Jay Landsman
| Jay Landsman | |
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| Baltimore Police Department Baltimore County Police Department |
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| Place of birth |  - Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Other work | actor |
Jay Landsman is a retired homicide detective and actor. He was featured in David Simon's book about the Baltimore homicide unit Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. According to the book, Landsman was the last of his family line on the Baltimore Police Department. His brother Jerry was a detective in the agency who left in the 1980s and their father was the department's first Jewish district commander.[1]
| Jay Landsman | |
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| Occupation | Television actor |
The book was later developed into the television series Homicide: Life on the Street. He was the inspiration for the fictional character John Munch (also Jewish) on that show[2] and a character named Jay Landsman on the television series The Wire, created by Simon. Landsman portrayed himself in a brief appearance on the HBO miniseries The Corner. He most recently appeared on The Wire as Dennis Mello.
[edit] References
- ^ Simon, David (2006) [1991]. "One". Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (4th ed.). Owl Books. p. 85. ISBN 0-8050-8075-9. "His father had retired with a lieutenant's rank as acting commander of the Northwestern district, the first Jewish officer to rise to a district command on a predominantly Irish department."
- ^ Simon, David (1991, 2006). Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. New York: Owl Books. p. hoto insert section.
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