CNN —Actor James B. Sikking, best known for roles in the TV shows “Hill Street Blues” and “Doogie Howser, M.D.” has died at the age of 90. Sikking (center) as Howard Hunter in "Hill Street Blues." It featured diverse, colorful and three-dimensional characters – the policemen and policewomen of the rundown Hill Street Station. Sikking played Howard Hunter, head of the SWAT-like Emergency Action Team, over 144 episodes of the show, from 1981 to 1987. He played Dr. David Howser, father of teenage genius Doogie, played by Neil Patrick Harris.

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