Kiel Urban Mueller (July 26, 1944 â€" December 28, 1990), known
professionally as Kiel Martin, was an American actor best known for
his role as Detective John "J.D." La Rue on the 1980s television drama
Hill Street Blues.Martin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and
raised in Miami. A 1962 graduate of Hialeah High School, he was a
drama student at Miami-Dade Junior College and acted in productions at
the University of Miami.When he was 18, he dubbed voices for "Mexican
fairy-tale movies."Martin's debut as a professional actor came in
repertory theatre in Florida. In the 1960s, he moved to New York and
worked as a musician, a dockworker, and a stand-up comedian. After
signing a contract with Universal Studios in 1967, he broke fifteen
bones in a motorcycle accident, requiring two years recuperation.
professionally as Kiel Martin, was an American actor best known for
his role as Detective John "J.D." La Rue on the 1980s television drama
Hill Street Blues.Martin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and
raised in Miami. A 1962 graduate of Hialeah High School, he was a
drama student at Miami-Dade Junior College and acted in productions at
the University of Miami.When he was 18, he dubbed voices for "Mexican
fairy-tale movies."Martin's debut as a professional actor came in
repertory theatre in Florida. In the 1960s, he moved to New York and
worked as a musician, a dockworker, and a stand-up comedian. After
signing a contract with Universal Studios in 1967, he broke fifteen
bones in a motorcycle accident, requiring two years recuperation.
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