Gary D'Addario
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Television actor, technical advisor |
Gary D'Addario is an American retired police commander, television technical advisor and actor from
D'Addario joined the Baltimore police department in 1967.
It was in his capacity as a homicide shift lieutenant that he became one of the subjects of
The book was adapted into an NBC television series called Homicide: Life on the Street and D'Addario inspired the character Al Giardello on that series.[4][7] D'Addario had a recurring role on Homicide as Lt. Jasper, head of the Quick Response Team. He also worked as a technical advisor on Homicide primarily as a source on the Baltimore Police Department and a liaison between the production and the department.[4] Simon later moved from writing books to television and became a writer and producer for the series. D'Addario was a technical advisor for Simon's next project, the Emmy Award-winning miniseries The Corner, and had a small role as a desk sergeant.[3]
D'Addario served as a technical advisor on the first two seasons of Peabody Award-winning
References
- ^ a b c Frank Klein (2004). "A Shot in the Dark". Baltimore City Paper. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ISBN 0-8050-8075-9.
D'Addario is one of the last survivors of the Italian caliphate that briefly ruled the department after a long Irish dynasty.....But the Holy Roman Empire lasted less than four years.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Jim King (1998). "3rd Exclusive David Simon Q&A". AOL The Wire group. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ^ a b c Jan Hoffman (1998-03-29). "Police Tactics Chipping Away at Suspects' Rights". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ^ a b "The Wire season 2 crew". HBO. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ^ Source: Baltimore Sun, July 16, 2003.
- ^ a b Simon, David (2006) [1991]. Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. New York: Owl Books.
- ^ "The Wire season 1 crew". HBO. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ^ "Character profile - Grand Jury Prosecutor Gary DiPasquale". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- The Wire. Season 2. Episode 5. HBO.
- ^ "The Wire episode guide - episode 18 Undertow". HBO. 2004. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- The Wire. Season 4. Episode 08. HBO.
- ^ "Episode guide - episode 45 Corner Boys". HBO. 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-01.
- The Wire. Season 4. Episode 13. HBO.
- ^ "The Wire episode guide - episode 50 Final Grades". HBO. 2006. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
- The Wire. Season 5. Episode 3. HBO.
- ^ "The Wire episode guide - episode 53 Not for Attribution". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- The Wire. Season 5. Episode 10. HBO.
- ^ "The Wire episode guide - episode 60 –30–". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
External links
- Gary D'Addario at IMDb