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Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: our day begins when yours ends.

19938.17 Seasons122 EpisodesEnded

Overview

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

Produced by Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer

John Munch

Clark Johnson

Clark Johnson

Meldrick Lewis

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Michael Giardello

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

Al Giardello

Peter Gerety

Peter Gerety

Stuart Gharty

Kyle Secor

Kyle Secor

Tim Bayliss

Jon Seda

Jon Seda

Paul Falsone

Callie Thorne

Callie Thorne

Laura Ballard

Michael Michele

Michael Michele

Rene Sheppard

Toni Lewis

Toni Lewis

Terri Stivers

Themes & Keywords

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About Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street is a mystery, drama, crime series that first aired in 1993 exploring themes of based on novel or book, baltimore, usa, police, murder, police detective, homicide detective. it stars Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Giancarlo Esposito. An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

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