"was the episode ""Hostage"" when apparently, he was driving a police van that dropped them off. In ""Acting constables"" we hear his voice for the first time, but the voice is unknown. The Detectives The Detectives is a British comedy television series, starring Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, and George Sewell. It aired on BBC One from 1993 to 1997, and was a spoof of police dramas. It was written by Mike Whitehill and Steve Knight. ""The Detectives"" originated from a five-minute sketch that first appeared on Jasper Carrott's sketch/stand-up show ""Canned Carrott"". Because of its success, it was turned into"
"Films re-invigorated the TV series ""Special Branch"", formerly a videotaped series starring Derren Nesbitt. Sewell was brought in to play the lead character of DCI Alan Craven. The show ran for two seasons with Sewell, and served as a stylistic forerunner of crime drama ""The Sweeney"" (in which Sewell also appeared, this time as a villain). Sewell was to parody this role as Supt Frank Cottam in the Jasper Carrott/Robert Powell comedy, ""The Detectives"". He also played a Detective Baker who turned out to be a burglar in the ""Rising Damp"" episode ""The Prowler."" Later television appearances include ""Tinker Tailor"
"officer and single mother thrown in at the deep end of a multiple homicide investigation, and Sobotka a union leader who turned to crime in order to raise funds to save his union. Also joining the show in season two were recurring characters Nick Sobotka (Pablo Schreiber), Frank's nephew; Ziggy Sobotka (James Ransone), Frank's troubled son; and ""The Greek"" (Bill Raymond), Vondas' mysterious boss. Returning guest stars included: Jim True-Frost as Detective Roland ""Prez"" Pryzbylewski; Seth Gilliam as newly promoted Sergeant Ellis Carver; Domenick Lombardozzi as errant Detective Thomas ""Herc"" Hauk; J.D. Williams as Barksdale crew chief Bodie Broadus; and"
"as comic relief for the audience. Rounding out the temporary unit were detectives Leander Sydnor (Corey Parker Robinson), Lester Freamon (Clarke Peters) and Roland ""Prez"" Pryzbylewski (Jim True-Frost). Sydnor was a rookie detective with a reputation for solid undercover work. Though not initially important players in the operation, Freamon proved a quietly capable investigator with a knack for noticing tiny but important details, and Prez, while a liability on the street, turned out to be a natural at his desk job. McNulty and Bunk served in a homicide unit squad led by Sergeant Jay Landsman (Delaney Williams), the jovial squad"
"more similarity to ""The Sweeney"" (1975–78). Sewell had starred in ""Special Branch"" and his character, Superintendent Cottam, is a spin on ""The Sweeney""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Chief Inspector Haskins (played by Garfield Morgan). Moreover, the original sketches were introduced by a blue-tinted sequence and musical score that parodied ""The Sweeney""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s opening titles. Each episode showcased different guest stars, and some of them played the same characters they played in other television series. An example is Leslie Grantham's appearance as Danny Kane from ""The Paradise Club"" – in another episode, John Nettles and Terence Alexander reprised their roles from ""Bergerac"". All of the episodes"
"order) are Bill Smitrovich (Inspector Cramer), Colin Fox (Fritz Brenner), James Tolkan (Mr. Hackett). Marian Seldes (Louise Grantham Robilotti), Kari Matchett (Celia Grantham), Conrad Dunn (Saul Panzer), Nicky Guadagni (Elaine Usher), Kathryn Zenna (Helen Yarmis), Alex Poch-Goldin (Edwin Laidlaw), Robert Bockstael (Paul Schuster), R.D. Reid (Sergeant Purley Stebbins), Christine Brubaker (Rose Tuttle), Steve Cumyn (Cecil Grantham), Boyd Banks (Austin ""Dinky"" Byne), David Schurmann (Robert Robilotti), Michael Rhoades (Beverly Kent), Janine Theriault (Ethel Varr) and Patricia Zentilli (Faith Usher). The episode's signature waltz is ""Jazz Suite No. 2 (Suite for Promenade Orchestra)"", VI — Waltz 2, by Dmitri Shostakovich, recorded by"
