Hilly Hicks
Hilly Hicks | |
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Hicks (in tire) and Stu Gilliam in Roll Out, 1973. | |
Born | Hilly Gene Hicks Los Angeles, California United States |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1969–1985 |
Children | Hilly Hicks Jr. |
Hilly Gene Hicks Sr. is an American character actor.
Early life
[edit]Hicks was born in Los Angeles, California.[citation needed]
Biography
[edit]The role for which Hicks is perhaps best known is Lewis Harvey (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 Rookies, The Bill Cosby Show, Night Gallery, Hill Street Blues, 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 producers Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds),[1] the TV movie Friendly Fire, the theatrical movies Gray Lady Down and Raise the Titanic. Hicks appeared in the Barnaby Jones episode titled "Dangerous Summer" (02/11/1975). He starred 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. He also played Brent in the period film and mini-series Louisiana.
Hicks has been pastor of New Beginnings United Methodist Church North Campus (July 2013 to June 2015) in San Bernardino, California; Emmanuel United Methodist Church (July 2010 to June 2015) in San Bernardino, California; and Crenshaw United Methodist Church (July 2008 to June 2010) in Inglewood, California.[citation needed]
Hicks is the father of playwright Hilly Hicks, Jr.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Riley, Clayton (October 28, 1973). Two Black Shows Get Stuck, Another Really Rolls; 'Roll Out' is not just a winner, it's a dazzler. 'Shaft' and 'Tenafly,' however, are a dull ride. New York Times
External links
[edit]- Crenshaw United Methodist Church
- Clip of Hilly Hicks Auditioning for Chicago's PM Magazine
- Hilly Hicks at IMDb
- Living people
- African-American Methodists
- American male television actors
- American male film actors
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- American United Methodist clergy
- 21st-century African-American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- 20th-century African-American male actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- American television actor, 1950s birth stubs