Hilly Hicks | |
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 Hicks (in tire) and Stu Gilliam in Roll Out, 1973. | |
| Born | Hilly Gene Hicks Los Angeles, California United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–1985 |
| Children | Hilly Hicks Jr. |
Hilly Gene Hicks Sr. is an American character actor.
Hilly Hicks | |
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| Hicks (in tire) and Stu Gilliam in Roll Out, 1973. | |
| Born | Hilly Gene Hicks Los Angeles, California United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–1985 |
| Children | Hilly Hicks Jr. |
Hilly Gene Hicks Sr. is an American character actor.
Hicks was born in Los Angeles, California.[ citation needed ]
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), [1] 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 .
Hicks has been pastor of New Beginnings United Methodist Church North Campus (July 2013 to June 2015) in San Bernardino, California; Emmanuel United Methodist Church (July 2010 to June 2015) in San Bernardino, California; and Crenshaw United Methodist Church (July 2008 to June 2010) in Inglewood, California.[ citation needed ]
Hicks is the father of playwright Hilly Hicks, Jr. [ citation needed ]
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