"known as Bubbles (Andre Royo). Like Greggs, partners Thomas ""Herc"" Hauk (Domenick Lombardozzi) and Ellis Carver (Seth Gilliam) were reassigned to the detail from the narcotics unit. The duo's initially violent nature was eventually subdued as they proved useful in grunt work, and sometimes served as comic relief for the viewer. Rounding out the temporary unit were detectives Lester Freamon (Clarke Peters) and Roland ""Prez"" Pryzbylewski (Jim True-Frost). Though not initially important players in the operation, Freamon proved a quietly capable and methodical investigator with a knack for noticing tiny but important details, and Prez turned out to be a"
"Detective Dennis Becker. Rounding out the cast was a character actor and friend of Garner's who had previously co-starred with him on ""Nichols,"" Stuart Margolin, playing Jim's ex-cell mate and treacherous ""friend"" Angel Martin. In the first episode of season six, ""Paradise Cove"", Mariette Hartley guest-starred as Court Auditor Althea Morgan. Garner had previously appeared with ""Rockford Files"" co-star Hartley in a lengthy series of extremely popular Polaroid Camera commercials. After six seasons, ""The Rockford Files"" was cancelled in 1980. Although low ratings were primarily to blame, the physical toll on Garner was also an issue. Appearing in nearly every"
"him and his professional and personal lives. Promotional shots for the show depicted Caruso in the foreground and other first-season characters set off behind him. Season two had the departure of John Kelly, and the show was thereafter built around an ensemble cast. Dennis Franz, as Andy Sipowicz, a veteran New York City Police detective, evolved into the show's lead character, who increasingly assumed a mentorship role to other characters as the series progressed. His co-stars included (season two and beyond) Jimmy Smits as Det. Bobby Simone (1994–1998), Rick Schroder as Det. Danny Sorenson (1998–2001), and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Det."
"survived by his daughter, Denise Farr (wife of actor Don Gordon), whom he had with his first wife, actress Felicia Farr. He was predeceased by his sister, Lottie Kelban, and his half-brothers, Abe Caroff and Dave Caroff. Lee Farr Lee Farr (April 10, 1927 – March 23, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Lt. Jimmy Conway in the television series ""The Detectives"" during the 1950s and 1960s. Farr was born Leon Farb in New York on April 10, 1927, to Rose (née Draisin) Farb and Jacob Farb, a photographer. He was raised in Brooklyn"
"The Detectives (1959 TV series) The Detectives (also known as The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor and Robert Taylor's Detectives) is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons (sponsored by Procter & Gamble), and on NBC during its third and final season. The series, starring motion picture star Robert Taylor, was produced by Four Star Television in association with Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions. Taylor stars as Detective Captain Matt Holbrook, the tough, no-nonsense head of an elite police investigative unit in a major U.S. city. Ostensibly, each man in Holbrook's hand-picked squad of detectives came from"
"Lee Farr Lee Farr (April 10, 1927 – March 23, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Lt. Jimmy Conway in the television series ""The Detectives"" during the 1950s and 1960s. Farr was born Leon Farb in New York on April 10, 1927, to Rose (née Draisin) Farb and Jacob Farb, a photographer. He was raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Boys High School in the borough's Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood. He enlisted in the United States Navy before enrolling at Penn State University, where he received a bachelor's degree in geophysics. While at Penn State, he"
"detective, Michael Tritter. He was cast for the role after having previously worked with ""House"" creator David Shore on CBS' ""Hack"". Kathleen Quinlan, Carter Jenkins, Sheryl Lee, Skyler Gisondo, Joel Grey, Braeden Lemasters, Raviv Ullman, Jurnee Smollett, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Pruitt Taylor Vince, John Larroquette, Patrick Fugit, Alan Rosenberg, Paula Cale, Meredith Eaton-Gilden, Tory Kittles, Meagan Good, Katheryn Winnick, Jake Richardson, Wendy Makkena, Mika Boorem, Dave Matthews, Kurtwood Smith, Marc Blucas, Anne Ramsay, Tyson Ritter, Jenny O'Hara, Meta Golding, Erich Anderson, Bailee Madison, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Jane Adams, Adina Porter, Lyndsy Fonseca, Piper Perabo, Nick Lane and Omar Avila. Season"
