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Peter Youngblood Hills (born 28 January 1978) is an Anglo-American actor. He is perhaps best known for his supporting role of Sgt. Darrell "Shifty" Powers in HBO’s World War II mini-series, Band of Brothers.
Peter Youngblood Hills is an American actor who has appeared in TV shows and movies such as Band of Brothers, The Beach, and The Wolf of Wall Street. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has lived in various countries with his parents and step family.
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- Actor, Cinematographer
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Peter Youngblood Hills
Learn about the life and career of Peter Youngblood Hills, an American actor who starred in Band of Brothers. Find out his birthplace, education, family background and filmography on IMDb.
- January 28, 1978
Jun 21, 2024 · Learn about the real-life WWII veterans and actors who portrayed them in the acclaimed HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Peter Youngblood Hills played Darrell C. "Shifty" Powers, a quiet and resourceful soldier who was wounded in action.
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- General Taylor’s Lottery, Austria, 1945
- A Going-Away Present from Hayseed
- One Last Talk with Major Dick Winters
- The Long Way Home
- Epilogue
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By my 22nd birthday, you know, I had killed eight men. Eight that I was certain of, eight that I could plainly count. That information was stuffed deep within my gut, and if anyone ever asked if I killed someone during the war, particularly if a child ever asked, I vowed I’d shake my head no, that information was never coming out. Less than a month...
As soon as the formation was dismissed, two replacements ran up to me and grabbed my arm. “I’ll give you a thousand dollars for that trip home,” said one, all breathless. The other looked like he’d do the same. Wasn’t no doubt they was serious. A few men won heaps of money gambling and such, and well, it was true: a thousand dollars would’ve meant ...
Hayseed walked back to join the company. One more thing was needed before leaving, though—needed to ask a question. I knew what it was, but didn’t know how to coax that dang question out of me so it made sense when I asked it. It sprung from a particular feeling that’d been gnawing on my insides ever since the war was declared over. Really, I’d bee...
The truck’s motor idled with a growl. The driver slapped his hand against the side of the door. “You the guy from Easy Company? Get in. Gotta get a move on.” Three other men lounged in the bed of the truck, the other lucky lottery winners, from Dog, Fox, and Headquarters Companies. I didn’t recognize them further than that. The kid from F Company o...
Shifty was in and out of army hospitals for a year following his accident. After the war he came back to the coal mines of Clinchco, Virginia, and worked as a machinist for the coal companies. He and his wife Dorothy had two children, Wayne and Margo. Wayne was named in honor of Shifty’s good buddy from Easy Company, Wayne “Skinny” Sisk. This artic...
Peter Youngblood Hills was one of the few actors who appeared in all 10 episodes of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He portrayed Darrell “Shifty” Powers, a sharpshooter and squad leader in Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division.
An amazing story about Shifty's legacy, carried forward by Peter Youngblood Hills.#worldwar2 #bandofbrothers #ww2history #ww2remembrance #wwii #wwiimemorial ...
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- Walk Among Heroes
Feb 6, 2017 · Peter Youngblood Hills, who played Sergeant Shifty Powers on HBO's Band of Brothers, reads the first chapter of Shifty's War, the authorized biography of Sergent Powers written by Marcus...
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- Marcus Brotherton
