Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues is an American serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. Chronicling the lives of the staff of a single police precinct in an unnamed American city, the show received critical acclaim and its production innovations influenced many subsequent dramatic television series produced in North America. Its debut season was rewarded with eight Emmy awards, a debut season record surpassed only by The West Wing, and the show received a total of 98 Emmy Award nominations during its run. In 1997, the episode "Grace Under...
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quick facts
On the air:January 15, 1981-May 12, 1987
Number of seasons:7
Network:NBC
Producer:Grant Tinker, Steven Bochco, Scott Brazil

Honors and awards

YearAward Won
1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, David Milch
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series, Barbara Babcock
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series, Daniel J. Travanti
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series, Daniel J. Travanti
1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Bruce Weitz
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Michael Conrad
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Michael Conrad
1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Alfre Woodard
1982 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama, Daniel J. Travanti
1983 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Steven Bochco
1982 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Steven Bochco
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Michael Kozoll
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Michael Kozoll
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YearAward Nomination
1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series, Daniel J. Travanti
1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series, Daniel J. Travanti
1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series, Daniel J. Travanti
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series, Daniel J. Travanti
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series, Daniel J. Travanti
1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series, Veronica Hamel
1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series, Veronica Hamel
1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series, Veronica Hamel
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series, Veronica Hamel
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series, Veronica Hamel
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series, Barbara Babcock
1986 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Bruce Weitz
1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Bruce Weitz
1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, James Sikking
1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Michael Conrad
1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Bruce Weitz
1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Bruce Weitz
1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Joe Spano
1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Michael Conrad
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Michael Conrad
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Taurean Blacque
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Charles Haid
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Michael Warren
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Bruce Weitz
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Bruce Weitz
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Michael Conrad
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series, Charles Haid
1987 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1988 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1989 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1990 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1991 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1986 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Barbara Bosson
1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Alfre Woodard
1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Barbara Bosson
1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Barbara Bosson
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Barbara Bosson
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Betty Thomas
1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Series, Barbara Bosson
1982 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama, Daniel J. Travanti
1983 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama, Daniel J. Travanti
1984 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama, Daniel J. Travanti
1985 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama, Daniel J. Travanti
1986 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama, Daniel J. Travanti
1985 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Bruce Weitz
1986 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Bruce Weitz
1985 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Steven Bochco
1984 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Gregory Hoblit
1983 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Steven Bochco
1982 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, Steven Bochco
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Award-winners from Hill Street Blues

Betty Thomas
Betty Thomas
Character:Lucille Bates
Born:July 27, 1948

Betty Thomas is an American actress, director of television and motion pictures. She is considered to be one of the most commercially successful female directors of all time. Born Betty Thomas Nienhauser in St. Louis, Missouri, Thomas graduated from South High School, Willoughby, Ohio in 1965....
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Michael Conrad
Michael Conrad
Character:Phil Esterhaus
Born:October 16, 1925
Died:November 22, 1983

Michael Conrad was an American television actor. Conrad had a long acting career in television from the 1950s to the 1980s. Conrad had a memorable role in the 1974 film, The Longest Yard, playing Nate Scarboro, a retired NFL tight end who was also an assistant coach for the Mean Machine, the team...
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Daniel J. Travanti
Daniel J. Travanti
Character:Frank Furillo
Born:March 7, 1940

Danielo Giovanni "Daniel J." Travanti is an American actor best known for his starring role as Captain Frank Furillo in the 1980s television drama Hill Street Blues. Travanti, one of five children, was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Italian immigrant parents. His father was a factory worker....
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Bruce Weitz
Bruce Weitz
Character:Mick Belker
Born:May 27, 1943

Bruce Peter Weitz is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the 1980s TV series Hill Street Blues for which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1984. Weitz was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Sybil...
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Barbara Babcock
Barbara Babcock
Character:Grace Gardner
Born:February 27, 1937

Barbara Babcock is an American character actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Grace Gardner on Hill Street Blues for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress—Drama Series in 1981 and her role as Dorothy Jennings on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman for which she was...
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Cast of Hill Street Blues

Jeff Doucette
Jeff Doucette
Character:Chick Turner
Born:1981
Age:31
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos
Character:Judge Cruz
Born:Feb. 24, 1947
Age:65
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos
Character:Joe Bustamonte
Born:Feb. 24, 1947
Age:65
Brent Spiner
Brent Spiner
Character:Larry Stein
Born:Feb. 2, 1949
Age:63
Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Tambor
Born:July 8, 1944
Age:67
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly
Character:Gina Srignoli
Born:Sept. 16, 1958
Age:53
Michael Richards
Michael Richards
Character:Special Agent Dupre
Born:July 24, 1949
Age:62
Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle
Character:Darius Milton
Born:Nov. 29, 1964
Age:47
Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn
Character:Off. Randall Buttman
Born:July 31, 1956
Age:55
George Wyner
George Wyner
Character:ADA Bernstein
Born:Oct. 20, 1945
Age:66
Mimi Kuzyk
Mimi Kuzyk
Character:Patsy Mayo
Born:1952
Age:60
Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
Character:Patrolman Lawrence Swan
Born:Oct. 16, 1958
Age:53

Hill Street Blues seasons

Season
Hill Street Blues - Season 1
Hill Street Blues - Season 2
Hill Street Blues - Season 3
Hill Street Blues - Season 4
Hill Street Blues - Season 5
Hill Street Blues - Season 6
Hill Street Blues - Season 7
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    How many episodes in the television series "Hill Street Blues" have been aired?
  • A:
    146 episodes of the television program were broadcast on TV.
  • Q:
    When did the last episode air for "Hill Street Blues"?
  • A:
    The final episode aired in May, 1987.
  • Q:
    Who created the (television show) "Hill Street Blues"?
  • A:
    Steven Bochco created the program.
  • Q:
    What year did the (tv show) "Hill Street Blues" debut?
  • A:
    The TV program was first broadcast in January, 1981.
  • Q:
    The (television show), "Hill Street Blues" is of which TV genre?
  • A:
    The program is categorized as... Crime fiction.
  • Q:
    Who is the producer of the the television show, "Hill Street Blues"?
  • A:
    Grant Tinker is the show's producer.

Awards & Accolades

  • Outstanding Drama Series - Prime Time
    1984, 1983, 1982, 1981

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