Crime Story: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime. Former cop Dennis Farina plays Lt. Mike Torello, a no-nonsense cop who, as head of Chicago's Major Crime Unit in the early '60s, occasionally finds it necessary to bend the rules. The serial follows the relationships between Torello, rising mobster Ray Luca (Anthony Denison) and lawyer David Abrams (Stephen Lang), the son of a former gangster.

Series details

• Title: Crime Story
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime
• Premiere date: 1986-09-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-05-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 20487
• IMDb ID: tt0090410
• TVDB ID: 72619

Cast and credited roles

• Dennis Farina — Lt. Mike Torello
• Tony Denison — Ray Luca
• Bill Smitrovich — Sgt. Danny Krychek
• Steve Ryan — Det. Nate Grossman
• Billy Campbell — Det. Joey Indelli
• Paul Butler — Det. Walter Clemmons
• Stephen Lang — David Abrams
• Joseph Wiseman — Manny Weisbord
• Darlanne Fluegel — Julie Torello
• Jon Polito — Phil Bartoli
• Johann Carlo — Cori Luca

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-09-18; final listed air date 1987-03-13; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1987-09-22; final listed air date 1988-05-10; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Crime Story on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.