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post #101 of 105
3/23/07 at 12:31pm
1. Vic Mackey (The Shield)
2. Joe Hallenbeck (The Last Boy Scout)
3. Staff Sgt. Dignam (The Departed)
4. Sherlock Holmes
5. Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon)
6. Det. Frank Pembleton (Homicide: Life on the Street)
7. Jimmy McNulty (The Wire)
8. Brendan (Brick)
9. Ed Exley (L.A. Confidential)
10. Lieutenant Columbo (Columbo)
11. Det. John McClane (Die Hard films)
12. Jim Rockford (The Rockford Files)
13. J.J. 'Jake' Gittes. (Chinatown)
14. Jim Malone (The Untouchables)
15. Lester Freamon (The Wire)
16. Williamn of Baskerville (The Name of the Rose)
17. Inspector Geoffrey "Tequila" Yuen (Hard-Boiled)
18. Lt. Frank Drebin (Police Squad, Naked Gun movies)
19. Inspector Gadget (Inspector Gadget)
20. Mitch Hennessey (The Long Kiss Goodnight)
21. Daryl Zero (Zero Effect)
22. Rick Deckard (Blade Runner)
23. Hercule Poirot
24. Perry "Gay Perry" Van Shrike (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang)
25. Adrian Monk (Monk)
26. Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fiztgerald (Cracker)
26. Det. Lenny Briscoe (Law & Order)
27. Det. Supt. Jane Tennison (Prime Suspect)
28. Nick Charles (The Thin Man)
29. Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco)
30. Robert T. Ironside (Ironside)
31. The Dude (The Big Lebowski)
32. Will Graham (Manhunter)
33. Lt. Vincent Hannah (Heat)
34. John Shaft (Shaft)
35. Rigby Reardon (Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid)
36. Inspector Clouseau (The Pink Panther)
37. Bernard and Vivian Jaffe (I Heart Huckabees)
38. Phillip Marlowe (The Big Sleep, et al.)
39. Detective Joe Leland (The Detective)
40. Richard Chance (To Live and Die in L.A.)
41. David Addison (Moonlighting)
42. Det. Sgt. Nick Tellis (Narc)
43. Lt. Mike Torello (Crime Story)
44. Det. Tony Baretta (Baretta)
45. Det. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (The French Connection)
46. Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files)
47. Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher - Fletch
48. Det. Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
49. Carl Kolchak (Kolchak: The Night Stalker)
50. Detective Lt. William Somerset & Detective David Mills (Se7en)
51. Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs)
52. Angel (Angel)
53. Simon & Simon
54. Detective Harry Callahan
55. Det. John Munch (Homicide: Life on the Street, many others)
56. Easy Rawlins (Devil in a Blue Dress)
57. Jeffrey Beaumont (Blue Velvet)
58. Chief Marge Gunderson (Fargo)
59. Marshall W.T. O'Neill (Outland)
60. Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo): As the only higher functioning member of Mystery, Inc., it's generally up to Velma to say, "Hey, guys, listen, that Shark-Man is probably just Old Man Jenkins in a Wal-Mart Halloween costume. Let's just relax." She's the Sherlock Holmes to the gang's collective Inspector Clousseau.
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post #102 of 105
3/23/07 at 12:52pm
Just to refresh the list:

