Taurean Blacque, star of Hill Street Blues, passes away at 82 years of age following a brief illness

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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. R.I.P.:The acting world is in mourning on Thursday, with news that Taurean Blacque has passed awayHe started his career with several guest-starring roles, starting with What's Happening in 1976.

He would go on to guest star in Snip, Sanford and Son, Wonderbug, The Krofft Supershow, The Tony Randall Show, Charlie's Angels, The Bob Newhart Show and Good Times.Blacque made his feature film debut in the 1978 film House Calls, which he followed up as a lawyer in the 1979 sequel Rocky II.The actor would continue to work steadily with film roles in Beyond Death's Door and The Hunter and TV roles in The Love Boat before landing the role of Detective Neal Washington in NBC's Hill Street Blues.