Changes: Max Greevey

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Sgt. Maxwell "Max" Greevey (born 1947 - September 17 1991) was an investigative officer assigned to the New York City Police Department's 27th Precinct detective squad.

History

Greevey had served with the NYPD since the 1960s, placing his total time in service at over twenty years. His squad commander at the 27th Precinct was his former partner and best friend Captain Donald Cragen. Greevey's partner during his final year on the job was Mike Logan. Greevey and his wife Marie had three children, including a son named Matthew and a daughter named Eileen.

As capable a detective as Greevey was, he wasn't above letting his personal feelings and beliefs influence his work. A devout Irish Catholic, Greevey often voiced his displeasure when working cases in which the victim's lifestyle or activities contrasted with his beliefs. In one such case that involved a women who was killed carrying a bomb into an abortion clinic, Greevey found himself in opposition of both Logan and EADA Benjamin Stone in the investigation and prosecution of the anti-abortion activist who gave the victim the bomb. (L&O: "Life Choice") In another case in which the victim was a photographer known for taking sexually-suggestive art photos, Greevey asked Cragen to take him off the case due to his personal offense of the victim's work. However, Cragen refused, and Greevey later reconsidered his views on the victim after learning he too was a Catholic. (L&O: "Prisoner of Love")

On September 17, 1991, Greevey was shot to death outside his home by Daniel Madigan, Jr., who wanted to silence his grand jury testimony on construction industry corruption. Marie witnessed the shooting from her home's window while on the phone to Mike Logan. (L&O: "Confession")

Though Greevey's final appearance was in "Confession," his death scene was performed by an uncredited double, since George Dzundza had already left the series prior to the filming of the episode. Dzundza's final appearance on the series as Max Greevey was in the final episode of the series' first season, "The Blue Wall."

Cragen continued to work his and Greevey's open cases, including that of the murder of a college student and the disappearance of her infant son, nearly ten years following his death and well into his tenure as squad commander of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit. (SVU: "Stolen")

Appearances

Law & Order:
- Season 1 - George Dzundza: "Prescription for Death" • "Subterranean Homeboy Blues" • "The Reaper's Helper" • "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die" • "Happily Ever After" • "Everybody's Favorite Bagman" • "By Hooker, By Crook" • "Poison Ivy" • "Indifference" • "Prisoner of Love" • "Out of the Half-Light" • "Life Choice" • "A Death in the Family" • "The Violence of Summer" • "The Torrents of Greed (1)" • "The Torrents of Greed (2)" • "Mushrooms" • "The Secret Sharers" • "The Serpent's Tooth" • "The Troubles" • "Sonata for Solo Organ" • "The Blue Wall"
- Season 2 - Uncredited actor: "Confession"

Trivia

Greevey is the only regular/former regular to be portrayed by two actors. Characters who are portrayed by younger actors do not count, such as when Munch was portrayed as a teenager.

Law & Order - Main Characters

Law

Senior Detectives: Max Greevey • Phil Cerreta • Lennie Briscoe • Joe Fontana • Ed Green • Cyrus Lupo • Kevin Bernard • Frank Cosgrove • Jalen Shaw

Junior Detectives: Mike Logan • Rey Curtis • Ed Green • Nick Falco • Nina Cassady • Cyrus Lupo • Kevin Bernard • Frank Cosgrove • Jalen Shaw • Vincent Riley

Commanding Officers: Captain Donald Cragen • Lieutenant Anita Van Buren • Lieutenant Kate Dixon

Order

Executive Assistant District Attorneys: Benjamin Stone • Jack McCoy • Michael Cutter • Nolan Price

Assistant District Attorneys: Paul Robinette • Claire Kincaid • Jamie Ross • Abbie Carmichael • Serena Southerlyn • Alexandra Borgia • Connie Rubirosa • Samantha Maroun

District Attorneys: Adam Schiff • Nora Lewin • Arthur Branch • Jack McCoy • Nicholas Baxter

Others

Elizabeth Olivet • Alfred Wentworth

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