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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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Kiel Martin was born on 26 July 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Panic in Needle Park (1971), Hill Street Blues (1981) and The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985). He was 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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Known for

Al Pacino and Kitty Winn in The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
The Panic in Needle Park
7.1
  • Chico
  • 1971
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
Trick Baby (1972)
Trick Baby
6.7
  • White Folks
  • 1972

Credits

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Actor

  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Danny Snow
    • 1990
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990)
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Max Mulgrew
    • 1990
  • Lluvia de otoño (1989)
    Lluvia de otoño
    6.3
    • 1989
  • The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
    The Ray Bradbury Theater
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Eckles
    • 1989
  • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
    Miami Vice
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Paul Cutter
    • 1989
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Frank Weiland
    • 1989
  • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    Father Dowling Mysteries
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Parker
    • 1989
  • Matthew Perry and Kiel Martin in Boys Will Be Boys (1987)
    Boys Will Be Boys
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Charles Russell
    • Time
    • 1987
  • If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987)
    If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Zane Drinkwater
    • 1987
  • 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
    • 1981–1987
  • Convicted: A Mother's Story (1987)
    Convicted: A Mother's Story
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Van
    • 1987
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Joe Novak
    • 1982
  • Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
    Matt Houston
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Bill Claudius
    • 1982
  • Human Highway (1982)
    Human Highway
    5.9
    • Construction Worker
    • 1982
  • Helen Hunt and Diane Lane in Child Bride of Short Creek (1981)
    Child Bride of Short Creek
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Bob Kalish
    • 1981

Soundtrack

  • The Catcher
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Not For Long"
    • writer: "Not For Long"
    • 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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