Hill Street Blues was a police drama series created by Michael Kozoll & Steven Bochco on NBC which aired from January 15, 1981 to May 12, 1987.
The show's debut season was rewarded with eight Emmy Awards (which was a debut season record surpassed only by "The West Wing"). In total, the series received 98 Emmy nominations during its run.
Cast[]
Main Cast
- Daniel J. Travanti as Captain Francis X. Furillo
- Michael Conrad as Sergeant Philip Freemason Esterhaus [seasons 1-4]
- Michael Warren as Officer Robert Hill
- Bruce Weitz as Detective Michael Belker
- James B. Sikking as Lt. Howard Hunter
- Joe Spano as Detective Henry Goldblume
- Barbara Bosson as Fay Furillo [seasons 1-6]
- Taurean Blacque as Detective Neal Washington
- Kiel Martin as Detective John D. LaRue
- Rene Enriquez as Lt. Ray Calletano [seasons 1-6]
- Betty Thomas as Officer Lucille Bates
- Charles Haid as Officer Andrew J. Renko
- Veronica Hamel as Joyce Davenport
- Ed Marinaro as Officer Joseph Coffey [seasons 1-6]
- Robert Hirschfeld as Leo Schnitz [seasons 1-5]
- Robert Prosky as Sergeant Stan Jablonski [seasons 5-7]
- Ken Olin as Detective Harry Garibaldi [episodes 75-78, season 5 ]
- Mimi Kuzyk as Detective Patsy Mayo [season 5, episodes 105 & 134 ]
- Dennis Franz as Detective Norman Buntz [seasons 6-7]
- Robert Clohessy as Officer Patrick Flaherty [season 7]
- Megan Gallagher as Detective Tina Russo [ 7 ]
Recurring Cast
- Jon Cypher as Chief Fletcher Daniels
- Gerry Black as Sgt. Alf Chesley [seasons 1-3]
- Vincent Lucchesi as Captain Jerry Fuchs [seasons 1-5]
- George Wyner as ADA Irwin Bernstein [seasons 2-7]
- Jeffrey Tambor as Alan Wachtel [seasons 2-7]
- Lisa Sutton as Robin Tattaglia Belker [seasons 3-7]
- Ellen Blake as Natalie Deroy [seasons 4-5]
- Gary Miller as Officer Ballantine
- Peter Jurasik as Sidney Thurston [seasons 3-7]