Captain Frank Furillo
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Captain Frank Furillo is the dedicated, level-headed precinct commander at the heart of the 1980s police drama "Hill Street Blues," known for balancing gritty street crime with complex personal and political pressures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Frank Furillo canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hill Street Blues ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hill Street Blues roll call scenes
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recurring phrase "Let’s be careful out there" ⓘ |
| commandedUnit | Hill Street precinct ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Michael Kozoll
ⓘ
Steven Bochco ⓘ |
| familyName | Furillo ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceMedium | television ⓘ |
| genre | police drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank ⓘ |
| hasChild | Frank Furillo Jr. ⓘ |
| hasColleague |
Det. J.D. LaRue
ⓘ
Det. Mick Belker ⓘ Lt. Howard Hunter ⓘ Officer Andy Renko ⓘ Officer Bobby Hill ⓘ Sgt. Phil Esterhaus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
balancing street crime with political pressures
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complex personal life ⓘ mediating conflicts within the precinct ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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ensemble lead ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
calm under pressure
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dedicated ⓘ diplomatic ⓘ ethical ⓘ level-headed ⓘ |
| occupation |
police captain
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police officer ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastFormat | hour-long television drama ⓘ |
| partOf | Hill Street Blues ensemble cast ⓘ |
| policeRank | captain ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daniel J. Travanti ⓘ |
| position | precinct commander ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Joyce Davenport ⓘ |
| romanticPartnerOccupation | public defender ⓘ |
| setting | fictional unnamed American city ⓘ |
| televisionSeriesDebut | 1981 ⓘ |
| themeInStory |
bureaucratic and political pressure on policing
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conflict between duty and personal life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | early 1980s ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hill Street police station
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unnamed urban precinct ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.