NYPD Blue Bale to the Chief (Season 12, Episode 19)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

NYPD Blue

Bale to the Chief (Season 12, Episode 19)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bale offers to recommend Sipowicz for the squad commander position; Ortiz and Murphy investigates the death of a Muslim woman; and detectives search for the man who shot Bale. Medavoy retires.

Director

Jesse Bochco

Writers

David Milch (created by) | Steven Bochco (created by) | Tom Szentgyorgyi (teleplay by) (story by) | Keith Eisner (teleplay by) (story by) | Bill Clark (story by)

Producers

Jesse Bochco | Keith Eisner | John Hyams | JoAnne McCool

Composer

Edward Rogers

Cinematographer

Lex duPont (as Lex du Pont)

Editors

Etienne Des Lauriers (as Etienne des Lauriers) | Farrel Levy (as Farrel Jane Levy)

Casting Directors

Scott Genkinger | Junie Lowry-Johnson (as Junie Lowry Johnson)

Production Designer

Richard C. Hankins

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 22, 2005

Release date

Feb 22, 2005 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 20 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 68 wins & 203 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
27 cast members

Name	Known for
Dennis Franz Sgt. Andy Sipowicz Sgt. Andy Sipowicz See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar Det. John Clark, Jr. Det. John Clark, Jr. See fewer	Franklin & Bash (2011)
Gordon Clapp Det. Greg Medavoy Det. Greg Medavoy See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Henry Simmons Det. Baldwin Jones Det. Baldwin Jones See fewer	Cherish the Day (2020)
Bill Brochtrup John Irvin John Irvin See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Jacqueline Obradors Det. Rita Ortiz Det. Rita Ortiz See fewer	Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
Currie Graham Lt. Thomas Bale Lt. Thomas Bale See fewer	Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Bonnie Somerville Det. Laura Murphy Det. Laura Murphy See fewer	Friends (1994)
Elizabeth Lackey A.D.A. Lori Munson (as Lisa Lackey) A.D.A. Lori Munson (as Lisa Lackey) See fewer	Planet of the Apes (2001)
Mary Page Keller Brigid Scofield Brigid Scofield See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Sam McMurray Lieutenant Jeff Henry Lieutenant Jeff Henry See fewer	Raising Arizona (1987)
Boris Lee Krutonog Mischa Nasikoff (as Boris Krutonog) Mischa Nasikoff (as Boris Krutonog) See fewer	The Americans (2013)
Shishir Kurup Adeeb Amar Adeeb Amar See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
David Ackert Ibrahim Moussadiq Ibrahim Moussadiq See fewer	Crossroads Café (1996)
Alex Veadov Sergei Yesenin Sergei Yesenin See fewer	The Equalizer (2014)
James Martin Kelly Chief Duffy Chief Duffy See fewer	Men in Black³ (2012)
Aleksandra Kaniak Varenka Bulgarin Varenka Bulgarin See fewer	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (2000)
John Rosenfeld Nick Macklin Nick Macklin See fewer	Prison Break (2005)
Sima Kostov Panya Panya See fewer	NCIS (2003)
Natasha Alam Elena Elena See fewer	True Blood (2008)
Chuck O'Neil Charles Lusk Charles Lusk See fewer	Serenity (2005)
Rob Reinis Uniform #1 Uniform #1 See fewer	In the Land of Women (2007)
Christopher Boyer Larry Larry See fewer	Lincoln (2012)
Peter Anthony Rocca Chief's Driver Chief's Driver See fewer	Mousehunt (1997)
Carolyn Manor Aide Aide See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
Marc De'Antone Mobster (uncredited) Mobster (uncredited) See fewer	Norbit (2007)
Dan Maysen Partygoer (uncredited) Partygoer (uncredited) See fewer	The Brave and the Brutal