He appears recurringly as a grand jury prosecutor named Gary DiPasquale. A former Baltimore Police Department homicide detective mentioned in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets who inspired a character of the same name played by actor Gregory L. Williams throughout the series. The shooter also steals Dozerman's service weapon and Bunk Moreland is ordered to locate it. Elena was Jimmy McNulty's wife. Seasons Norris was also lead detective on the shooting of Wendell "Orlando" Blocker and Kima Greggs this time working with Detective Ray Cole. Barlow then sees that McNulty is falsifying paper work on the homeless murders case to provide resources for detectives to investigate unrelated cases. McNulty never intended to give Cole the information because the perpetrator was his informant Omar Little. colonel, Asher is reinstalled as commander of the unit again as Freamon feels he will effectively let the detectives do what they need to make a case without interference from the commissioner's office. Norris continues to have a good relationship with Ehrlich, who is a frequent guest on the Ed Norris Show. Walker chases him into an alley, where Michael and Namond are waiting for him. Actor 72 Credits. The show primarily focuses on sports and often includes other topics such as Maryland politics and crime. Reimagining Healing and Transformation November 10, 2020 - 3:45 pm; MCSA's Response to Gender Based Violence June 26, 2020 - 10:29 am; MCSA's Response to the Corona Virus March 9, 2020 - 1:38 pm; Statement on Proposed Prayer Vigil for Mayor Gumede August 7, 2019 - 8:30 am; Statement of the SACC NEC on probity and Integrity April 1, 2019 - 1:25 pm Norris led the nation in crime decline every year as Baltimore City police commissioner. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. After Walker breaks Donut's fingers for giving him more paper work to do after a car chase, Michael orchestrates an act of revenge. Directed by Baltimore native and . Herc is fired from the department after an Internal Investigation Division hearing. Jimmy teaches his sons the front and follow technique and when he spots Stringer Bell in a market he has them follow him. Castor fails to notice a child hiding in a closet when he secures the scene and Greggs hears the child when she arrives.[8]. When Bubbles is unable to respond to his questions, Holley quickly loses his temper and tries to beat a confession out of him. 2008. Requer was the basis for the character of Bunk Moreland. The IID, homicide unit, and narcotics unit are each led by a Major. He attended the wake of his colleague Ray Cole. Seasons Mello then was later seen commanding the Western troops to do the complicated (by Baltimore Police standards which Mello jokingly states is uncomplicated only if officers went to college or were born by women who did not drink alcohol while they were pregnant) task of searching empty homes for bodies at the request of former district major Cedric Daniels and detective Lester Freamon. He is also an alcoholic. The Baltimore Police Department plays an integral part in The Wire. He was dumped from homicide by Major Rawls for refusal to act as an insider in on Rawls' behalf. Brown would later portray real-life, corrupt BPD Sergeant Thomas Allers in another of Simon's series, and the spiritual successor to The Wire, We Own This City. The character's wake was in part a tribute to Colesberry. He is generally regarded as a "hump", since he has not made a single case in property crimes over their last ten years. Star Trek Picard season 3 is bringing back TNG's cast, and Worf (Michael Dorn) is the best of them as he pals around with Raffi, Jack (Ed Speleers), and more in the new episodes. Major Colvin uses Dozerman's shooting as the impetus for his "Hamsterdam" experiment, a way to reduce crime and not see any more of his men get hurt. He is first seen stealing money from Randy. . [11] His cameo appearances are a source of irony on the show, and he is often given dialogue bemoaning the state of the Baltimore Police Department.[12]. In 2002, Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich appointed Norris as Superintendent of the Maryland State Police. Colicchio is part of the operation that resulted in the shooting of Officer Dozerman. All three detectives maintain a dislike for Marimow's caustic command style often fearing the repercussions that he has threatened them with. They are divorced and have two sons, Sean and Michael. Norris remains with the homicide unit in season four when he is the lead investigator in the politically important murder of a state's witness. [16] Santangelo is, along with McNulty, assigned to the Barksdale detail by Rawls, to spy on McNulty. Ex-IRL Baltimore interim police chief and MPD commander Ed Norris plays Homicide detective Ed Norris. Fruit: Anwan Glover . He left the Western District to work on the Mayor's security detail. He becomes friends with Herc and Carver while working in the squad accompanying them in various activities off duty. Winona is a recurring background character who maintains The Board at the offices of the BPD Homicide Division. Name He was the first officer on scene at the shooting of William Gant. 22 Burrell is a by-the-book careerist officer who reached the level of Commissioner. Holley often works with Norris, Bunk, or Crutchfield and is one of the unit's more short tempered and physically intimidating detectives. April 10, 1960 Presumably this is to avoid confusion and make the relationships between different members of the hierarchy clearer to the viewer. 