Hilly Hicks
American character actor (born 1950)
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Hilly Gene Hicks Sr.[1] (born May 4, 1950)[2] is an American character actor turned clergyman.[1]
Hilly Hicks | |
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Hicks (in tire) and Stu Gilliam in Roll Out, 1973. | |
| Born | Hilly Gene Hicks May 4, 1950 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–1985 |
| Children | Hilly Hicks Jr. |
Biography
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),[3] 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.