"comedy written and directed by Scott Grenke, starring Brent Corrigan, Bruce Vilanch, and producer James Vallo who plays Mark Rima, a homophobic Detective who must ""partner"" up with the very Gay and flamboyant Detective Chris Riant (Shawn Quinlan) to stop a serial killing Nun (Judy Tenuta) from offing 5 band members otherwise known as ""The Ex Choir Boys"", but when it is determined that the Detectives cannot solve the case on their own, expert F.B.I. profiler Agent Peccant (Ant) is assigned to the case. As the details of the case slowly emerge the police determine that the ""nun"" may only"
"Don Knotts Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924February 24, 2006) was an American actor and comedian, best known as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on ""The Andy Griffith Show"", a 1960s sitcom for which he earned five Emmy Awards. He also starred in multiple comedic films, including playing Luther Heggs in ""The Ghost and Mr. Chicken"" (1966) and Henry Limpet in ""The Incredible Mr. Limpet"" (1964). He also portrayed landlord Ralph Furley on the sitcom ""Three's Company"". In 1979 ""TV Guide"" ranked him #27 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list. Jesse Donald Knotts was born in Morgantown,"
"appointed Captain Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher). The detectives include Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg), who frequently tops the squad in collars despite his relaxed, carefree attitude, much to the annoyance of his more stern and by-the-book partner, Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero). The hard-working but nebbish Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) is partnered with the stoic and sometimes aggressive Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz). Detectives Michael Hitchcock (Dirk Blocker) and Norm Scully (Joel McKinnon Miller), are older and often incompetent, although not without their usefulness. The detectives report to Sergeant Terry Jeffords (Terry Crews), a gentle giant and devoted family man who is"
"Frank Cady Frank Randolph Cady (September 8, 1915 – June 8, 2012) was an American actor best known for his role as storekeeper Sam Drucker in three American television series during the 1960s – ""Petticoat Junction"", ""Green Acres"", and ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" – and his earlier role as Doc Williams on ""The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"". Cady was born in Susanville, California, the youngest of three children of Leon and Clara Cady. In high school, he worked at a local newspaper, ""The Lassen County Advocate"". Cady's family later moved to Wilsonville, Oregon. He studied journalism and drama at Stanford"
"at the deep end of a multiple homicide investigation, and Frank Sobotka a union leader who turned to crime to raise funds to save his union. Also joining the show in season 2 were Nick Sobotka (Pablo Schreiber), Frank's nephew; Ziggy Sobotka (James Ransone), Frank's troubled son; and ""The Greek"" (Bill Raymond), Vondas's mysterious boss. As the second season ended, the focus shifted away from the ports, leaving the new characters behind. The third season saw several previously recurring characters assuming larger starring roles, including Detective Leander Sydnor (Corey Parker Robinson), Bodie (J.D. Williams), Omar (Michael K. Williams), Proposition Joe"
"corrupt detectives in Gordon's unit. Nestor Carbonell appears as Anthony Garcia, the mayor of Gotham. Ng Chin Han portrays Lau, a corrupt Chinese LSI Holdings accountant Triad boss. Eric Roberts plays Sal Maroni, an Italian mafia boss who takes over Carmine Falcone's mob, and Ritchie Coster portrays the Chechen, a Chechen mafia boss in charge of drug-trafficking for the mob. Anthony Michael Hall appears as Mike Engel, a Gotham Cable News reporter, and Keith Szarabajka portrays Gerard Stephens, a detective in Gordon's unit. Joshua Harto plays Coleman Reese, an M&A law accountant at Wayne Enterprises who deduces Bruce's persona of"
"2013 before it went to trial. On November 18, 2006, Keith Carradine married actress Hayley DuMond, in Turin, Italy. They met in 1997 when they co-starred in the Burt Reynolds film ""The Hunter's Moon"". Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American actor, singer and songwriter who has had success on stage, film and television. He is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's ""Nashville"", Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series ""Deadwood"", FBI agent Frank Lundy in ""Dexter"" and US President Conrad Dalton in ""Madam Secretary"". In addition, he is a Golden"
