Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy is a fictional character portrayed by John Diehl in the TV series The Shield.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Our Gang (season 1), they were 51 years old.
They appear in 9 episodes out of a total of 88 aired
Episodes9
Our Gang
episode S1.E2 march 2002Following the shooting death of a police department informant, Aceveda turns up the heat in the investigation of Mackey and his Strike Team.Dawg Days
episode S1.E4 april 2002A dispute over an up-and-coming singer's success erupts in a gang war that threatens to bring Vic down, too; a case that could help Aceveda's political future sends Dutch and Claudette searching for a missing day laborer.Pay in Pain
episode S1.E7 april 2002The murder of seven gang members has Vic be teamed with a Latino detective assigned to crack the case.Cupid & Psycho
episode S1.E8 april 2002As the Strike Team is reassigned pending the investigation in the theft of evidence, Vic teams with Claudette in order to keep some deadly drugs off the street.Two Days of Blood
episode S1.E12 may 2002As a deployment policy leads to a double homicide that places Aceveda in the hot seat with potential voters, Vic is forced to help Gilroy avoid being implicated in a hit and run.Circles
episode S1.E13 june 2002As cop killings strike Farmington, Aceveda is caught between two corrupt cops looking to save their own skins.Co-Pilot
episode S2.E9 march 2003In a look back at the Barn's early days, Vic struggles to secure his hold on the Strike Team command, while Dutch is faced with choosing between a veteran detective and Claudette.Coyotes
episode S2.E10 march 2003The leak of the auditor's report jeopardizes the futures of everyone at the Farm.Grave
episode S4.E2 march 2005Vic agrees to quietly bring in a teenaged drug user before learning of his role in a deadly armed robbery.
- Our Gang
- Dawg Days
- Pay in Pain
- Cupid & Psycho
- Two Days of Blood
- Circles
- Co-Pilot
- Coyotes
- Grave