John F. O'Donohue
John F. O'Donohue is an American actor and former police officer who played Sgt. Eddie Gibson in the television series NYPD Blue.
John F. O'Donohue | |
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| Other names | John F. Donohue, John F. O'Donahue, John O'Donahue, John O'Donohue |
| Occupation | Actor, former NYPD officer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Career
A twenty-year veteran of the New York Police Department, his first acting role was that of an armed guard in Knots Landing in 1991. The next year, he was hired as a main supporting character in every episode of the short lived, critically acclaimed Ben Stiller Show until its cancellation. He has since appeared in such programs as Diagnosis: Murder, Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, Brooklyn South and The West Wing. The only time that he has appeared in the opening credits was NYPD Blue when he joined the show on a regular basis for the second half of the eleventh season as the squad commander, Sergeant Eddie Gibson. Gibson had been a recurring character beforehand.
Selected filmography
- Knots Landing (1 episode, 1991) - Armed Guard
- Matlock (1 episode, 1991) - Detective Vorhess
- L.A. Law (1 episode, 1992) - Jury Foreman
- Doogie Howser, M.D. (1 episode, 1992) - Harry
- Snapdragon (1993) - Fat Man
- Reality Bites (1994) - Food Mart Clerk (uncredited)
- Seinfeld (1 episode, 1995) - Gus
- ER (1 episode, 1995) - Mr. Goodwin
- Step by Step (1 episode, 1995) - Lester
- The Single Guy (1 episode, 1995) - Fireman
- Mad About You (1 episode, 1995) - Ernest
- Chicago Hope (3 episodes, 1995–1998) - Detective Gene Pirro / Detective Ryan
- NewsRadio (1 episode, 1996) - Stan
- The Cable Guy (1996) - Prison Guard
- Guy (1996) - Detective
- Cybill (1 episode, 1996) - Stagehand
- Diagnosis: Murder (2 episodes, 1996) - Jail Guard
- Living Single (1 episode, 1996) - Kenneth Reed
- Early Edition (1 episode, 1996) - Jordan Butler
- Steel (1997) - Federal Reserve Guard
- As Good as It Gets (1997) - Detective Ray
- Everybody Loves Raymond (1 episode, 1998) - Harry
- Living Out Loud (1998) - Sid
- Simon Says (1998) - Bobby Morgan
- The King of Queens (1 episode, 1999) - Jack O'Boyle
- Just Shoot Me! (1 episode, 1999) - Sgt. Fanning
- Suddenly Susan (1 episode, 1999) - Dirk
- NYPD Blue (28 episodes, 1994–2004) - Det. Eddie Gibson / Court Clerk
- Lucky Numbers (2000) - Bobby
- Providence (1 episode, 2000) - Henry Pillup
- The Family Man (2000) - Tony the Doorman
- The West Wing (1 episode, 2001) - Mr. Koveleskie
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode, 2001) - Carl Mercer
- CSI: Miami (1 episode, 2003) - Fire Marshal Ronnie Jameson
- Law & Order (1 episode, 2003) - David Carlson
- Crooked Lines (2003) - Detective Anderson
- The Groomsmen (2006) - Pops
- Lonely Street (2008) - Hank The Tank
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode, 2009) - Stevedore
- Meet Pete (1 episode, 2013) - Larry
- Cop Show (9 episodes, 2015-2016) - Tommy