Gil Hill
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Beverly Hills Cop (film series). (Discuss) Proposed since October 2011. |
Gilbert R. "Gil" Hill (born November 5, 1931) is a former President of the Detroit City Council. He was also a Detroit police officer and part-time actor, gaining recognition in the Beverly Hills Cop movie franchise.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Hill is a former police detective in the City of Detroit. He also appeared in the Beverly Hills Cop films, playing the role of Inspector Todd, the boss of Eddie Murphy's character Axel Foley.[1] Hill was elected to the Detroit City Council in 1989, and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Detroit against Kwame Kilpatrick in the 2001 election.
Filmography
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Quotes
"The only difference between Inspector Todd and my real life is that I don't curse as much in real life..." [1]
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- Articles to be merged from October 2011
- 1931 births
- Living people
- African-American politicians
- African-American actors
- Actors from Birmingham, Alabama
- American municipal police officers
- American police detectives
- American film actors
- American actor–politicians
- Detroit City Council members
- African-American police officers
- 20th-century American actors