"You posin' for pictures? Or you gonna pull the trigger?"

1986- 1988

2 Seasons

43 Episodes

8.0(76 votes)

Canceled

Crime

Drama

Action & Adventure

Mystery

Overview

The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.

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Episodes

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dennis Farina

Lt. Mike Torello

Tony Denison

Ray Luca

Steve Ryan

Det. Nate Grossman

Paul Butler

Det. Walter Clemmons

Billy Campbell

Det. Joey Indelli

Bill Smitrovich

Sgt. Danny Krychek

Stephen Lang

Atty. David Abrams

John Santucci

Pauli Taglia

Ted Levine

Frank Holman

Joseph Wiseman

Manny Weisbord

Creative team

Created by: Gustave Reininger
Chuck Adamson
Produced by: Michael Mann

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