Lt. Tony Rodriguez
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Lt. Tony Rodriguez was a fictional character in the television series NYPD Blue. He was played by Esai Morales for 48 episodes from 2001-2004.
Rodriguez was given the post of 15th squad commander after the detectives all but rebelled against the unpopular replacement, Lt. Dalto. Lt. Arthur Fancy called in one last favour and had Dalto transferred out - and Rodriguez transferred in.
Rodriguez had previously been a part of the narcotics squad, and was far more hands on than any of the other leaders the squad had experienced.
He was shot by a disgraced IAB officer, and decided to retire as squad commander to earn more money in private security.
His replacement was Sgt. Eddie Gibson, and later Lt. Thomas Bale.
| NYPD Blue | ||
| Characters | Andy Sipowicz | John Kelly | Bobby Simone | Danny Sorenson | John Clark, Jr. | Lt. Arthur Fancy | Greg Medavoy | Sylvia Costas | Diane Russell | Baldwin Jones | Lt. Tony Rodriguez | Rita Ortiz | Laura Murphy | Lt. Thomas Bale | |
| Actors | Dennis Franz | David Caruso | Jimmy Smits | Rick Schroder | Mark-Paul Gosselaar | James McDaniel | Gordon Clapp | Nicholas Turturro | Sharon Lawrence | Kim Delaney | Sherry Stringfield | Gail O'Grady | Andrea Thompson | Bill Brochtrup | Henry Simmons | Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon | Charlotte Ross | Esai Morales | Jacqueline Obradors | John F. O'Donohue | Currie Graham | Bonnie Somerville | |
| Creators | Steven Bochco | David Milch | |
| Episodes | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9 Season 10 | Season 11 | Season 12 |
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