Wiseguy (1987)

About This Series

Wiseguy is a crime and drama series created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell. Its leading cast includes Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes and Ken Wahl. It premiered on September 16, 1987 on CBS. TMDB lists 4 seasons and 75 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United States. His roots in a traditional Italian city neighborhood form the underlying dramatic base throughout the series, bringing him into conflict with his conservative mother and other family members while acting undercover as syndicate enforcer.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Cast

• Jonathan Banks Frank McPike 75 episodes
• Jim Byrnes Daniel Benjamin 'Lifeguard' Burroughs 75 episodes
• Ken Wahl Vincent Terranova 66 episodes
• William Russ Roger LoCocco 13 episodes
• Patti D'Arbanville 12 episodes
• Elsa Raven 10 episodes
• Steven Bauer Michael Santana 9 episodes
• Cecil Hoffman Hillary Stein 9 episodes
• Maximilian Schell Amado Guzman 9 episodes
• Ken Jenkins 9 episodes
• Joan Severance Susan Profitt 8 episodes
• Ray Sharkey 7 episodes
• Kevin Spacey Mel Profitt 7 episodes
• Glenn Frey 7 episodes
• John M. Jackson 6 episodes
• Jerry Wasserman 6 episodes
• Tim Curry Winston Newquay 6 episodes
• Jerry Lewis Eli Sternberg 5 episodes

Seasons

• Season 11987 · 22 episodes
• Season 21988 · 22 episodes
• Season 31989 · 22 episodes
• Season 41990 · 9 episodes
• Specials11 episodes