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Detective Lieutenant II Louie Provenza is a fictional character from TNT's television crime drama franchise The Closer/Major Crimes. He appeared on all seven seasons of The Closer and all six seasons of Major Crimes. The character was created by James Duff, and is portrayed by G. W. Bailey.
G. W. Bailey (born August 27, 1944) [1] is an American actor. Although he has appeared in many dramatic roles, he may be best remembered for his "crusty" comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in M*A*S*H (TV series 1979–1983); Lieutenant/Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy films (1984–1994), and Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin (1987).
Originally a CIA-trained interrogator and police detective from Atlanta, Georgia, she is the interrogation specialist Will Pope calls a "closer". J. K. Simmons as Will Pope, LAPD assistant chief for operations, acting chief of police during season six and interim chief of police during season seven. His office is sometimes sarcastically ...
Chief Pope joins Provenza and Flynn for a ride along, as "just one of the guys" to see "what you guys do on a daily basis". His day starts badly at the murder scene of an internet dating legend when the first detective on scene, "Richard Tracy", volunteers to log the evidence and Pope accepts. Unfortunately, "Tracy" is a semi-deranged imposter.
Near the end of the series, following Raydor's death from a heart attack, Provenza is appointed acting CO of Major Crimes, and following the death of Philip Stroh, he is given the position permanently. Tony Denison as Detective Lieutenant Andy Flynn. He is good friends with Lt. Provenza and is a recovering alcoholic.
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