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Kiel Martin(1944-1990)

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Kiel Martin in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Grady and Bobby Lee run moonshine for Uncle Jesse, who prides himself on his old-school moonshining methods, and refuses to buckle in to the 'big business moonshine' of Jake, who controls these parts for New York mobsters.
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Moonrunners (1975)
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Kiel Martin was born on 26 July 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Hill Street Blues (1981), The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) and The Panic in Needle Park (1971). He was previously married to Joanne Marie Lapomarda, Christina Montoya and Claudia Martin. He died on 28 December 1990 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
BornJuly 26, 1944
DiedDecember 28, 1990(46)
BornJuly 26, 1944
DiedDecember 28, 1990(46)
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Jonathan Banks, Charles Haid, and Kiel Martin in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Al Pacino, Warren Finnerty, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Paul Mace, Nancy MacKay, Larry Marshall, Kiel Martin, Michael McClanathan, Angie Ortega, and Kitty Winn in The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Al Pacino, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Kiel Martin, and Kitty Winn in The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Gary Busey, Joan Goodfellow, and Kiel Martin in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
Kiel Martin and Timothy Scott in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
Taurean Blacque and Kiel Martin in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Taurean Blacque and Kiel Martin in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Taurean Blacque, Kiel Martin, and Essex Smith in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Kiel Martin in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Kiel Martin, Harrison Page, and Joe Spano in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Taurean Blacque, Kiel Martin, Mario Roccuzzo, James Sikking, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Jeffrey Tambor and Kiel Martin in Hill Street Blues (1981)

Known for:

Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Hill Street Blues
8.2
TV Series
  • Detective J.D. LaRue
  • Officer J.D. LaRue
  • Det. J.D. LaRue
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
The Ray Bradbury Theater
7.3
TV Series
  • Eckles
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
The Panic in Needle Park
7.1
  • Chico
  • 1971
Moonrunners (1975)
Moonrunners
5.9
  • Bobby Lee Hagg
  • 1975

Credits

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Actor

  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • Danny Snow
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
    • Max Mulgrew
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Lluvia de otoño (1989)
    Lluvia de otoño
    • 1989
  • The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
    The Ray Bradbury Theater
    • Eckles
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
    Miami Vice
    • Paul Cutter
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    • Frank Weiland
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    Father Dowling Mysteries
    • Parker
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Matthew Perry and Kiel Martin in Second Chance (1987)
    Second Chance
    • Charles Russell
    • Time
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987)
    If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
    • Zane Drinkwater
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    • Detective J.D. LaRue
    • Officer J.D. LaRue
    • Det. J.D. LaRue
    • TV Series
    • 1981–1987
  • Convicted: A Mother's Story (1987)
    Convicted: A Mother's Story
    • Van
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    • Joe Novak
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
    Matt Houston
    • Bill Claudius
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Human Highway (1982)
    Human Highway
    • Construction Worker
    • 1982
  • Helen Hunt and Diane Lane in Child Bride of Short Creek (1981)
    Child Bride of Short Creek
    • Bob Kalish
    • TV Movie
    • 1981

Soundtrack

  • The Catcher
    • performer: "Not For Long"
    • writer: "Not For Long"
    • TV Movie
    • 1972

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Kiel Mueller
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • July 26, 1944
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • December 28, 1990
    • Rancho Mirage, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Joanne Marie LapomardaOctober 9, 1982 - May 8, 1984 (divorced)
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    • 1 Interview

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    Parallelling his character of Detective J.D. LaRue in Hill Street Blues (1981), he was a recovering alcoholic.

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