The Closer (2005)


The Closer
Release Date13 June 2005
TaglineThey'll bring you in. She'll make you talk.
GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsSanta Clarita, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
ColorColor

The Closer is an American crime drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia police detective who arrives in Los Angeles to lead the Priority Murder Squad, later renamed Priority Homicide Division and currently called Major Crimes Division, a team that originally (seasons 1–4) dealt with high profile murder cases.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson

Assistant Chief Will Pope

Sgt. David Gabriel

Commander Taylor

Detective Lt. Provenza

Lieutenant Mike Tao

Agent Fritz Howard

Lieutenant Andy Flynn

Buzz Watson

Detective Julio Sanchez

Detective Irene Daniels

Dr. Morales

Ryan Van de Kamp Buchanan
Detective

Willie Ray Johnson

Captain Sharon Raydor

Clay Johnson

Dr. Crippen

Kendall 

Ricardo Ramos

Detective Ross

Terrence

Deputy D.A. Garnett

Charlie

Steve Roussell
Tactical Flight Officer

Dr. Rebecca Dioli

Chief Delk 

Det. Mikki Mendoza

Kathe E. Mazur
DDA Andrea Hobbs

Gary Evans

Quinton Lopez
Ruben

Patti Yasutake
Cathy Tao 

Jeff Wolfe
Officer #2 

Scott Alan Smith
Geoffrey

Bill Croelick

Commissioner Andrew Schmidt

Father Jack

FBI Agent Bill Blackburn

Dennis Dutton

Franny

Deputy D.A. Powell

Elaine Donahue

Tom Blanchard

Michael Wiseman
Jonathan Schafer 

Richard Branch

Kristen Shafer

Bill Heck
Wesley Reed

Claire Howard

FBI Agent Jackson

Larry Cole

Michelle Edwards

Grady Reed

Michael Aronov
Armand Marku

John Prosky
Banks

Detective McHale

Mfundo Morrison
FBI Agent Horlacher

Margaret Easley
Joan Marku

Skander Marku

Anne Bedian
Ru'yah 'Rita' Fara

Dan Sachoff
Anthony Monroe

Rosie Garcia
Dina Lopez 

Dr. al-Thani

Andrew Connolly
Shariq Marku

Lillian Lehman
Judge Tiano

Eli Danker
Abdul al-Fulani

Brett

Valerie Henry

Angela Carter

Jeff Austin
Sheriff Pritchard

Himself

Travis Johns
Atlanta Uniform Cop

Lisa Picotte
Cynthia Donahue

Julia Di Angelo
Beverly Shafer 

Kasey Wilson
Childrens Services Worker

Lucas Cordry

Wiley M. Pickett
Plain Clothes Officer

Monica Louwerens
Smiling Gate Agent

Dr. Aaron Sands

Herself

Rikki Klieman
Herself

Dmitri S. Boudrine
Voitski

Sam Puefua
Juror

Laurel Johnston
Anila Marku

Director

Michael M. Robin

Rick Wallace

Elodie Keene

Arvin Brown

Gloria Muzio

James Duff

Writer

James Duff

Mike Berchem

Hunt Baldwin

John Coveny

Adam Belanoff

Steven Kane

Michael Alaimo

Duppy Demetrius

Ken Martin

Leo Geter

Rick Kellard

Roger Wolfson

Producer

James Duff
executive producer

Gil Garcetti
consulting producer

Michael M. Robin
executive producer

Andrew J. Sacks
producer

Greer Shephard
executive producer

Michael Weiss
producer / co-producer

Adam Belanoff
co-executive producer / supervising producer

Sheelin Choksey
co-producer / associate producer 

Ronald Chong
producer / coordinating producer

Hunt Baldwin
co-executive producer / co-producer

John Coveny
co-executive producer / co-producer

Mike Berchem
producer / co-producer

Giampaolo Debole
associate producer / co-producer

Paul Orehovec
associate producer / co-producer

co-executive producer / producer 

co-executive producer / supervising producer

Michael Alaimo
co-producer

