Biography

Redheaded American actor David Caruso was first seen on a national basis in a coffee commercial of the mid 1970s, in which he played a stockboy in Margaret Hamilton's general store. To pick up extra money between jobs, Caruso offered his services to the New York police department, where his punkish countenance came in handy in line-ups. This same street-smart quality enabled Caruso to win his first semi-regular TV series role in 1981, as the Irish-American gang leader "Shamrock" on Hill Street Blues. Subsequent film and TV assignments were in a similar supporting category (for example, Caruso is the panicky aviation candidate who "washes out" of training early-on in An Officer and a Gentleman [1984]). Caruso's first starring TV gig was on the short-lived 1990 cop series H.E.L.P., as officer Frank Sardoni. He continued in this Law Enforcement vein with the role of Det. John Kelly on TV's NYPD Blue (1993- ) produced by Caruso's old Hill Street Blues boss Stephen Bochco. This was Caruso's breakthrough into full stardom, and he remained with the series for two seasons. After a highly publicized clash with the producers, David Caruso left NYPD Blue in 1995, parlaying his newfound celebrity into his first starring feature film, Kiss of Death (1995). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Filmography

"C.S.I.: Miami" (2002) TV Series .... Lieutenant Horatio Caine
Black Point (2001) .... John Hawkins
Session 9 (2001) .... Phil
Proof of Life (2000) .... Dino
Deadlocked (2000) (TV) .... Ned Stark
Swirlee (2000) .... Mr. Softy's roommate
Body Count (1998) .... Hobbs
Cold Around the Heart (1997) .... Ned Tash
Gold Coast (1997) (TV) .... Maguire
... aka Elmore Leonard's Gold Coast (1997) (TV)
"Michael Hayes" (1997) TV Series .... Michael Hayes
Jade (1995) .... David Corelli
Kiss of Death (1995) .... Jimmy Kilmartin
"Baseball" (1994) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Himself
"NYPD Blue" (1993) TV Series .... Det. John Kelly (1993-1994)
Mad Dog and Glory (1993) .... Mike
Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993) (TV) .... Chief Bob Richland
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991) (TV) .... Wilkes
... aka Mission of the Shark (1991) (TV)
Hudson Hawk (1991) .... Kit Kat
Parker Kane (1990) (TV) .... Joey
Rainbow Drive (1990) (TV) .... Larry Hammond
King of New York (1990) .... Dennis Gilley
"H.E.L.P." (1990) TV Series .... Off. Frank Sordoni
Twins (1988) .... Al Greco
Into the Homeland (1987) (TV) .... Ryder
China Girl (1987) .... Mercury
Crime Story (1986) (TV) .... Johnny O'Donnell
Blue City (1986) .... Joey Rayford
Thief of Hearts (1984) .... Buddy Calamara
First Olympics: Athens 1896, The (1984) (TV) .... James Connolly
... aka Dream One (1984) (TV)
... aka First Modern Olympics, The (1984) (TV)
For Love and Honor (1983) (TV) .... Rusty
First Blood (1982) .... Deputy Mitch
... aka Rambo: First Blood (1982)
Officer and a Gentleman, An (1982) .... Topper Daniels
Making of 'First Blood', The (1982) (TV) .... Himself
Crazy Times (1981) (TV) .... Bobby Shea
Getting Wasted (1980) .... Danny
Without Warning (1980) .... Tom
... aka Alien Warning (1980)
... aka It Came Without Warning (1980)
... aka Warning, The (1980/I)