7 The FAN) in Baltimore, Maryland that airs on weekday mornings from 6 am to 10 am. They recognized a connection to the recent murder of Omars crew member John Bailey because both corpses were found in Kevlar vests. Later in that investigation, he is replaced by Kima Greggs for political reasons. Valchek is well-connected with the city's politicians, and was promoted because of his political association with Mayor Carcetti. They interview Andre, who quickly (as ordered by Chris) identifies Omar Little as the killer in a photo array. Initially appointed as an Acting Commissioner, Burrell negotiated for a permanent posting with the Royce administration. Bobby J. He quizzes Detective Ed Norris about the board; Norris tells him that Lester Freamon is responsible, having received the go-ahead to search vacant houses for concealed bodies. Cedric Daniels and Jimmy McNulty then arrested an eastside drug dealer named "Cheese" whom they suspect of being responsible for some of the murders in his district. Mello appeared with Colvin during the accidental shooting of a nine-year-old child after Colonel Rawls' command to shake down the district for all known drug dealers to get a murder suspect. When he exposes them to danger by having them tail the subject of his investigation, Stringer Bell, she files for an emergency order to prevent him from seeing the boys. In season 2, Cheryl becomes pregnant by artificial insemination, and in season 3, the couple has a baby boy. Cole was played by the show's executive producer, Robert F. Colesberry, who died unexpectedly of complications from heart surgery. Foerster's response was to ask his shift lieutenant Cedric Daniels for a report and then to assign Daniels and his team to the Barksdale detail. Reed is a Major in the Baltimore Police Department and commands the Internal Investigations Division. At the court hearing, the judge convinces them to work out arrangements between themselves. Norris is currently the host of the popular Ed Norris Show on WHFS 105.7FM in Baltimore, Maryland. He served as police commissioner for Baltimore from 2000 to late 2002. He misses several days' work and finally shows up drunk at 9am. He is eventually forced to resign in a scandal over manipulation of crime statistics but receives a highly paid replacement job in order to leave quietly. His cameo appearances are a source of irony on the show, and he is often given dialogue bemoaning the state of the Baltimore police department. 2002 to 2008 [6][7] When departmental cut backs lead to the withholding of overtime, Crutchfield secures part-time work as a security guard to replace his lost pay. Detective Jimmy McNulty later enlisted Brown to help watch the home of Wallace. He is briefly taken off the case and replaced with Greggs, now a rookie in the squad, in order to slow progress because of pressure from the Mayor. She was a key member of the Major Crimes Unit and proved herself on both the Barksdale and Sobotka investigations. The unit is under the C.I.D. He lives with his mother and his brother Michael following his parents separation but still sees his father. Massey is a world-weary officer with a penchant for sarcasm and cutting coupons. member who was a partner of Ellis Carver. "The Wire" Walker tells fellow officers that he was attacked by Bloods. During this season, he is also seen called to duty for other investigations as the city's homicide rate rapidly approaches 300 murders for the year. A Major commands each of the nine patrol districts - the Central, Northern, Northeastern, Eastern, Southeastern, Southern, Southwestern, Western and Northwestern districts. Bubbles threw up on the detectives. Norris continues to pursue this lead after the election, however Greggs solves the case with a careful recanvassing of the crime scene before he is able to make progress. The actor who plays Dennis Mello is a retired Baltimore detective named Jay Landsman, and was the real-life basis for the character of the same name in the show. [2][13], Mello was given command of the Western district again when Daniels was promoted to Criminal Investigations Division colonel. Cheryl is Kima Greggs' live-in partner; she works in the television news industry and often worries about Kima's safety as a police officer. Colicchio is also present for the arrest of Omar Little on a murder warrant, relishing finally bringing in the legendary criminal. