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Crime Story

Crime Story

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

19868.02 Seasons43 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

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

Produced by Michael Mann
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

Lt. Mike Torello

Tony Denison

Tony Denison

Ray Luca

Steve Ryan

Steve Ryan

Det. Nate Grossman

Paul Butler

Paul Butler

Det. Walter Clemmons

Billy Campbell

Billy Campbell

Det. Joey Indelli

Bill Smitrovich

Bill Smitrovich

Sgt. Danny Krychek

Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang

Atty. David Abrams

John Santucci

John Santucci

Pauli Taglia

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Frank Holman

Joseph Wiseman

Joseph Wiseman

Manny Weisbord

Themes & Keywords

organized crimemobsterpolice detective1960s

About Crime Story

Crime Story is a crime, drama, action & adventure, mystery series that first aired in 1986 exploring themes of organized crime, mobster, police detective, 1960s. it stars Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Steve Ryan. The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.

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