Gilbert Roland Hill was an American politician, police officer, and actor, who was the President of the Detroit City Council.
12 Facts About Gil Hill
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Gil Hill gained recognition for his role as Inspector Todd in the Beverly Hills Cop film series.
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Gil Hill was the runner-up in the 2001 Detroit mayoral election, losing to Kwame Kilpatrick.
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Gil Hill had wished to attend Howard University, but was not able due to strained financial resources.
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Gil Hill joined the Wayne County Sheriff's Department in 1957, but quickly became disillusioned with the slow pace, so he joined the Detroit Police Department in 1959.
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Gil Hill was part of the law enforcement task force of over 100 agents in the investigation surrounding the Atlanta Child Murders in 1979.
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Gil Hill was promoted to the rank of Inspector in charge of the Homicide Division by 1982, and in 1989, retired from the Detroit Police Department at the rank of Commander.
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In 2016, former hit man Nate "Boone" Craft alleged that Gil Hill had once offered to pay him $125,000 to kill Richard Wershe Jr.
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In 2019, a portrait of Hill was unveiled at the Coleman A Young Municipal Center in downtown Detroit, a tradition carried out for all former City Council Presidents.
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Gil Hill married Dolores Hooks, who sang in a local church choir, in 1955.
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Gil Hill died from pneumonia at the age of 84 on February 29,2016, at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
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Gil Hill appeared as himself in the documentary, White Boy, in which details were revealed of alleged corruption during his time as a Detroit law enforcement officer.