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Taurean Blacque, star of Hill Street Blues, passes away at 82 years of age following a brief illness
The acting world is in mourning on Thursday, with news that Taurean Blacque has passed away.The actor, best known for playing Detective Neal Washington in the hit NBC crime drama series Hill Street Blues, passed in Atlanta at 82.Blacque had been battling briefly with an undisclosed illness at the time of his passing, with his family announcing the news to Deadline.The actor was bornHerbert Middleton Jr. on May 10, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey, honing his craft at the New Federal Theatre in New York City.