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Deputy Chief William Dodds is a fictional character portrayed by Peter Gallagher in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Holden's Manifesto (season 16), they were 59 years old.
They appear in 19 episodes out of a total of 551 aired so far

Deputy Chief William Dodds

by Peter Gallagher

character

Episodes19

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    Holden's Manifesto
    episode S16.E4 october 2014
    A lovelorn, socially awkward young man begins to exact revenge on the the women he believes has wronged him in his life, and his actions soon escalate to murder.
  • 8.1
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    Pornstar's Requiem
    episode S16.E5 october 2014
    Two college students are accused of raping a classmate who had appeared in a series of violent online pornographic videos.
  • 7.6
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    Pattern Seventeen
    episode S16.E9 december 2014
    SVU is dealing with a serial rapist whose specific pattern connects him to several other rapes across the country, but connecting the dots becomes a jurisdictional and logistical nightmare.
  • 7.9
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    Forgiving Rollins
    episode S16.E10 january 2015
    Rollins must confront the ghosts of her past when the police chief who raped her when she worked in Atlanta is now accused of attacking another female employee.
  • 8.3
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    Institutional Fail
    episode S17.E4 october 2015
    SVU goes after Social Services after a pattern of falsified reports leads to the death of a young girl, but Benson is receiving a lot of political pressure to let it go and not open up a can of worms.
  • 7.7
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    Maternal Instincts
    episode S17.E6 october 2015
    Rollins is placed in a no-win situation when her sister becomes a key figure in a complex case involving a rape, a drugging, and a valuable stolen flute. Meanwhile, the son of deputy chief Dodds begins working at SVU.
  • 8.6
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    Collateral Damages
    episode S17.E15 february 2016
    A disgraced ex-boxer makes a deal to take down a group of child pornography distributors, but SVU is surprised when their busts include a deputy police commissioner.
  • 7.8
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    Star-Struck Victims
    episode S17.E16 february 2016
    Rollins takes matters into her own hands when Barba is forced to drop rape charges against a popular actor due to lack of evidence.
  • 8.5
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    Unholiest Alliance
    episode S17.E18 march 2016
    While Benson is removed from her job at SVU, the rest of the team tries to figure out who is responsible for the underage sex trafficking ring: the Catholic Church or a group of vice cops claiming to take their instructions from Ed Tucker.
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    Heartfelt Passages
    episode S17.E23 may 2016
    The case against corrections officer Gary Munson continues, Barba continues to receive death threats, and Dodds winds up in a hostage situation with the accused in Munson's home.
  • 7.9
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    Terrorized
    episode S18.E1 september 2016
    While identifying a young boy left alone in Central Park, SVU uncovers a possible terrorist plot that leads to several casualties. The DA needs a slam-dunk conviction, but the defendant's history as an abuse victim complicates matters.
  • 8
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    The Newsroom
    episode S18.E16 april 2017
    Benson and Barba ask witnesses to risk their jobs when a news anchor makes a rape accusation against her boss on the air.
  • 7.7
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    American Dream
    episode S18.E20 may 2017
    The daughter of a Muslim family is killed in a hate crime against them; Barba is forced to drop charges against a suspect when a witness is deported; tensions rise between communities on both sides of the case.
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    Sanctuary
    episode S18.E21 may 2017
    Benson and Barba are caught between two families seeking justice for their loved ones in a hate crime; Benson takes desperate measures to make an arrest as public protests turn violent.
  • 8.5
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    Gone Baby Gone
    episode S19.E9 january 2018
    Emotions run high as the SVU squad searches frantically for Benson's missing son.
  • 7.8
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    Flight Risk
    episode S19.E11 january 2018
    When an airline pilot accuses her captain of sexual assault, Barba convenes a grand jury to determine their employer's complicity in the crime. Meanwhile, Fin takes steps to ensure Benson is protected at work.
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    Blackout
    episode S20.E18 march 2019
    When defense attorney Nikki Staines is raped after a police charity event, Benson reluctantly looks to her own for a suspect.
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    Assumptions
    episode S20.E23 may 2019
    After a Muslim woman is assaulted inside of a synagogue, SVU searches for two suspects that were spotted fleeing the scene of the crime.
  • 8
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    I'm Going To Make You a Star
    episode S21.E1 september 2019
    When an actress accuses a high-powered media mogul of attempted rape, Benson finds herself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Changes in the squad room put Carisi between a rock and a hard place.