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. McNulty is liked by non-commanding officers and is most friendly to Bunk and Kima Greggs. It is currently under the command of the Criminal Investigation Division. He is the cohost of the Big Bad Morning Show on CBS WJZ-FM (105. In Season five, Dozerman is still with Major Crimes working with the detail on the row house serial murders. Years active The office remains the permanent location of the unit when it is formed in season three. In Season 2, he appeared leading the raid on the Franklin Terrace towers when a nine-year-old child was accidentally shot and killed by a stray round in a shootout between drug dealers. He first appeared in Season 1 leading the search for Savino and then commanding the unit to surround Avon Barksdale's strip club during his arrest. He is the arresting officer for Omar Little, stealing a ring from him in the process. Daniels' protege who mentored Herc and Carver while in Narcotics. Kima acquiesces for a time but eventually returns to investigative work in season 2. In season five Brown is livid about the withholding of his overtime pay and is insubordinate in Carver's first roll-call briefing as Sergeant in charge. Sergeant Carver is SIC (Sergeant in Charge) of the Western District under Major Mello. Officer Massey joined the show in season three as a member of the Major Crimes Unit under Lieutenant Cedric Daniels. Edward Norris Played by Ed Norris A veteran of the homicide unit, Norris prides himself on his New York origins, secretly maintaining a love of the New York Yankees that would see him ostracized in the Baltimore unit were it common knowledge. The two tried to convince Officer McNulty to take a position in their operations unit. He is briefly taken off the case and replaced with Greggs, now a rookie in the squad, in order to slow progress because of pressure from the Mayor. McNulty allows him credit for the arrest, later concurring with Bunk Moreland that Baker could be "good police". Show creator David Simon left the Baltimore Sun after a bitter feud with editor William K. Marimow. See full bio More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Biography Awards Photo Gallery Filmography (by Job) Trailers and Videos Explore More Do You Recognize These Rising Stars? The Peabody-winning series was created by David Simon ('The Corner'), whose richly layered plotlines focused on the city's illegal drug trade in the first season before expanding in scope for the second to include corruption on the waterfront. Along with his counterpart Polk, his name is a reference to the Irish phrase "pg mo thin" ("pogue mahone"), or "kiss my arse". Episode count Prez was the son-in-law of deputy commissioner Stan Valchek who had a knack for tracing phone patterns and money accounts but was inept on the streets. Crutchfield helps Bunk to manipulate a confession from DeShawn Williams. Daniels is the Deputy Commissioner of Operations. He normally lets the detectives do as they wish while working on his beach house in Delaware. Ed_Norris. Polk opted for sick leave and is off until the case is closed. McNulty was one of the homicide unit's better detectives until his insubordination drew the ire of his commander Major Rawls. Many of these officers were either commanders of the department or featured officers in the David Simon's books of The Corner and Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. Cole was secondary investigator on the shooting of Wendell "Orlando" Blocker and Detective Kima Greggs. Mello was worried, but did not report Colvin's actions to his superiors. A Baltimore Police Department C.I.D. A running practical joke within the unit is that if a detective is caught sleeping at his desk, his necktie will be cut off with scissors and pinned to a "necktie mausoleum". Herc also has Internal Investigations Division (IID) complaints sent to the office for attempted arrests based on misinformation. In the first season Reed investigates the brutality charges made against Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski for blinding a teenager in one eye. In season three, Elena is established as seriously dating a man named Dennis who sits front row at Orioles games but wears a suit and spends most of the game talking on a cell phone. DeAngelis died of cancer after filming scenes for the fourth season. Edward Norris The Peabody-winning series was created by David Simon ('The Corner'), whose richly layered plotlines focused on the city's illegal drug trade in the first season before expanding in scope for the. Detectives fall into a rank that coincides with their administrative position. He was replaced as the Narcotics Major by George Smith, an associate of Major Colvin. According to Season 4, he served 39 years on the force, suggesting he joined the BPD in 1967. Last episode Mello continues to give charismatic roll call briefings including readying his men for polling station duty and introducing the murder warrant for Omar Little. He is involved in the investigation of the death of William Gant. He first appears assisting Bunk and Norris on a "polygraph-by-copier" where an idiotic suspect confesses to a homicide. The real life Holley has worked in security for the Baltimore Ravens.