James B. Sikking Dies: ‘Hill Street Blues’ & ‘Doogie Howser’ Star Was 90

HILL STREET BLUES, James B. Sikking, 1981-87.
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James B. Sikking, the veteran actor best known for playing Lt. Howard Hunter on the hit 1980s television series Hill Street Blues, has died. He was 90.

Sikking passed away peacefully at his Los Angeles, California, home due to complications from Dementia on Saturday, July 13, according to his publicist, Cynthia Snyder.