Background
Hilton-Jacobs was born in New York City, New York, United States, the fifth of nine children of parents Hilton Jacobs (deceased 2000) and Clothilda Jacobs (deceased 2008).
Hilton-Jacobs was born in New York City, New York, United States, the fifth of nine children of parents Hilton Jacobs (deceased 2000) and Clothilda Jacobs (deceased 2008).
He attended Wilkes University for a short time before his acting career took official He began his acting career in the summer of 1969 and graduated from the High School of Art and Design in 1971. Afterward, he studied acting with the world famous Negro Ensemble Company and the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Fann Theatrical Ensemble.
He has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including Claudine (1974), Cooley High (1975), Roots (1977), Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979), Bangers and Mash (1983), and The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992). He is sometimes credited as Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs. Hilton-Jacobs starred in a few commercials over the years, including an early 1970s commercial for The United Negro College Fund.
He also sang on Rick James" 1981 album Street Songs.
Later in his career, he appeared in the 1989-1990 science fiction television series Alien Nation as Sergeant Dobbs, an LAPD detective.
As an homage to him, "the projects" in Eddie Murphy"s television program The PJs is the Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Projects. He will portray Panda Thomas in Rob Zombie"s slasher film 31.