1. Vic Mackey (The Shield)
2. Joe Hallenbeck (The Last Boy Scout)
3. Staff Sgt. Dignam (The Departed)
4. Sherlock Holmes
5. Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon)
6. Det. Frank Pembleton (Homicide: Life on the Street)
7. Jimmy McNulty (The Wire)
8. Brendan (Brick)
9. Ed Exley (L.A. Confidential)
10. Lieutenant Columbo (Columbo)
11. Det. John McClane (Die Hard films)
12. Jim Rockford (The Rockford Files)
13. J.J. 'Jake' Gittes. (Chinatown)
14. Jim Malone (The Untouchables)
15. Lester Freamon (The Wire)
16. Williamn of Baskerville (The Name of the Rose)
17. Inspector Geoffrey "Tequila" Yuen (Hard-Boiled)
18. Lt. Frank Drebin (Police Squad, Naked Gun movies)
19. Inspector Gadget (Inspector Gadget)
20. Mitch Hennessey (The Long Kiss Goodnight)
21. Daryl Zero (Zero Effect)
22. Rick Deckard (Blade Runner)
23. Hercule Poirot
24. Perry "Gay Perry" Van Shrike (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang)
25. Adrian Monk (Monk)
26. Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fiztgerald (Cracker)
26. Det. Lenny Briscoe (Law & Order)
27. Det. Supt. Jane Tennison (Prime Suspect)
28. Nick Charles (The Thin Man)
29. Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco)
30. Robert T. Ironside (Ironside)
31. The Dude (The Big Lebowski)
32. Will Graham (Manhunter)
33. Lt. Vincent Hannah (Heat)
34. John Shaft (Shaft)
35. Rigby Reardon (Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid)
36. Inspector Clouseau (The Pink Panther)
37. Bernard and Vivian Jaffe (I Heart Huckabees)
38. Phillip Marlowe (The Big Sleep, et al.)
39. Detective Joe Leland (The Detective)
40. Richard Chance (To Live and Die in L.A.)
41. David Addison (Moonlighting)
42. Det. Sgt. Nick Tellis (Narc)
43. Lt. Mike Torello (Crime Story)
44. Det. Tony Baretta (Baretta)
45. Det. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (The French Connection)
46. Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files)
47. Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher - Fletch
48. Det. Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
49. Carl Kolchak (Kolchak: The Night Stalker)
50. Detective Lt. William Somerset & Detective David Mills (Se7en)
51. Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs)
52. Angel (Angel)
53. Simon & Simon
54. Detective Harry Callahan
55. Det. John Munch (Homicide: Life on the Street, many others)
56. Easy Rawlins (Devil in a Blue Dress)
57. Det. Meldrick Lewis (Homicide: Life on the Street)
58. Jeffrey Beaumont (Blue Velvet)
59. Chief Marge Gunderson (Fargo)
60. Marshal W.T. O'Niel (Outland)
61. Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo)
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post #103 of 105
3/23/07 at 1:21pm
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1. Vic Mackey (The Shield)
2. Joe Hallenbeck (The Last Boy Scout)
3. Staff Sgt. Dignam (The Departed)
4. Sherlock Holmes
5. Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon)
6. Det. Frank Pembleton (Homicide: Life on the Street)
7. Jimmy McNulty (The Wire)
8. Brendan (Brick)
9. Ed Exley (L.A. Confidential)
10. Lieutenant Columbo (Columbo)
11. Det. John McClane (Die Hard films)
12. Jim Rockford (The Rockford Files)
13. J.J. 'Jake' Gittes. (Chinatown)
14. Jim Malone (The Untouchables)
15. Lester Freamon (The Wire)
16. Williamn of Baskerville (The Name of the Rose)
17. Inspector Geoffrey "Tequila" Yuen (Hard-Boiled)
18. Lt. Frank Drebin (Police Squad, Naked Gun movies)
19. Inspector Gadget (Inspector Gadget)
20. Mitch Hennessey (The Long Kiss Goodnight)
21. Daryl Zero (Zero Effect)
22. Rick Deckard (Blade Runner)
23. Hercule Poirot
24. Perry "Gay Perry" Van Shrike (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang)
25. Adrian Monk (Monk)
26. Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fiztgerald (Cracker)
26. Det. Lenny Briscoe (Law & Order)
27. Det. Supt. Jane Tennison (Prime Suspect)
28. Nick Charles (The Thin Man)
29. Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco)
30. Robert T. Ironside (Ironside)
31. The Dude (The Big Lebowski)
32. Will Graham (Manhunter)
33. Lt. Vincent Hannah (Heat)
34. John Shaft (Shaft)
35. Rigby Reardon (Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid)
36. Inspector Clouseau (The Pink Panther)
37. Bernard and Vivian Jaffe (I Heart Huckabees)
38. Phillip Marlowe (The Big Sleep, et al.)
39. Detective Joe Leland (The Detective)
40. Richard Chance (To Live and Die in L.A.)
41. David Addison (Moonlighting)
42. Det. Sgt. Nick Tellis (Narc)
43. Lt. Mike Torello (Crime Story)
44. Det. Tony Baretta (Baretta)
45. Det. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (The French Connection)
46. Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files)
47. Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher - Fletch
48. Det. Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
49. Carl Kolchak (Kolchak: The Night Stalker)
50. Detective Lt. William Somerset & Detective David Mills (Se7en)
51. Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs)
52. Angel (Angel)
53. Simon & Simon
54. Detective Harry Callahan
55. Det. John Munch (Homicide: Life on the Street, many others)
56. Easy Rawlins (Devil in a Blue Dress)
57. Det. Meldrick Lewis (Homicide: Life on the Street)
58. Jeffrey Beaumont (Blue Velvet)
59. Chief Marge Gunderson (Fargo)
60. Marshal W.T. O'Niel (Outland)
61. Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo)
62. Det. Mick Belker (Hill Street Blues)

It would be a crime not to get through this list without having at least one character from a Steven Bochco show on this list (no Sipowitz?) and Bruce Weitz's Mick Belker is my personal favorite. He can go from snarling and growling to sweet and caring in the same breath -- as in the many scenes when booking a perp would be interrupted by a phone call from his beloved mother. And while he was a cop who seemed reckless, he also stayed true to himself and to his precinct, living by an own personal moral code.
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post #104 of 105
3/23/07 at 1:29pm
Rath, great call on Belker. I was considering naming him. In that case, my final pic will be...

