- Born
- Birth nameBruce Peter Weitz
- Bruce Weitz was born on May 27, 1943 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Hill Street Blues (1981), Half Past Dead (2002) and Deep Impact (1998). He has been married to Vivian Davis since December 2, 1986. They have one child. He was previously married to Cecilia Hart.
- SpousesVivian Davis(December 2, 1986 - present) (1 child)Cecilia Hart(1975 - February 12, 1982) (divorced)
- ChildrenJoseph Nathan Weitz
- ParentsJoseph WeitzSybil Weitz née Satter
- RelativesAlan Sydney Weitz(Sibling)
- Best known for his scruffy, quirky-acting role as undercover cop Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the 1980s TV series Hill Street Blues (1981) who tended to call all criminals "hairball," and whose canine instincts had him habitually growling, biting offenders and barking at other dogs.
- Trained at both Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater and Louisville's Actor's Theater after earning graduate and undergraduate degrees from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh (MFA, 1966),
- Honorary mayor of Reseda, California, USA.
- Attended Carnegie-Mellon University
- Made his Broadway debut understudying the roles of sons Happy and Biff in the George C. Scott production of "Death of a Salesman" (1976).
- Figuring out Belker happened from the outside in. I was planning my audition, I had about 10 days to work on it, and I was thinking about what he would wear. And when I finally got together a costume, which was pretty much what he looked like on the show week to week, I started to get a feeling for what he was.
- [on Hill Street Blues winding up in 1987] I would've liked to have done another 30 years! [Laughs.] But that's not the way things work. I think, creatively, they could've gone one or two more years. But I don't worry about decisions that I have nothing to do with. So if it happens, then that's what happens. Somebody wanted it to be over. Which is fine. I mean, what are you gonna do?
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