[10]. In that raid he had the unit arrest everyone in "The Pit" as he assumed them a suspect for being around that area. Norris started his acting career landing roles in such films as the Rochelle Hudson crime flick "Show Them No Mercy" (1935), "The Wagon Trail" (1935) and the drama "The Magnificent Brute" (1936) with Victor McLaglen. Lieutenant Torret is a Black officer who appears in charge of the Quick Response Team (QRT) when they are required for raids and arresting criminals. . In March 2000, Norris was selected to become Police Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department by Mayor Martin O'Malley. When Major Valchek complains about the unit being full of humps, Daniels is put in command and Polk is moved back to property. In a brief appearance in the fourth season, he says he wants to be a video game designer. He is the unit's de facto commander, as he lays out their investigative strategies and specifically chose Lieutenant Asher to be the shift Lieutenant due to his lenient, hands-off attitude. Ed Norris In season three he is assigned to investigate the murder of Tosha Mitchell and Tank and later the shooting of Stringer Bell, both working with Bunk Moreland. It is Colicchio who inspires the name Hamsterdam, after citing Amsterdam's liberal drug laws as a metaphor for Colvin's new policies. Actor Edward T. Norris is known for The Wire (2002) and Jack the Ripper in America (2009). Dozerman joins him. Marimow orders his men to take Marlo down, leading Herc to break several rules by hiring a lip reader to spy on Marlo, and using a video camera without a court order or Marimow's approval. Barlow blackmails McNulty into providing funds for him to take a long weekend to play golf in South Carolina. He also linked the bodies to a specific plastic surgery clinic by identifying a breast implant type that several of the women shared and tracing the serial number. This case was also solved when Roland Brice confessed to the shooting. Marimow accurately suspects Herc of lying to him about the source of his information. Nolan's name is mentioned as the sergeant of another homicide unit in the department. Michael and Sean manage to record Stringer's number plate, which aids their father's investigation. He is punched by Bodie Broadus, a young drug dealer, when the detail raid the low rise projects. Daniels previously worked as a lieutenant in the Eastern District Drug Enforcement Unit, CID Narcotics Unit, and was the first commander of the MCU. It is stated by Jay Landsman that "Marimow does not cast off talent lightly. Menu. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. New York City, New York, USA Edward Norris 20 episodes, 2002-2008 Amy Ryan . The IID, homicide unit, and narcotics unit are each led by a Major. HE KNOWS THE DARK UNDERBELLY OF THE AMERICAN CRIME SCENE.HIS STORY IS POWERFUL AND PROVOCATIVE. Detective McNulty greets her by name in episode 14. In season four, Massey continued to work with the Major Crimes Unit and settled into her role. He works alongside Greggs to maintain a coverup story that they were always working together. The following are former officers or assistant police not part of a District, Administrative, or Criminal Investigation Division. He is a violent bully, who is feared and loathed by Namond, Michael, and the other young drug dealers in the area, and several times is seen brutalizing them. He left the Baltimore Police Department in December 2002 in a flurry of media speculation about acrimony between Norris and staffers in the O'Malley administration. In Season 3, he appeared at the rank of Major commanding QRT and Tactical units citywide no longer actively participating in the raids. He also played an investigator in the 2009 film, "Jack the Ripper in . This is intended as an example to all the other commanders in the department, that if they did not improve their statistics they will also be replaced. Landsman is angry at the sudden drop in his squad clearance rate and calls Freamon a vandal and a visigoth. He was part of the operation that resulted in the shooting of Officer Dozerman. He was present with Rawls when finding the body of drug addict Johnny Weeks, who was then taken to the morgue in a squad car as a means of preventing the media from linking the death to the "Hamsterdam" experiment. He attended Rawls' weekly comstat meetings and worked with Sergeant Jay Landsman in running the homicide