John F. O'Donohue
| John F. O'Donohue | |
|---|---|
| Other names | John F. Donohue, John F. O'Donahue, John O'Donahue, John O'Donohue |
| Occupation | Actor, former NYPD officer |
| Years active | 1991-2009 |
John F. O'Donohue is an American actor and former police officer who is perhaps best known for his role as Sgt. Eddie Gibson in the television series NYPD Blue.
Career
A twenty-year veteran of the NYPD, 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. Gibson had been a recurring character beforehand.
Selected Filmography
- Matlock (1 episode, 1991)
- Knots Landing (1 episode, 1991)
- Doogie Howser, M.D. (1 episode, 1992)
- L.A. Law (1 episode, 1992)
- Mad About You (1 episode, 1995)
- The Single Guy (1 episode, 1995)
- Step by Step (1 episode, 1995)
- Seinfeld (1 episode, 1995)
- ER (1 episode, 1995)
- Chicago Hope (3 episodes, 1995–1998)
- Early Edition (1 episode, 1996)
- Living Single (1 episode, 1996)
- Diagnosis: Murder (2 episodes, 1996)
- Cybill (1 episode, 1996)
- The Cable Guy (1996)
- NewsRadio (1 episode, 1996)
- As Good as It Gets (1997)
- Everybody Loves Raymond (1 episode, 1998)
- Suddenly Susan (1 episode, 1999)
- Just Shoot Me! (1 episode, 1999)
- The King of Queens (1 episode, 1999)
- NYPD Blue (28 episodes, 1994–2004)
- The Family Man (2000)
- Providence (1 episode, 2000)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode, 2001)
- The West Wing (1 episode, 2001)
- Law & Order (1 episode, 2003)
- CSI: Miami (1 episode, 2003)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode, 2009)