"Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)TV series 1993-1999

Creator:

Paul Attanasio
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

31 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

A police homicide investigation unit investigates violent crimes in the city of Baltimore.

Plot Keywords:

Glock | Bookends | Detective John Munch | Italian American Cop | African American

Awards:

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 19 wins & 50 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. May 14	12:00 PM	WGNSAT	The Heart of a Saturday Night	#5.7
Thur. May 15	12:00 PM	WGNSAT	The True Test	#5.8

Cast

Richard Belzer	...	Det. John Munch / ... (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
Yaphet Kotto	...	Lt. Al Giardello (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
Kyle Secor	...	Det. Tim Bayliss / ... (120 episodes, 1993-1999)
Clark Johnson	...	Det. Meldrick Lewis (117 episodes, 1993-1999)
Andre Braugher	...	Det. Frank Pembleton (99 episodes, 1993-1998)
Melissa Leo	...	Det. Sgt. Kay Howard (76 episodes, 1993-1997)
Reed Diamond	...	Det. Mike Kellerman / ... (68 episodes, 1995-1998)

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Series Directed by
Kenneth Fink		(8 episodes, 1995-1998)
Alan Taylor		(7 episodes, 1993-1999)
Nick Gomez		(6 episodes, 1993-1998)
Peter Medak		(6 episodes, 1994-1998)
Jean de Segonzac		(6 episodes, 1996-1997)
John McNaughton		(5 episodes, 1994-1996)
Clark Johnson		(5 episodes, 1996-1998)
Leslie Libman		(4 episodes, 1996-1998)
Larry Williams		(4 episodes, 1996-1998)
Uli Edel		(4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Lee Bonner		(3 episodes, 1994-1996)
Tim Hunter		(3 episodes, 1994-1995)
Edwin Sherin		(3 episodes, 1996-1999)
Barbara Kopple		(3 episodes, 1997-1999)
Kyle Secor		(3 episodes, 1997-1999)
Kathryn Bigelow		(3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jay Tobias		(3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Barry Levinson		(2 episodes, 1993-1995)
Martin Campbell		(2 episodes, 1993)
Ted Demme		(2 episodes, 1994-1996)
Whitney Ransick		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Christopher Menaul		(2 episodes, 1994)
Timothy Van Patten		(2 episodes, 1995-1999)
Michael Fields		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Peter Weller		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Edward Bianchi		(2 episodes, 1998)
Robert Harmon		(2 episodes, 1998)

Series Writing credits
Paul Attanasio		(117 episodes, 1993-1999)
David Simon		(117 episodes, 1993-1999)
Tom Fontana		(67 episodes, 1993-1999)
James Yoshimura		(39 episodes, 1993-1999)
Julie Martin		(32 episodes, 1994-1999)
Henry Bromell		(25 episodes, 1994-1996)
Bonnie Mark		(25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Anya Epstein		(21 episodes, 1995-1999)
Jorge Zamacona		(12 episodes, 1993-1997)
Eric Overmyer		(11 episodes, 1996-1999)
Noel Behn		(7 episodes, 1993-1999)
David Mills		(3 episodes, 1994-1998)
Yaphet Kotto		(3 episodes, 1997-1999)
Darryl Wharton		(3 episodes, 1997-1998)
David Rupel		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Christopher Kyle		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Linda McGibney		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Sara B. Charno		(2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Joy Kecken		(2 episodes, 1998)
Sean Whitesell		(2 episodes, 1998)

Series Produced by
Tom Fontana	....	executive producer (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
Barry Levinson	....	executive producer (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
Jim Finnerty	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer / ... (117 episodes, 1993-1999)
Gail Mutrux	....	consulting producer / producer (117 episodes, 1993-1999)
Julie Martin	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (84 episodes, 1995-1999)
James Yoshimura	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (84 episodes, 1995-1999)
Debbie Sarjeant	....	co-producer / associate producer (66 episodes, 1994-1997)
Henry Bromell	....	co-executive producer / executive producer / ... (42 episodes, 1994-1996)
Anya Epstein	....	consulting producer / producer (42 episodes, 1997-1999)
Eric Overmyer	....	supervising producer / consulting producer / ... (42 episodes, 1997-1999)
David Simon	....	producer (42 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jorge Zamacona	....	producer (20 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lori Mozilo	....	coordinating producer (9 episodes, 1993)
Sara B. Charno	....	co-producer (9 episodes, 1999)
Sara B. Cooper	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Douglas J. Cuomo		(109 episodes, 1994-1999)
Jeff Rona		(10 episodes, 1993-1994)