"the series as Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson. Next to join the series was Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan as serial killer Paul Spector. Archie Panjabi, Emmett Scanlan and Karen Hassan were next to be cast, with Panjabi playing Reed Smith, Scanlan playing DC Glen Martin and Hassan playing Annie Brawley. It was later announced that Niamh McGrady, Bronagh Waugh, John Lynch, and Séainín Brennan had joined the series. In 2014, it was announced that Colin Morgan and Bronagh Taggart had joined the cast in starring roles as Tom Anderson and Gail McNally, respectively. Jonjo O'Neill later joined the main cast,"
"The Investigators (U.S. TV series) The Investigators is an American adventure/drama television series that aired on CBS from October 5, to December 28, 1961. The series starred James Franciscus as insurance investigator Russ Andrews part of the firm of ""Investigators, Inc"". The program was the second of Franciscus's five attempts at series television. The series co-starred James Philbrook as Steve Banks, Alan Austin as Bill Davis, and Mary Murphy as Maggie Peters, the secretary who frequently helped the three investigators with their cases. ""The Investigators"" was based in New York City. The program was similar to ABC's successful detective series"
"sitcom ""Happy"", appeared as Shoreham in the 1954 episode ""A Safe Combination"". Jean Byron, the mother on ABC's ""The Patty Duke Show"" appeared twice on ""City Detective"". Other episodes and guest stars include: After ""City Detective"", a Revue Studios Production, Cameron launched ""State Trooper"" (1956-1959), set in and about Las Vegas, Nevada, and ""COronado 9"", a detective series set in San Diego, California. City Detective City Detective is a half-hour syndicated crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant. The first of three consecutive Rod Cameron series, ""City Detective"" aired between"
"Raymond Francis Raymond Francis (6 October 1911 – 24 October 1987) was an English actor best known for his role as Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart in the Associated-Rediffusion detective series ""Murder Bag"", ""Crime Sheet"" and ""No Hiding Place"". He played the role of Lockhart in these series from 1956 to 1967, and the character was one of the first recurring television detectives. Born in London as Reginald George Thompson, his first listed television role was as Dr. Watson alongside Alan Wheatley's Holmes in a 1951 BBC TV series entitled ""We Present Alan Wheatley as Mr Sherlock Holmes in..."", the"
"Other members of the cast (in credits order) are Bill Smitrovich (Inspector Cramer), Ron Rifkin (Nikola Miltan), Colin Fox (Fritz Brenner), James Tolkan (Percy Ludlow), George Plimpton (John Barrett). Kari Matchett (Carla Lovchen), Debra Monk (Madame Zorka), Francie Swift (Neya Tormic), Trent McMullen (Orrie Cather), Conrad Dunn (Saul Panzer), Robert Bockstael (Agent Stahl), Nicky Guadagni (Jeanne Miltan), Hrant Alianak (Nat Driscoll), R.D. Reid (Sergeant Purley Stebbins), Richard Waugh (Rudolph Faber), Dina Barrington (Belinda Reade) and Boyd Banks (Duncan Barrett, the same character called ""Donald Barrett"" in the original novel, yet, oddly, still referred to as ""Donny-Bonny"" in the teleplay's dialog"
"and Kristoffer Tabori as Dr. Judith Bergstrom and Dr. Max Carson, doctors at Cook County Hospital; Craig T. Nelson, Vincent Baggetta and Molly Cheek as attorneys Kenneth A. Dutton, Lou Pellegrino and Megan Powers. Dutton was a prosecutor and Pellegrino was a defense attorney; Powers was a lawyer both men were interested in; and Dennis Franz, Richard Lawson and Daniel Hugh Kelly appeared as police officers Joe Gilland, O.Z. Tate and Frank Wajorski, respectively. Gilland was a beat cop, while Tate and Wajorski were detectives. Intermixed within, especially during the opening title sequence, was plenty of Chicago scenery, including the"
