Roger Hill (July 31, 1948 â€" February 20, 2014) was an American
actor.Roger Hill played the role of Cyrus in the 1979 film The
Warriors. 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 in
the 1976 TV Movie Hazard's People starring John Houseman. 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 1983-1985. He was
in Hart to Hart episode Murder, Murder on the Wall.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.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".
actor.Roger Hill played the role of Cyrus in the 1979 film The
Warriors. 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 in
the 1976 TV Movie Hazard's People starring John Houseman. 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 1983-1985. He was
in Hart to Hart episode Murder, Murder on the Wall.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.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".
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