Self Defense (9 Apr. 1999)

Director:

Barbara Kopple

Writers:

Paul Attanasio (creator), David Simon (based upon the book by),

Stars:

Richard Belzer, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Gerety

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Richard Belzer	...	John Munch
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Agent Mike Giardello
Peter Gerety	...	Stuart Gharty
Clark Johnson	...	Meldrick Lewis
Yaphet Kotto	...	Lt. Al Giardello
Toni Lewis	...	Terri Stivers
Michael Michele	...	Det. Rene Sheppard
Kyle Secor	...	Tim Bayliss
Jon Seda	...	Paul Falsone
Callie Thorne	...	Laura Ballard
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Aylward	...	Ezra Greenfeld (as William G. J. Aylward)
Nat Benchley	...	Bartender
Paul Butler	...	Judge Clifford Ramsey
Kathleen Goldpaugh	...	Cleaning Lady
Zeljko Ivanek	...	ASA Ed Danvers

Storyline

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

9 April 1999 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company Credits

User Reviews

The Judge called him "Bunny"

I enjoyed a rerun of this episode recently from WGN and I noticed during the scene where Gee meets with the judge, the judge called him Bunny, which is of course the nickname of Colvin from The Wire. I can't remember seeing the Homicide movie, but I've read that Gee was running for Mayor on a "legalize drugs" campaign. Funny how ideas spill over and come to fruition years later. There are lots of other examples of actors or tidbits or themes bleeding through from Homicide to Oz and to the Wire. For instance, I can't remember which episode, but definitely in the last season Meldrick was called "Bunk" by someone in the homicide squad room. The fine actor Lee Tergeson portrayed Officer Chris Thormann on Homicide years before his unforgettable role as Tobias Beecher on Oz. I could go on and on, but you get the idea. Homicide was a great show!