- Gil Hill
Gilbert R. Hill (born 1931) is a former President of the
Detroit City Council . He was also a Detroit police officer and part-time actor, gaining notoriety in theBeverly 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, oppositeEddie Murphy . [ [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=32302 "New York Times"] ] Hill was elected to the Detroit City Council in 1989, and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Detroit againstKwame Kilpatrick in the 2001 election.Filmography
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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..." [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384280/bio]
Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=2551 Metro Times overview of Hill's 2001 election campaign]
*imdb name|id=0384280|name=Gil Hill
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