Taurean Blacque dies: Actor played Detective Neal Washington on ‘Hill Street Blues’

Taurean Blacque plays Neal Washington on a 1981 episode of “Hill Street Blues.” (NBC)

LOS ANGELES — Taurean Blacque, an Emmy-nominated actor who was known for his role as a detective on the 1980s NBC drama series “Hill Street Blues,” has died. He was 82.

Blacque’s family announced in a statement Thursday that Blaque died in Atlanta following a brief illness.