Series Cinematography by
Alex Zakrzewski		(54 episodes, 1995-1999)
Jean de Segonzac		(50 episodes, 1994-1997)
Wayne Ewing		(9 episodes, 1993)
Phil Oetiker		(1 episode, 1995)

Series Film Editing by
Jay Rabinowitz		(26 episodes, 1993-1998)
Cindy Mollo		(20 episodes, 1993-1998)
Ken Eluto		(16 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jay Pires		(12 episodes, 1996-1997)
Deborah Moran		(11 episodes, 1998-1999)
Gregg Featherman		(8 episodes, 1995-1997)
Sylvia Waliga		(7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Richard Harkness		(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Ned Bastille		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Barry Levinson		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Louis DiGiaimo		(41 episodes, 1993-1997)
Brett Goldstein		(8 episodes, 1995-1997)

Series Production Design by
Vincent Peranio		(84 episodes, 1993-1999)
Susan Kessel		(17 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Art Direction by
F. Dale Davis		(9 episodes, 1993)

Series Set Decoration by
Susan Kessel		(41 episodes, 1993-1997)

Series Costume Design by
Van Smith		(7 episodes, 1993)
Rolande Berman		(4 episodes, 1993-1994)
Tina Nigro		(1 episode, 1997)

Series Makeup Department
Ardis Cohen	....	hair stylist (11 episodes, 1993-1994)
Betty Beebe	....	makeup artist (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Sandra Linn Koepper	....	assistant makeup artist (9 episodes, 1999)

Series Production Management
Jim Finnerty	....	unit production manager (117 episodes, 1993-1999)
Johanna Persons	....	executive in charge of production / unit production manager (42 episodes, 1995-1997)
Irene Burns	....	post-production manager / post-production supervisor (29 episodes, 1997-1999)
Sally Harvey	....	executive in charge of production (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Dennis A. Brown	....	executive in charge of production (20 episodes, 1994-1995)
James R. McGee	....	executive in charge of production (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Ted Zachary	....	executive in charge of production (13 episodes, 1993-1994)
Debbie Sarjeant	....	post-production supervisor (7 episodes, 1993)
Allan Chalfin	....	executive in charge of production (4 episodes, 1994)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ivan J. Fonseca	....	second assistant director / second second assistant director / ... (87 episodes, 1994-1999)
Frank Ferro	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (77 episodes, 1993-1999)
Miles A. Perman	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director (77 episodes, 1995-1999)
Jay Tobias	....	first assistant director (34 episodes, 1994-1998)
Joe Incaprera	....	second second assistant director (28 episodes, 1998-1999)
Michele Ziegler	....	first assistant director (15 episodes, 1994-1996)
Kelly Householder	....	second second assistant director (9 episodes, 1993)
Robert Rooy	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1993)
Nina Kostroff-Noble	....	first assistant director / second second assistant director (4 episodes, 1993)
Kelley Finn	....	second second assistant director (4 episodes, 1994)
Stephen J. Fisher	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1994)