Duppy Demetrius
co-producer

Steven Kane
co-producer / co-executive producer

Rick Kellard
consulting producer

Rick Wallace
executive producer

Nancy Miller
co-executive producer

Original Music

James S. Levine

Cinematographer

Brian J. Reynolds

David A. Harp

Editor

Eli Nilsen

Michael P. Smith

Butch Wertman

Robert C. Wertman

David Rosenberg

Steven Lang

Lance Luckey

Craig Bench

Casting Director

Bruce H. Newberg

Production Designer

Michael Paul Clausen

Lauren Crasco

Art Director

Brian Harms

Ron Mason

Robert W. Joseph

Set Decorator

Stephanie Ziemer

Kristin Peterson

Costume Designer

Greg LaVoi

Makeup Department

Michele Tyminski
key makeup artist / makeup artist 

Stacey K. Black
hair stylist / key hair stylist

Stephanie A. Fowler
makeup department head / makeup artist

Robin Siegel
makeup artist

Kristina Vogel
makeup artist

Nanci Cascio
key hair stylist

Jean Webber
hair stylist

Mark Sanchez
makeup artist

Cynthia Hernandez
special makeup effects artist

Tracey Henton
makeup artist

Kim Collea
makeup artist

Lawrence Davis
hair stylist

Turner Walker
special makeup effects lab technician: W.M. Creations Inc.

Elizabeth Hoel
assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

Ronald Chong
unit production manager

Sheelin Choksey
post-production supervisor

Jessica Badenoch
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

David McWhirter
first assistant director

Roger Udwin
second second assistant director / additional second assistant director

Anna Notarides
second assistant director

Charles Simmers
second assistant director

Chad Silver
additional second assistant director / dga trainee

Jennie O'Keefe
second assistant director

Lindsay Moorhead
dga trainee

Stacy Schrader
second assistant director

Mark Lyon
first assistant director

Carla McCloskey
first assistant director

Kristen Heiden
dga trainee

Joan Cunningham
first assistant director

Ross Novie
first assistant director

Pamela Monroe
second second assistant director

Vernon Davidson
second second assistant director

Susan J. Hellmann
first assistant director / second assistant director

Mindee Clem
second second assistant director

Yor-El Francis
trainee assistant director

JoAnne Lowrie
trainee assistant director

Art Department

Jeanne Bueche
assistant property master

Mara A. Spear
set buyer

Brad Elliott
property master

Bryan Hill
leadman

Mamie Young
art department coordinator

James LaBarge
lead man

Gene Bishop
set dresser

Michael Leonard
set dresser

Jeff Tirado
set dresser

Frank Escobedo
property master

Jared Fleury
property master

Chris Call
property master

Manuel Baca
assistant property master

Anthony Bro
set designer

Randy Molique
set dresser

Graham Robertson
set dresser

Mindy R. Toback
set designer

Sarah Palmrose
assistant art director

Nicole Cramer
buyer

Jennifer Fleury
assistant property master

Trevor Larkin
on-set dresser

Christopher Schultz
on-set dresser

Sound Department

Bob Lacivita
sound re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor 

Susan Moore-Chong
sound mixer

Walt Martin
sound mixer

Mark Cookson
sound effects editor

Gail Carroll-Coe
boom operator

Flash Deros
boom operator

Tim Chilton
foley artist

Ken Beauchene
utility sound

Jeremy Balko
adr mixer

Nicholas Couscouris
sound re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor

