Taurean Blacque was an Emmy-nominated actor who died on July 21, 2022.
He was most remembered for his portrayal of the eternally behatted Detective Neal Washington on NBC’s influential 1980s smash cop show Hill Street Blues.
He was 82.
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Taurean Blacque cause of death
He died in Atlanta after a brief illness. His relatives informed Deadline of his demise.
Blacque was born Herbert Middleton Jr. in Newark, New Jersey, and began his show business career with New York’s legendary and prominent Negro Ensemble Company.
He immediately secured guest appearances on TV shows such as Sanford and Son, What’s Happening, Good Times, The Bob Newhart Show, and Taxi, to mention a few.
Blacque was a 10 Hill Street Blues regular who appeared on the show for all seven seasons.
After the show ended, Blacque, in addition to remaining active on the stage (he was a member of the Atlanta Black Theater Company and the North Carolina Black Theater Festival), was an original cast member (opposite Viveca Fox) of the groundbreaking 1989-91 TV soap opera Generations, the first daytime serial to feature an African American family as part of its main storyline.
He landed the role of Detective Wheeler on The WB’s short-lived primetime soap Savannah in 1996.
Taurean Blacque wife and children
Blacque adopted 11 children in addition to his two biological sons. One of Blacque’s sons died before him.
His 12 children, 18 grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren survive him. Funeral services information was not readily available.
Taurean Blacque net worth
He was worth 4 million as of 2022.
He was appointed spokesman for the County of Los Angeles Adoption Services, and President George H.W. Bush requested him to become a national spokeswoman for adoption in 1989.
Taurean Blacque funeral
His funeral will be held soon.
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