{"id":125213,"date":"2024-07-16T10:51:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125213"},"modified":"2024-07-16T10:51:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:51:50","slug":"hill-street-blues-star-james-b-sikking-dies-at-90-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125213","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHill Street Blues\u201d Star James B. Sikking Dies at 90 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125213\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125213\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-125214 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/download-1-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/download-1-6.png 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/download-1-6-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Actor James B. Sikking, known for his work in both film and television, most notably on HILL STREET BLUES (1981-1987) and DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. (1989-1993), passed away July 13, 2024 at his Los Angeles home from complications from dementia. He was 90. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Sikking\u2019s career began in the 1950s. Throughout his 5 decades-long career he built a diverse body of work, until his retirement in 2012. Two of his most-well known roles are Lt. Howard Hunter on HILL STREET BLUES and Dr. David Howser on DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. His additional filmography includes RAWHIDE (1959-1965), THE OUTER LIMITS (1963-1965), THE VIRGINIAN (1962-1971), MY FAVORITE MARTIAN (1963-1966), THE FUGITIVE (1963-1967), BONANZA (1959-1973), HERE COMES THE BRIDES (1968-1970), LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE (1969-1974), HOGAN\u2019S HEROES (1965-1971), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1966-1973), MOD SQUAD (1968-1973), LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE (1974-1983), STARSKY &amp; HUTCH (1975-1979), THE INCREDIBLE HULK (1978-1982), CHARLIE\u2019S ANGELS (1976-1981), ORDINARY PEOPLE (1980), HUNTER (1984-1991), THE PELICAN BRIEF (1993), BROOKLYN SOUTH (1997-1998), THE GUARDIAN (2001-2004), FEVER PITCH (2005), MADE OF HONOR (2008), and THE CLOSER (2005-2012).<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to James B. Sikking\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Actor James B. Sikking, known for his work in both film and television, most notably on HILL STREET BLUES (1981-1987) and DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. (1989-1993), passed away July 13, 2024 at his Los Angeles home from complications from dementia. 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