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 "Hill Street Blues" The Best Defense (1986)


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Directed by
John Patterson 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Steve Bello  story
Steve Bello  teleplay
Jonathan Lemkin  story
Robert Ward  story
Robert Ward  teleplay

Episode Cast (in credits order)

Daniel J. Travanti ... Capt. Frank Furillo

Michael Warren ... Officer Robert 'Bobby' Hill

Bruce Weitz ... Sgt. Mick Belker

Robert Prosky ... Sgt. Stan Jablonski

James Sikking ... Lt. Howard Hunter (as James B. Sikking)

Joe Spano ... Det. Henry Goldblume

Taurean Blacque ... Det. Neal Washington
Kiel Martin ... Officer John 'J.D.' LaRue

Betty Thomas ... Sgt. Lucy Bates

Dennis Franz ... Lt. Norman Buntz

Charles Haid ... Officer Andrew Renko

Veronica Hamel ... Joyce Davenport
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Alfasa ... Domarecki
Billy Beck ... Nut Case
David Bond ... Gidwitz
Terry Brannon ... O'Brien

Martha Hackett ... Carole Greene
Ted Harris
Peter Jolly ... Bomb Squad
Jeffrey Josephson
Matt Kanen ... Melvin
Tony Montes ... Gomez
Howard Mungo ... Summers
Joe Palese ... Uniformed Cop
William Phipps
David Sage

Reni Santoni ... Danny Santana
John Howard Swain ... Deputy

Meshach Taylor ... Con Man
Wally Taylor

Dianne Travis ... Coucilwoman (as Dianne Turley Travis)

Randy Vasquez ... Echeverra
Dean Wein ... Bailiff

John Wesley ... Ed Andrews
Dan Woren ... Public defender
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Episode Crew
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brenda Kalosh .... second second assistant director
 
Sound Department
Peter Reale .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Stunts
John Escobar .... assistant stunt coordinator
 
Other crew
Scott Hamilton .... field publicist
R. Ruddell Weatherwax .... assistant dog trainer (uncredited)
 
Series Crew
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Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Steven Bochco  creator
Gregory Hoblit  (episode "Life, Death, Eternity" #1.11)
Michael Kozoll  creator

Produced by
Christian Williams .... producer
 
Original Music by
Velton Ray Bunch 
 
Film Editing by
Tony de Zarraga 
Alicia Hirsch (uncredited)
 
Production Design by
Ned Parsons (1983-1987)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Hintlian .... second assistant director: 1985
Scott Printz .... dga trainee (1984)
 
Art Department
Carrie Harris .... assistant property master
Kirk S. Heinlen .... assistant property master
Kirk S. Heinlen .... property master
Timothy W. Tiedje .... property master: Chicago
 
Sound Department
John Asman .... sound re-recording mixer
Ken Beauchene .... cable person
Ken Brocious .... cable person
Don Cahn .... sound re-recording mixer (as Donald Cahn)
Jim Cook .... sound re-recording mixer (as James R. Cook)
Bob Cornett .... sound editor (as Robert Cornett)
Tim Drury .... boom operator
Donald W. Ernst .... sound editor
William Gazecki .... sound re-recording mixer
Joseph Geisinger .... boom operator
Tom Gerard .... sound re-recording mixer
Robert W. Glass Jr. .... sound re-recording mixer
Avram D. Gold .... sound editor (as Avram Gold)
Robert L. Harman .... sound re-recording mixer
Denise Horta .... sound editor
Scott D. Jackson .... supervising foley editor
Mark L. Mangino .... sound effects editor
Sunny Meyer .... sound mixer
Bill Nicholson .... sound re-recording mixer (as William Nicholson)
Howard Wilmarth .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Ted Allen .... special effects
Martin Bresin .... special effects coordinator
Richard Ratliff .... special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Bill Kent .... animation camera
 
Stunts
Phil Adams .... stunts
Charlie Brewer .... stunt double
Steven Burnett .... stunts
Thomas Dewier .... stunts
Nick Dimitri .... stunts
Tom Elliott .... stunts
Debbie Evans .... stunts
Peter Horak .... stunts
Monty Jordan .... stunt double
Kim Kahana Jr. .... stunts
Lane Leavitt .... stunts
Fred Lerner .... stunts
Ray Lykins .... assistant stunt coordinator
Ray Lykins .... stunts
Buck McDancer .... stunt coordinator
Alan Oliney .... stunts
Ron Oliney .... stunt double
Ernie F. Orsatti .... stunt coordinator
Wally Rose .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John Burnett .... assistant camera: second unit, additional photography
Vincent Contarino .... electrician
Paul Ferrara .... key grip
Chris La Fountaine .... assistant camera
 
Music Department
Bradley Carow .... assistant music editor
Andy D'Addario .... music scoring mixer
 
Other crew
Jim Carberry .... location manager
Adam Hill .... shophand/set detail caster: CBS/MTM Studios
Jeffrey A. Humphreys .... studio utility
Mark Rodney .... stand-in
 

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