| 词条 | Roger Hill (actor) |
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|name = Roger Hill |image = |birth_date = {{birth date|mf=y|1948|7|31}} |birth_place = Bronx, New York, USA |death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|2|20|1948|7|31|mf=yes}} |death_place = New York City, USA |spouse = |children = Chris W. Hill, a film editor (Big Brother) in Hollywood, California |occupation = Actor |years_active = 1967–1983 }}Roger Hill (July 31, 1948 – February 20, 2014) was an American actor.[1] CareerRoger Hill played the role of Cyrus in the 1979 film The Warriors.[2] He also portrayed the character of Lil John in the 1974 film The Education of Sonny Carson, and took on the role of Ernest Clay[3] in the 1976 TV Movie Hazard's People starring John Houseman.[4] After his work in The Warriors, Hill performed in the ABC Daytime soap opera One Life to Live playing the part of Alex Lowndes from 1982-1983.[3][6][7] Hill was chosen to portray the doomed gang lord Cyrus in The Warriors after the original actor chosen for the part, a real life gang leader, mysteriously disappeared just before filming started.[8] In 2006, Hill filed a lawsuit of $250,000 against Take-Two for using his voice and depiction in the Warriors video game. He claimed that it would not have been difficult for Take-Two to pay, since the game made $37 million. A spokesman for Take-Two stated that the company "has a valid third-party license for the rights to use Roger Hill's likeness and the character of Cyrus in The Warriors video game and related marketing materials". Personal lifeHill was the father of film editor Chris Hill. Hill died of a heart attack in February 2014 at the age of 65.[2] Partial filmography
References1. ^{{cite web|author=Carmel Dagan |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/roger-hill-who-played-cyrus-in-the-warriors-dies-at-65-1201120971/# |title=Roger Hill, Who Played in ‘The Warriors,’ Dies at 65 |publisher=Variety |date= |accessdate=2014-02-26}} [3][4][5][6][7]2. ^1 O'Connor, Tim (February 26, 2014). "The Warriors' actor, lifelong New Yorker Roger Hill dies at age 65". Daily News (New York). February 26, 2014, 3. ^1 {{Citation | title = Roger Hill Interview - The Warriors Movie Website | url=http://www.warriorsmovie.co.uk/production/interviews/roger-hill}} 4. ^1 {{Citation | title = Roger Hill-Filmography-Fandango | url=http://www.fandango.com/rogerhill/filmography/p32347}} 5. ^1 {{Citation | title = New York Times Overview - Hazzard's People | url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/126110/Hazard-s-People/overview}} 6. ^1 {{Citation | title = Roger Hill-Filmography-All Movie Guide | url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/roger-hill-p32347}} 7. ^1 2 {{Citation | title = Roger Hill-Filmography-New York Times | url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/32347/Roger-Hill/filmography}} }} External links
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