{"id":21920,"date":"2022-07-22T04:37:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T04:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/taurean-blacque-hill-street-blues-regular-dies-at-82\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T04:37:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T04:37:43","slug":"taurean-blacque-hill-street-blues-regular-dies-at-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/taurean-blacque-hill-street-blues-regular-dies-at-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Taurean Blacque, ‘Hill Street Blues’ Regular, Dies at 82"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taurean Blacque, best known for his role on the hit 1980s NBC drama \u201cHill Street Blues,\u201d died Thursday at the age of 82, his last Rodney Middleton announced on Facebook. <\/p>\n

In his post, Middleton shared photos of his father in character as Washington, with his trademark newsboy cap and toothpick-bearing grin. He wrote in the caption, \u201cThank you all for your prayers, calls and texts to me and my family. my father pass[ed] away today At 2:52 pm est.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blacque was one of the few regulars who stayed with the Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll series for its entire run. In 1982, he earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. It was a landmark year for \u201cHill Street Blues,\u201d which also saw nominations for Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, Charles Haid in the supporting category, with Conrad taking homing the Emmy for his role as Sgt. Phil \u201clet’s be careful out there\u201d Esterhaus. Daniel J. Travanti also Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama that year.<\/p>\n

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Born Herbert Middleton Jr. in Newark, New Jersey, on May 10, 1940, Blacque later changed his name to reflect his astrological sign (Taurus) and the fact he was Black.<\/p>\n

After acting at the New York-based Negro Ensemble Company in the mid ’70s, he landed guest roles on series including \u201cGood Times,\u201d \u201cSandford and Son,\u201d \u201cWhat’s Happening\u201d and \u201cThe Bob Newhart Show.\u201d<\/p>\n

From 1989-90, he played Henry Marshall on the NBC soap \u201cGenerations,\u201d and was a regular as Detective Wheeler on \u201cSavannah\u201d from 1996-1997.<\/p>\n

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Rodney Middleton shared the news of his father’s death to Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, he appeared in several productions at the Alliance Theater of Atlanta, including the James Baldwin play \u201cThe Amen Corner.\u201d<\/p>\n

His feature films include \u201cRocky II,\u201d \u201cDeepStar Six,\u201d Steve McQueen’s final film \u201cThe Hunter,\u201d and Kevin Hooks’ \u201cFled.\u201d <\/p>\n

Blacque is survived by 12 children, 18 grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.<\/p>\n

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Taurean Blacque, best known for his role on the hit 1980s NBC drama \u201cHill Street Blues,\u201d died Thursday at the age of 82, his last Rodney Middleton announced on Facebook. In his post, Middleton shared photos of his father in character as Washington, with his trademark newsboy cap and toothpick-bearing grin. He wrote in the …<\/p>\n

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