63. Det. Kay Howard - Homicide: Life on the Street

She was the only woman on homicide but it wasn't an issue of conention for them. She had the best damn clearence rate of the squad and knew how to work the cases. Not to mention being shot in the chest, living and continuing to work the cases.
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post #105 of 105
3/23/07 at 1:31pm
HARRY D'AMOUR

Like Dickson's Dresden nomination, I'm throwing Harry in, not so much for his cinematic portrayal in Lord of Illusions, but because he's earned it from his appearances in Barker's books and the film is simply a qualifier(Course, I haven't watched LOI in quite sometime. Maybe it holds up better than I remember).

Clive sums up the character better than I could...

"I've traveled a long way with Harry D'Amour. He first appeared in a story I wrote almost a decade ago now, 'The Last Illusion'. Since then, I've recounted his life and troubled times in two novels and some short fiction. I've not made the road very easy for him. His destiny, it seems, is to be in constant struggle with what might be loosely called 'the forces of darkness', though he claims he'd be quite content investigating insurance fraud. His reluctance is, trust, part of his charm. He's not a Van Helsing, defiantly facing off against some implacable evil with faith and holy water. His antecedents are the troubled, weary and often lovelorn heroes of film noir - private detectives with an eye for a beautiful widow and an aversion to razors."-Clive Barker

1. Vic Mackey (The Shield)
2. Joe Hallenbeck (The Last Boy Scout)
3. Staff Sgt. Dignam (The Departed)
4. Sherlock Holmes
5. Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon)
6. Det. Frank Pembleton (Homicide: Life on the Street)
7. Jimmy McNulty (The Wire)
8. Brendan (Brick)
9. Ed Exley (L.A. Confidential)
10. Lieutenant Columbo (Columbo)
11. Det. John McClane (Die Hard films)
12. Jim Rockford (The Rockford Files)
13. J.J. 'Jake' Gittes. (Chinatown)
14. Jim Malone (The Untouchables)
15. Lester Freamon (The Wire)
16. Williamn of Baskerville (The Name of the Rose)
17. Inspector Geoffrey "Tequila" Yuen (Hard-Boiled)
18. Lt. Frank Drebin (Police Squad, Naked Gun movies)
19. Inspector Gadget (Inspector Gadget)
20. Mitch Hennessey (The Long Kiss Goodnight)
21. Daryl Zero (Zero Effect)
22. Rick Deckard (Blade Runner)
23. Hercule Poirot
24. Perry "Gay Perry" Van Shrike (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang)
25. Adrian Monk (Monk)
26. Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fiztgerald (Cracker)
26. Det. Lenny Briscoe (Law & Order)
27. Det. Supt. Jane Tennison (Prime Suspect)
28. Nick Charles (The Thin Man)
29. Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco)
30. Robert T. Ironside (Ironside)
31. The Dude (The Big Lebowski)
32. Will Graham (Manhunter)
33. Lt. Vincent Hannah (Heat)
34. John Shaft (Shaft)
35. Rigby Reardon (Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid)
36. Inspector Clouseau (The Pink Panther)
37. Bernard and Vivian Jaffe (I Heart Huckabees)
38. Phillip Marlowe (The Big Sleep, et al.)
39. Detective Joe Leland (The Detective)
40. Richard Chance (To Live and Die in L.A.)
41. David Addison (Moonlighting)
42. Det. Sgt. Nick Tellis (Narc)
43. Lt. Mike Torello (Crime Story)
44. Det. Tony Baretta (Baretta)
45. Det. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (The French Connection)
46. Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files)
47. Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher - Fletch
48. Det. Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
49. Carl Kolchak (Kolchak: The Night Stalker)
50. Detective Lt. William Somerset & Detective David Mills (Se7en)
51. Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs)
52. Angel (Angel)
53. Simon & Simon
54. Detective Harry Callahan
55. Det. John Munch (Homicide: Life on the Street, many others)
56. Easy Rawlins (Devil in a Blue Dress)
57. Det. Meldrick Lewis (Homicide: Life on the Street)
58. Jeffrey Beaumont (Blue Velvet)
59. Chief Marge Gunderson (Fargo)
60. Marshal W.T. O'Niel (Outland)
61. Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo)
62. Det. Mick Belker (Hill Street Blues)
63. Det. Kay Howard - Homicide: Life on the Street

64. Harry D'Amour
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