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Robert Kya-Hill

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Robert Kya-Hill
Robert Kya-Hill was born on 4 December 1930 in Whitaker, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Death Wish (1974), Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012) and Lou Grant (1977).
BornDecember 4, 1930
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    • Known for

    Charles Bronson in Death Wish (1974)
    Death Wish
    6.9
    • Joe Charles
    • 1974
    Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg in Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)
    Celeste & Jesse Forever
    6.6
    • Priest
    • 2012
    Edward Asner in Lou Grant (1977)
    Lou Grant
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Foreign Editor
    Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)
    The Edge of Night
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Boat captain

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    • Fishtank
      7.8
      TV Short
      • Mr. Bennings
      • 2014
    • Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg in Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)
      Celeste & Jesse Forever
      6.6
      • Priest
      • 2012
    • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
      The Good Wife
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Thomas Simmons
      • 2010
    • Sue (1997)
      Sue
      7.1
      • Willie
      • 1997
    • Kate Mulgrew, Bernard Barrow, Helen Gallagher, Malcolm Groome, and Michael Hawkins in Ryan's Hope (1975)
      Ryan's Hope
      7.2
      TV Series
      • John Rintoul
      • 1981
    • James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Irene Cara, Dorian Harewood, Debbi Morgan, Georg Stanford Brown, Avon Long, and Beah Richards in Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
      Roots: The Next Generations
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Minister (as Robert Kya Hill)
      • 1979
    • Willie Aames, Betty Buckley, Grant Goodeve, Dianne Kay, Connie Needham, Lani O'Grady, Adam Rich, Susan Richardson, Dick Van Patten, and Laurie Walters in Eight Is Enough (1977)
      Eight Is Enough
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Lloyd Davis
      • 1978
    • Edward Asner in Lou Grant (1977)
      Lou Grant
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Foreign Editor
      • 1978
    • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
      Good Times
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Mr. Patterson
      • 1978
    • Steve Allie Collura in Perfect Gentlemen (1978)
      Perfect Gentlemen
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Johnson
      • 1978
    • The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)
      The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • 1977
    • Charles Bronson in Death Wish (1974)
      Death Wish
      6.9
      • Joe Charles
      • 1974
    • Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)
      The Edge of Night
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Boat captain
      • 1974
    • Rivals (1972)
      Rivals
      5.4
      • Second Policeman
      • 1972
    • Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
      Shaft's Big Score!
      6.0
      • Cal Asby
      • 1972

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Robert Hill II
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • December 4, 1930
      • Whitaker, North Carolina, USA
    • Spouse
      • Sally SherwinDecember 31, 1967 - ?

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      Has enacted the title role in Othello on many occasions on the stage, including in Montreal, Vermont, New York City, and Perth, Australia.

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