Cagney & Lacey Ordinary Hero (Season 5, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cagney & Lacey

Ordinary Hero (Season 5, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cagney and Lacey feel for the key witness in an upcoming trial, an illegal alien whose reward for his help will be deportation upon the trial's conclusion.

Director

Reza Badiyi

Writers

Barbara Avedon (creator) | Barbara Corday (creator) | Robert Eisele (written by)

Producer

Steve Brown

Composer

Ron Ramin

Cinematographer

Edward R. Plante

Editor

Richard Fetterman (as Richard W. Fetterman)

Casting Director

Diane Dimeo

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 7, 1985

Release date

Oct 7, 1985 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 14 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 21 wins & 57 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Tyne Daly Mary Beth Lacey Mary Beth Lacey See fewer	Judging Amy (1999)
Sharon Gless Christine Cagney Christine Cagney See fewer	Burn Notice (2007)
Al Waxman Lt. Bert Samuels Lt. Bert Samuels See fewer	Cagney & Lacey (1981)
Carl Lumbly Mark Petrie Mark Petrie See fewer	Men of Honor (2000)
Martin Kove Victor Isbecki Victor Isbecki See fewer	The Karate Kid (1984)
Sidney Clute Detective Paul La Guardia (credit only) Detective Paul La Guardia (credit only) See fewer	And Justice for All (1979)
Harvey Atkin Sgt. Ronald Coleman Sgt. Ronald Coleman See fewer	Meatballs (1979)
John Karlen Harvey Lacey Harvey Lacey See fewer	Cagney & Lacey (1981)
Tony Acierto Eduardo Carrena Eduardo Carrena See fewer	Cagney & Lacey (1981)
Michael Bond Father Tate Father Tate See fewer	Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
Woody Eney Dalton Dalton See fewer	Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Gloria Gifford Karen Boswell Karen Boswell See fewer	This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Elizabeth Peña Adelita Carrena (as Elizabeth Pena) Adelita Carrena (as Elizabeth Pena) See fewer	Rush Hour (1998)
Stephen Tobolowsky Russell Phelps Russell Phelps See fewer	Groundhog Day (1993)
Stephanie Hagen Astrid Astrid See fewer	Desperate Housewives (2004)
Tom Dever Man in Shop Man in Shop See fewer	Cagney & Lacey (1981)
Paul Lukather Garth Garth See fewer	Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Haunani Minn TV Reporter TV Reporter See fewer	The Man with Two Brains (1983)
John G. Scanlon Ollicker Ollicker See fewer	Cagney & Lacey (1981)
Michael Holton Maître d' Maître d' See fewer	10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Kurt Paul Actor Actor See fewer	Sledge Hammer! (1986)
Danny Kwan Fong Fong See fewer	Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Aaron Akins Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited) See fewer	Black Butterfly (II) (2017)