Jason Krane
dialogue editor

Andrew Adams
boom operator

Charlie Essers
sound re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor

Walter Anderson
sound mixer

Judah Getz
adr mixer

Jordan Wilby
sound effects editor

Steve Nelson
sound mixer

Eric Maxwell
foley editor / sound editor

David Beadle
sound editor

Tommy Goodwin
foley mixer

Patrick Hogan
supervising sound editor

Kevin Maloney
boom operator

Dan Whiting
boom operator

Special Effects

John P. Cazin
special effects coordinator

Sam Dean
special effects

Chris Bailey
special effects foreman

Visual Effects

Tim Jacobsen
visual effects producer

Bob Minshall
visual effects

Doug Spilatro
visual effects / visual effects artist

Brian McIntyre
digital compositor

Sabrina Arnold
visual effects producer

Carolyn Martin
visual effects coordinator

Nick Damico
visual effects

Changsoo Eun
visual effects artist

Sid Jayakar
digital compositor

Matt Von Brock
visual effects supervisor

Stunts

Spike Silver
stunt coordinator

Noon Orsatti
stunt coordinator

Nicole Surels
stunt double / stunts

Gregory J. Barnett
stunt performer / stunts

Antal Kalik
stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

Alan Koplin
first assistant camera: film / camera operator 

Thomas Enright
best boy electric alternate

Michelle Crenshaw
first assistant camera

Hopper Stone
still photographer

Christopher Tufty
camera operator

Joe Pacella
film loader

Bennett Cerf
second assistant camera

Alexis Van Kersen Li
second assistant camera

Roy Heath
key grip

Jesse White
grip

Frank Klepadlo
rigging grip

Rico Priem
best boy grip

Pat McGinnis Jr.
grip

Craig Price
grip

Peter Weiland
lighting technician

Michael Yarish
still photographer

Chris Hood
camera operator

Brooks Tomb
chief lighting technician / gaffer

Kevin Edwards
grip

David A. Brown
key grip

Matt Mefford
camera operator: studio segments

Karen Neal
still photographer

Tom Morash
lighting technician

Dominic Bartolone
film loader

Jon Epstein
electrician

Justin M. Lubin
still photographer

Casting Department

Ani Avetyan
casting associate / casting assistant

Kathi Castoro
casting assistant

Beth Lipari
casting associate

Brad Gilmore
casting associate

Candace Miller
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Eric Van Wagoner
costume supervisor

Meredith J. Murray
costumer

Amy Glenn
costume shopper

Tracey White
wardrobe shopper

Tammy Hynes
costume supervisor

Laurel Frushour
set costumer

Melissa Kidd
additional costumer

Editorial Department

Paul Orehovec
post-production coordinator / post-production assistant

Lizzy Calhoun
assistant editor

David Rosenberg
assistant editor

Susan Demskey
assistant editor

Leah Breuer
assistant editor

Michael P. Smith
assistant editor

Sang Han
assistant editor

Charles Ryan
assistant editor

Music Department

Zamp Nicall
music editor

Josh Klein
assistant to composer

Jason Eldredge
music supervisor

Aaron Kaplan
composer: additional music

Transportation Department

Jeff Bova
transportation captain

Bruce Comtois
transportation

Gina August
driver

Richard Belyeu
transportation coordinator

Bart Johnson
driver

Other Crew

Jennifer Haire
production coordinator / assistant production office coordinator

Pete Diamond
production assistant / assistant to producer

Ken Martin
show staff writer / story editor 

Robert S. Hoffman
key set production assistant

Matt Donnelly
production assistant

Steven Kane
story editor / executive story editor

Haley McLane
script supervisor

Tracy Zigler
script supervisor

Giampaolo Debole
production coordinator

Kellen McDowell
production secretary

Todd Leykamp
production assistant

Duppy Demetrius
executive story editor

Yuell Newsome
stock librarian

Thu Pham
assistant production coordinator

Michael Alaimo
executive story editor

Mike Berchem
technical advisor

Jennifer S. Jackson
script supervisor

Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax
script supervisor

Hunt Baldwin
story editor

John Coveny
story editor

Roger Wolfson
story editor

Josh Novak
production assistant

Ed Lippman
location manager

Daly Parker
production assistant

Michael H. Miller
production coordinator

Leo Geter
executive story editor

Jordan Melograna
production staff

Andrew R. Gardiner
key assistant location manager/scout

Dan Eason
production assistant

Samantha Hollingsworth
key set production assistant

Karl Sonnenberg
bomb squad technical advisor / dog wrangler 

Chris Gutierrez
key assistant location manager

Gina Fricchione
photo double: Kyra Sedgwick / stand-in: Kyra Sedgwick

Rosie Dean
production coordinator

Dan Addelson
set production assistant

Keith Bohanan
location manager

Frank Euyoque
production assistant

Wade Hagen
key accountant

Blake Harjes
production assistant

Jean Hodges
food stylist

Lindsay Hudson
medic

Carlos G. Lopez
production assistant

Marguerite Martins
assistant: Ms. Shephard

Keith Mooney
production assistant

Hugo Orellana
production assistant

Sandra Saldana
senior estimator: wrap

Darius Shahmir
executive assistant: James Duff and Michael Robin

Ellen Shapiro
production assistant

Stephen V. Weissberger
assistant location manager

Production Company

Shephard/Robin Company, The
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Warner Bros. Television
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Distributor

Turner Network Television (TNT)

Channel 4 Television Corporation

More4

9 Network

Cuatro

LaLa TV

Net5

RTL Klub Televízió

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Video
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Miscellaneous

Central Casting
extras casting

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes, dollies and remote camera systems, hydrascope telescoping crane arm, stabilized remote camera systems

Executive Assurance
security , security

Filmtools
expendables

Hollywood Caterers
catering

Inter Video
computer and video playback

Klass Entertainment
product placement

LCW Props
set equipment

Movie Movers
cast trailers

Raleigh Studios
taped at

Star Waggons
cast trailers, hair and make-up trailers

The Big Parade
music editing






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