The John Hillerman Thread

[Pahonu]

Blast from the past: 1974 episode of Kojak with John Hillerman guest starring as (per usual) the villain! He plays a lawyer setting up a guy to be killed. Pretty good!

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28e0vo

Saw it within the last year on COZI TV, I think it was. I agree, it was pretty good.

[K Hale]

New acquisition!

[KingKC]

New acquisition!

Wow!...Any idea what year the picture was taken? Looks like very early in his career....maybe the early Seventies.

[K Hale]

New acquisition!

Wow!...Any idea what year the picture was taken? Looks like very early in his career....maybe the early Seventies.

Early seventies, I think. I’m most curious about that dog. I want to think she’s his, but more likely she belonged to the photographer.

[K Hale]

Testing the forum via a pic of this dapper gentleman.

[K Hale]

Anyone know who the other guys are?

[Steve]

Anyone know who the other guys are?

Four fellows, gentleman all caught in an impromptu photo after their glee club, The Vertically Striped Shirts Gents, had a rousing practice with the famed conductor Ian "Binky" Farmbush............Quite a find!

[K Hale]

Anyone know who the other guys are?

Four fellows, gentleman all caught in an impromptu photo after their glee club, The Vertically Striped Shirts Gents, had a rousing practice with the famed conductor Ian "Binky" Farmbush............Quite a find!

The guy on the left didn’t get the striped shirt memo.

[K Hale]

A 1984 photo of JH with his sisters Joann (left) and Rosemary, and brother-in-law Lennie Tritico! I've never seen a photo of his sisters before, what beautiful ladies.

[eagle]

Blast from the past: 1974 episode of Kojak with John Hillerman guest starring as (per usual) the villain! He plays a lawyer setting up a guy to be killed. Pretty good!

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28e0vo

Saw it within the last year on COZI TV, I think it was. I agree, it was pretty good.

Thanks for the link -- my wife and I watched this last week. We enjoyed it.

[Steve]

A 1984 photo of JH with his sisters Joann (left) and Rosemary, and brother-in-law Lennie Tritico! I've never seen a photo of his sisters before, what beautiful ladies.

Great find, I wonder if they are still amongst the pre-deceased......

[K Hale]

A 1984 photo of JH with his sisters Joann (left) and Rosemary, and brother-in-law Lennie Tritico! I've never seen a photo of his sisters before, what beautiful ladies.

Great find, I wonder if they are still amongst the pre-deceased......

I checked, and turns out both ladies' names are misspelled on the photo caption. Rose Mary passed away in 2008 and is buried in Oklahoma City. Jo Ann is still living -- she's on Facebook and I sent her a friend request some time ago but I don't think she's active on it now. I did friend her son Chris Tritico who's a cool guy who does legal segments on a local news station in addition to being a lawyer.

[NotthatRick]

Thank you K Hale for sharing these pictures with all of us.

[K Hale]

Here is a clip from the 1970 film "They Call Me Mr. Tibbs," starring Sidney Poitier as a San Francisco police lieutenant. This was John Hillerman's very first appearance on film! Fresh from 13 years of East Coast stage acting, he landed this tiny uncredited role, a few seconds long, in which he had just one line. Here he is, only 38 years old, in his film debut! Don't blink, you'll miss him! https://vimeo.com/345036746

(If anyone knows how to embed this, LMK)

[Steve]

Here is a clip from the 1970 film "They Call Me Mr. Tibbs," starring Sidney Poitier as a San Francisco police lieutenant. This was John Hillerman's very first appearance on film! Fresh from 13 years of East Coast stage acting, he landed this tiny uncredited role, a few seconds long, in which he had just one line. Here he is, only 38 years old, in his film debut! Don't blink, you'll miss him! https://vimeo.com/345036746

(If anyone knows how to embed this, LMK)

Great find! Thanks for sharing............