NYPD Blue The Dead Donald (Season 12, Episode 10)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

NYPD Blue

The Dead Donald (Season 12, Episode 10)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man who cared for his brain-damaged brother is found dead; Medavoy falls for a wealthy woman while investigating an apartment rental scam; Bale tries to nail a man who offered the detectives a bribe.

Director

Carol Banker

Writers

David Milch (created by) | Steven Bochco (created by) | Tom Szentgyorgyi (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)

Editor

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 Dec 7, 2004

Release date

Dec 7, 2004 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
26 cast members

Name	Known for
Dennis Franz Det. Andy Sipowicz Det. 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)
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Jane Downs Heather Bell Heather Bell See fewer	NYPD Blue (1993)
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