''Wolf'' is an American

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television series starring

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and Nicolas Surovy which aired on

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from September 13, 1989 to June 28, 1990. It features Scalia as Tony Wolf, a former cop turned private detective, with Surovy as the district attorney who had caused him to be discharged from the force.

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starred as Wolf's father, Sal who lived on a boat.

Plot

Tony Wolf was a

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policeman who now works as a fisherman and sometime private eye. Originally a narcotics officer for the SFPD, Tony was framed and took the fall as a crooked cop. Drummed off the force, he wandered the world for a couple of years, before finally returning home to The City to make amends with his aging father and to take over the family fishing boat. He's also tried to re-kindle a relationship with Connie, an old flame.

Cast

as Tony Wolf *

as Sal Lupo *Nicolas Surovy as Dylan Elliott *

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as Angeline Bacarri *

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as Connie Bacarri * Judith Hoag as Melissa Shaw Elliott

Episode list

References

The Thrilling Detective on Wolf

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0096731 CBS original programming 1980s American crime drama television series 1990s American crime drama television series 1989 American television series debuts 1990 American television series endings Television shows set in San Francisco Television series by CBS Studios American detective television series