division. Ed Norris, the former Baltimore police commissioner who plays a homicide detective on the series, is not an actor either, of course. In season five Castor is first seen warning his new Major, Dennis Mello, about a brawl in the district parking lot. The Police Commissioner answers directly to the city mayor and outlines the departmental goals which are then enforced by the Deputy Commissioners. (Major Colvin had compared "Hamsterdam" to the practice of not enforcing violations of open-container laws when the bottles were obscured by paper bags.) Repeated courses of chemotherapy failed to cure the disease. Marimow vows to Herc that he would be happy to attend his "execution" at an IID trial if he could prove he was lying. The Wire. [19], Colicchio is played by Benjamin Busch, who spent two tours of duty in Iraq with the U.S. Marine Corps. Barlow appears later in the series with open murders of homeless men that McNulty ties into his fabricated serial killer. The information would jeopardize the wiretap so they promised they would give it to Cole when the case closed. A former Baltimore Police Department Commissioner who appears as a midnight shift homicide detective in Season 5. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 The Homicide Unit of the Baltimore City Police Department is responsible for the investigation of all unexplained deaths that take place within Baltimore City. Edward T. Norris . In season two he appeared briefly when investigating the shooting of a child by a stray bullet. After Major Crimes is disbanded, Dozerman is transferred to the Tactical division. In season three, he drives the Western district prisoner transport vehicle under the command of Major Colvin. The two sleep together, but in the morning Elena asks Jimmy to leave as she feels it would be unfair on her sons for them to see him in the house. According to Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, there was actually a Caucasian detective in the Baltimore Police Department homicide division named Michael Crutchfield. He was put under intense pressure to keep the murder rate down.[2]. Rawls had him transferred out of homicide at the end of season one, although he did return in Season Five. A former Baltimore Police Department homicide detective mentioned in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets who inspired a character of the same name played by actor Brian Anthony Wilson throughout the series. Freamon is a quiet and methodical veteran detective who makes major contributions to the unit's investigations. Edward Norris (as Ed Norris) Richard Burton . Landsman reassigned the case to Bunk and Lester Freamon because he felt he needed his most capable detectives on it. Norris is played by convicted felon and ex-police commissioner of Baltimore Ed Norris. Following these raids he helps Herc to set up video surveillance of Marlo Stanfield. Like the real department described in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, the unit uses a red-black system of tracking cases where red is the color for an open/not cleared case and black is the color for a closed/cleared case. Prez left the department after accidentally shooting a plainclothes black officer Derrick Waggoner. For a full character description see Western District section, below. Carver refuses to back Colicchio when he shows no remorse for his action, and charges him with conduct unbecoming an officer and excessive force. Sergeant Landsman's squad is typically the focus of the show, though there is at least one other squad (according to David Simon's book, there are typically three homicide squads in Baltimore, on rotating shifts). He advises McNulty on how to make the best of the situation, but McNulty hates the fumes. Taylor is a Black Major who was the acting commander of the Eastern District. When Commissioner Burrell tried to reassert his command of the force by "juking the stats", the district commanders were told to increase the number of arrests in their districts whether they be felonies or minor infractions. Lieutenant Cedric Daniels bargains with Cantrell to have the highly competent Sydnor assigned to the Barksdale detail to compensate for taking the erratic Pryzbylewski. The two remained friends. Ed Norris (actor), born April 10, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA, is an actor, radio presenter and police commander. When Carver leaves a message for Bunk, Crutchfield deliberately throws it away, causing a lengthy delay in the discovery of the bodies being left all over the city by the Stanfield Organization, and also indirectly ruining Randy Wagstaff's life in the process. "The Wire" Time After Time (TV Episode 2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He was often partnered with fellow squad members Herc Hauk and Lloyd "Truck" Garrick. Last seen [8] Norris also investigated the death of Sherrod who died by tainted drugs.