Series Art Department
Michael Sabo	....	lead man / property master / ... (116 episodes, 1993-1999)
Keith Weaver	....	master scenic artist (11 episodes, 1993-1997)
Michael Davis	....	construction coordinator (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Elizabeth Weber	....	set dresser (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Lorrie Walker	....	property master (9 episodes, 1993)
Steven Walker	....	property master (9 episodes, 1993)
Brook Yeaton	....	property master (3 episodes, 1991-1998)
R. Vincent Smith	....	property assistant (2 episodes, 1993-1997)
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon	....	property assistant (1 episode, 1993-1999)
Randy G. Herbert	....	construction foreman (1 episode, 1993-1999)
Lester Poser	....	set dresser (1 episode, 1994)
Ted Lubonovich II	....	propmaker (unknown episodes)
Jeff Stacy	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Thomas Turnbull	....	carpenter (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Regina Mullen	....	dialogue editor (69 episodes, 1994-1997)
Lorenzo Millan	....	boom operator (67 episodes, 1996-1999)
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer: additional photography (18 episodes, 1994-1995)
Rick Angelella	....	sound mixer (9 episodes, 1993)
Dwayne Dell	....	boom operator (9 episodes, 1993)
Bruce Litecky	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 1994-1997)
John Bowen	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Alek Bromke	....	adr assistant recordist: Toronto (unknown episodes)
Neil Cedar	....	sound editor / sync sound: New York (unknown episodes)
Paul Flinton	....	cable assistant (unknown episodes)
John Hassler	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Chris Kellet	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Derek Marcil	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Grant Maxwell	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Ray Palagy	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Tony Pipitone	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Tony Slocum	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Christopher L. Conner	....	special effects crew (1 episode, 1999)
Andrew Mortelliti	....	special effects (unknown episodes)
John Stifanich	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Mark Pellington	....	main title sequence (1 episode, 1994)
Scott Milne	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator (13 episodes, 1993-1998)
Douglas Crosby	....	stunts / stunt coordinator (6 episodes, 1997-1998)
Sean Kelly	....	stunts (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Ned Corrigan	....	stunts (4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1998)
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts (1 episode, 1997)
Carl Paoli	....	stunts (1 episode, 1997)
Bob Colletti	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Danny Downey	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ron Michaels	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Michael S. Walter	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Kym Washington	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ethan McQuerrey	....	grip (81 episodes, 1996-1999)
Blackford 'Boots' Shelton	....	first assistant camera (18 episodes, 1993-1995)
Joe Kurtz	....	best boy / key grip (12 episodes, 1993-1997)
Josh Spring	....	key grip / gaffer (12 episodes, 1993-1997)
John Dunkin	....	best boy (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Thomas Lappin	....	second assistant camera (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
John Pacy	....	gaffer (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Susan C. Ingram	....	second assistant camera (9 episodes, 1994-1997)
Alex Applefeld	....	video assist / video assistant (2 episodes, 1994-1997)
David J. Thompson	....	first assistant camera (1 episode, 1997)
Eric Blair	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Roger Donegan	....	video assist operator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Pat Moran	....	casting: Baltimore (41 episodes, 1993-1997)
John Strawbridge	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bebe Ferro	....	set costumer / costume supervisor / ... (83 episodes, 1994-1999)
Rolande Berman	....	wardrobe supervisor (6 episodes, 1993)
Mara Majorowicz	....	wardrobe supervisor (5 episodes, 1993-1994)
Deb Dalton	....	wardrobe supervisor (1 episode, 1994)
Catharine Fletcher Incaprera	....	wardrobe supervisor (1 episode, 1995-1998)
Shanna Gold	....	set costumer (unknown episodes, 1997)

Series Editorial Department
Susie Silver	....	assistant editor (23 episodes, 1994-1995)
Diane Jeansonne	....	post-production coordinator (20 episodes, 1994-1995)
Cindy Mollo	....	supervising editor / editorial supervisor (11 episodes, 1994-1996)
Leon Martin	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 1998-1999)
Donna Donato	....	assistant editor (9 episodes, 1993)
Jay Pires	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 1995)
John A. Bines	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 1999)
Ann Holm	....	post-production coordinator (4 episodes, 1993)
Ivan J. Fonseca	....	post-production coordinator (4 episodes, 1994)
Deborah Moran	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Ken Rubenfeld	....	dailies colorist (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Lynn F. Kowal	....	composer: main title theme / composer: title theme (12 episodes, 1993-1997)
Chris Tergesen	....	music supervisor (3 episodes, 1994-1997)
John Henry Kreitler	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
tomandandy	....	composer: theme music (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Foard J. Wilgis	....	transportation coordinator (12 episodes, 1993-1997)
Michael Luckeroth	....	driver / transportation co-captain (unknown episodes, 1993-1999)
Charles E. Bauer	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Gerald Titus	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Stephanie Fontana	....	assistant to producer / production assistant (107 episodes, 1994-1999)
Robin Cousart	....	production accountant / production controller / ... (50 episodes, 1994-1999)
Anya Epstein	....	story editor / assistant: Mr. Fontana (42 episodes, 1994-1997)
Charley Armstrong	....	location manager (39 episodes, 1993-1999)
Cathleen Clarke	....	production coordinator (31 episodes, 1994-1995)
Linda McGibney	....	assistant: Mr. Bromell / script coordinator (27 episodes, 1994-1998)
Lee Davis	....	script supervisor (27 episodes, 1994-1997)
Stephen Hauser	....	assistant: Mr. Levinson (26 episodes, 1994-1995)
Tim Downs	....	production assistant (25 episodes, 1996)
James Yoshimura	....	executive story editor / story editor (24 episodes, 1994-1995)
Chrissie Davis	....	production coordinator (23 episodes, 1997-1998)
Vernon Guinn	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
David Simon	....	story editor (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Deborah Boyd	....	assistant production coordinator (20 episodes, 1994-1995)
Julie Martin	....	story editor (20 episodes, 1994-1995)
Jorge Zamacona	....	story editor (20 episodes, 1994-1995)
Markie Fenton	....	location production assistant (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Bonnie Mark	....	script coordinator / story editor (16 episodes, 1993-1995)
Kerry Craven	....	assistant production coordinator (13 episodes, 1993-1994)
Greer Yeaton	....	production coordinator / assistant production coordinator / ... (13 episodes, 1997-1999)
Sara B. Charno	....	executive story editor (13 episodes, 1998-1999)
Mark Pellington	....	title designer: main title / title designer: main titles (10 episodes, 1993-1994)
Judy Coster	....	script supervisor (9 episodes, 1993)
Jennifer Goldsmith	....	assistant accountant (9 episodes, 1993)
Nowell Grossman	....	production accountant (9 episodes, 1993)
Diana Schmidt	....	production coordinator (9 episodes, 1993)
Debra Donaldson	....	location manager (8 episodes, 1993-1994)
Gary D'Addario	....	technical advisor (8 episodes, 1995-1997)
Joy Kecken	....	assistant: Mr. Bromell / assistant to producers (8 episodes, 1995-1997)
Sean Jablonski	....	assistant: Mr. Fontana (7 episodes, 1995)
Karen L. Sirota	....	assistant production coordinator (7 episodes, 1995)
Ivan J. Fonseca	....	assistant to producers (5 episodes, 1993)
Lynn Hockin	....	first assistant production accountant (4 episodes, 1994)
Brian A. Williams	....	production accountant (4 episodes, 1994)
Josh Slates	....	additional set production assistant (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Skates Naiman	....	supervising coordinator (1 episode, 1994)
Holly Unterberger	....	script coordinator (1 episode, 1997)
Shamit Choksey	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes, 1996-1998)
Lisa Randolph	....	assistant: Tom Fontana (unknown episodes, 1998-1999)
Josue Aguilar	....	on-set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Noel Behn	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Cheryl Donaldson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Amy Eldridge	....	first assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Philippe Gallichet	....	caterer / chef (unknown episodes)
Stephanie Lovell	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Theresa Marsh	....	first assistant production accountant (unknown episodes)
Joe McLaughlin	....	assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
John B. Pekkanen	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Denise Templeton	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Frank Venegas	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kevin Weaver	....	security associate (unknown episodes)
Craig Wirth	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Shandon Lipshaw	....	special thanks: autopsy equipment (9 episodes, 1994-1995)
The Fells Point Community	....	special thanks (3 episodes, 1993-1995)
Daniel Baldwin	....	special thanks (2 episodes, 1997)

