The Horror of Forgotten Island (1978) - Brock (voice)
- The Colossus of Atlantis (1978) - Brock (voice)
- The Energy Beast (1978) - Brock (voice)
- The Seaweed Monster (1978) - Brock (voice)
- The Megavolt Monster (1978) - Brock (voice)
- Attack of the Stone Creatures (1978) - Brock (voice)
- The Eartheater (1978) - Brock (voice)
- The Firebird (1978) - Brock (voice)
1979
Buffalo Soldiers (TV Movie) as
Willie
1979
Friendly Fire (TV Movie) as
Willis Huddleston
1979
One Day at a Time (TV Series) as
Dan Spinner
- Mad for Each Other (1979) - Dan Spinner
1978
Go Tell the Spartans as
Signalman Toffee
1978
Space Force (TV Movie) as
Captain Robert Milford
1978
Gray Lady Down as
Page
1977
Good Times (TV Series) as
Paul
- Thelma Moves Out (1977) - Paul
1977
The Amazing Spider-Man (TV Series) as
Robbie Robertson
- Spider-Man (1977) - Robbie Robertson
1975
M*A*S*H (TV Series) as
Corporal Moody / Cpl. Perkins
- Post Op (1977) - Corporal Moody
- White Gold (1975) - Cpl. Perkins
1977
Roots (TV Mini Series) as
Lewis Harvey
- Part VIII (1977) - Lewis Harvey
- Part VII (1977) - Lewis Harvey
1975
Mobile One (TV Series) as
Johnny Pilgrim
- Roadblock (1975) - Johnny Pilgrim
1975
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (TV Movie) as
Charles Gilmore
1975
That's My Mama (TV Series) as
Hank Craig
- The Hero (1975) - Hank Craig
1975
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Warren Claxton
- Dangerous Summer (1975) - Warren Claxton
1975
Cannon (TV Series) as
Johnny Shouse
- The Conspirators (1975) - Johnny Shouse
1974
Shazam! (TV Series) as
Frank Carlin
- The Delinquent (1974) - Frank Carlin
1974
Toma (TV Series)
- Time and Place Unknown: Part 2 (1974)
- Time and Place Unknown: Part 1 (1974)
1973
Roll Out (TV Series) as
Pfc. Jed Brooks
- Didn't He Ramble (1974) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
- Honor Truck (1973) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
- Christmas of '44 (1973) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
- No Wages: All Fear (1973) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
- The Paper Caper (1973) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
- Members of the Wedding (1973) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
- Sweet Millions (1973) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
- Dear Rocco (1973) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
- Sunday, Sweet Sunday (1973) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
- Dark Victory (1973) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
- Blues for B.J. (1973) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
- Pilot (1973) - Pfc. Jed Brooks
1972
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Cal Davis / Benny
- Easy Money (1973) - Cal Davis
- Concrete Valley, Neon Sky (1972) - Benny
1972
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Timmy Colton / Kyler Johnson
- The Chaser (1972) - Timmy Colton
- The Parole Violator (1972) - Kyler Johnson
1971
Mod Squad (TV Series) as
Dunwoodie / Robbie Collins
- Crime Club (1972) - Dunwoodie
- The Comeback (1971) - Robbie Collins
1972
The New Centurions as
Young Black Man Whose Store is Robbed
1969
Ironside (TV Series) as
Otis Williams / Digby
- Achilles' Heel (1972) - Otis Williams
- L'Chayim (1969) - Digby
1971
Night Gallery (TV Series) as
Barnes (segment "Class of '99")
- Death in the Family/The Merciful/Class of '99/Witches' Feast (1971) - Barnes (segment "Class of '99")
1969
The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) as
Eddie Tucker / Bob
- To Each According to His Appetite (1971) - Eddie Tucker
- There Must Be a Party (1970) - Bob
- To Kincaid, with Love (1969) - Eddie Tucker
- Let X Equal a Lousy Weekend (1969) - Eddie Tucker
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Danny Lee
- Aura to a New Tomorrow (1970) - Danny Lee
1970
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! as
Freddie (uncredited)
1970
Halls of Anger as
Amory
1970
Insight (TV Series) as
G.D.
- Incident on Danker Street (1970) - G.D.
1970
Medical Center (TV Series) as
Student Photographer
- The Professional (1970) - Student Photographer
1969
Room 222 (TV Series) as
Kenny
- The Exchange Teacher (1969) - Kenny
1969
Lassie (TV Series) as
Albie
- Success Story (1969) - Albie (uncredited)
Director
2004
The Syrup Can Chalice (Short) (uncredited)
Thanks
2002
Remembering 'Roots' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)
Self
2017
American Jedi (Documentary) as
Rev. Hilly Hicks
1977
The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Accepting Special Award to Roots
References
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