"Neal McDonough Neal P. McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor and voice actor, known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn ""Buck"" Compton in the HBO miniseries ""Band of Brothers"" (2001), Deputy District Attorney David McNorris on ""Boomtown"" (2002–2003), Sean Cahill on ""Suits"", Robert Quarles on ""Justified"", William Parker in ""Mob City"", and Dave Williams on ABC's ""Desperate Housewives"" (2008–2009). He also appeared in films such as """", ""Minority Report"", ""Walking Tall"", ""The Guardian"", ""Flags of Our Fathers"", ""Red 2"", """", ""Traitor"", ""The Hitcher"", """", ""Proud Mary"", and as Dum Dum Dugan in various Marvel Cinematic Universe films"
"still relate to the world with attitudes that could be shared by people across the social spectrum. Al Waxman co-starred as Cagney and Lacey's good-natured and sometimes blustery supervisor, Lt. Bert Samuels. Carl Lumbly and Martin Kove played, respectively, fellow detectives Marcus Petrie and Victor Isbecki. Sidney Clute played veteran detective Paul La Guardia. John Karlen co-starred as Mary Beth's husband, Harvey Lacey, and Tony La Torre and Troy Slaten played their sons, Harvey Lacey, Jr. and Michael Lacey, respectively. Harvey Atkin played desk sergeant Ronald Coleman. Jason Bernard had the recurring role of Deputy Inspector Marquette during the first"
"Lane Smith Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. His well-known roles included portraying collaborator entrepreneur Nathan Bates in the NBC television series ""V"", Mayor Bates in the film ""Red Dawn"", newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series """", Coach Jack Reilly in ""The Mighty Ducks"", district attorney Jim Trotter III in ""My Cousin Vinny"" and American President Richard Nixon in ""The Final Days"", for which he received a Golden Globe award nomination. Lane Smith was born in 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from the Leelanau School, a boarding school"
"two commanding officers, seem to be more concerned with politics and their own careers than actual police work. Wendell Pierce portrayed veteran homicide detective Bunk Moreland. The new season saw several previously recurring characters assuming larger starring roles, including Seth Gilliam as Sergeant Ellis Carver, Domenick Lombardozzi as Detective Thomas ""Herc"" Hauk, Detective Leander Sydnor (Corey Parker Robinson), Detective Roland Pryzbylewski (Jim True-Frost), Bodie Broadus (J.D. Williams), Omar Little (Michael K. Williams), and Major Howard ""Bunny"" Colvin (Robert Wisdom). Colvin commanded the Western district where the Barksdale organization operated, and nearing retirement, he came up with a radical new method"
"single and hopeless at romance in the series, and according to one plotline both virgins. Jasper Carrott and Robert Powell play the bumbling detective constables Bob Louis and David Briggs. They were hopeless at their job, to the despair of their ""super"" Frank Cottam (played by Sewell). However, they usually ended up solving their cases and retaining their jobs, though they came close to being fired on occasion. Louis was more downbeat, whereas Briggs tried to emulate the gung-ho cops shown on TV and in film. The series has been compared to the series ""Special Branch"" (1969–74), but it bears"
"White, Sam Nichols, Felix Barker and Uncle Albers), Cleve Asbury (Old Colonel, Billy Gross and Nat Goodwin), Barbara Moroz (The Colonel's Wife, Elsie Fay and Belle), Roxie Lucas (Eleanor and Ada Lewis), Oliver Woodall (Martin Hanley), Christopher Wells (Alfred J. Dugan, Harry Mack, Judge Hilton, and Doctor), Tudi Roche (Annie Braham Harrigan), Kenstom Ames (Chester Fox, Photographer, Newsboy and Newspaperman), Merilee Magnuson (Lily Fay, Adelaide Harrigan and Jurse), Armelia McQueen (Mrs. Annie Yeamons), Amelia Marshall (Jennie Yeamons and Newsgirl), and Christine Ebersole (Gerta Granville). Frank Rich of ""The New York Times"" found the show dull and ""aimless"", and so did"
"Steve London Steve London (March 9, 1929 – June 14, 2014) was an American television and film actor and attorney, best known for his role as Federal Agent Jack Rossman on the ABC/Desilu Television series, """"The Untouchables"" from 1959–1963, which starred Robert Stack as Eliot Ness. Born Walter Lee Gragg in St Louis, Missouri, he entered the United States Naval Academy in the summer of 1948 and played football there. In 1951, he was selected as a tackle on the 24-member East team in the 27th East–West Shrine Game. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force, specializing"