Production Companies

• Baltimore Pictures
• Fatima Productions
• MCEG/Sterling Entertainment
• NBC Studios
• Reeves Entertainment Group (as Reeves Entertainment)
• Thames Television (as Thames Television International)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1993-1999) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Turner Network Television (TNT) (????) (USA) (TV) (repeats)
• A&E Home Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• ITV4 (2006-) (UK) (TV)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Super Channel (2001-2002) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Atlantic Cine Equipment  cranes and remote heads
• Cinema Catering  catering
• Colorlab  laboratory services & telecine
• Editel NY  post-production facilities
• Imaginary Forces  main titles
• Sync Sound  sound editorial and mixing facilities

Also Known As:

Homicide (USA) (informal short title)

Runtime:

60 min (122 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2007) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Baltimore Pictures

Trivia:

In 1988 a Baltimore Sun reporter named David Simon joined the Baltimore Police Homicide Unit as a civilian assistant in order to chronicle a year in the life of a big city homicide squad. His extensive notes, interviews, and observations were eventually published as the book, "Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets." This book served as the inspiration for the TV series "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) and much of the first and second seasons of the show are taken from actual events recounted in the book.

Quotes:

Lt. Al 'Gee' Giardello: It's better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Love and a Bullet (2002)

Best show I've seen

This is the best show ever. It even beats "The West Wing" which I think is superb. I wish they would show the reruns on some other channel than Court TV at 1AM.

Audrey Braugher delivered one of the greatest and intense performances on TV or anywhere else for that matter as Detective Francis Xavier "Frank" Pembleton. The supporting cast, which included Kyle Secor, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, and Callie Thorne (to name a few) were also great. Tom Fontana is one of the best TV writers ever. "Three Men and Adena" is one of the most intense and compelling episodes I've seen. This series has had more famous guest stars on it than any other show, except "The Simpsons." They included Robin Williams, Lili Tomlin, James Earl Jones, Steve Buscemi, Vincent D'Onofrio, and David Morse among others.

Braugher and Fontana won Emmys. The show also received The Humanitas Prize and The Peabody (which has only gone to two other drama series, "St. Elsewhere" and "The West Wing").