Hilly Hicks


Hilly Gene Hicks Sr. is an American character actor.

Biography

The role for which Hicks is perhaps best known is Lewis Moore in the TV mini-series Roots. He appeared in the programs Adam-12, The Bill Cosby Show, Night Gallery, Hill Street Blues, M*A*S*H, Roll Out!, the TV movie Friendly Fire, the theatrical movies Gray Lady Down and Raise the Titanic. He appeared 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 · San Bernardino, California; Emmanuel United Methodist Church · July 2010 to June 2015 · San Bernardino, California; and
Crenshaw United Methodist Church · July 2008 to June 2010 · Los Angeles, California in Inglewood, California. He is the father of playwright Hilly Hicks, Jr.