Israel is a fictional character portrayed by Thom Gossom Jr. in the TV series NYPD Blue.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Lost Israel: Part 1 (season 5), they were 35 years old.
They appear in 2 episodes out of a total of 261 aired
Episodes2
Lost Israel: Part 1
episode S5.E8 november 1997Simone and Sipowicz investigate the disappearance of a young boy, who turns up dead and the father points that a mute homeless man, named Israel, may have been the one. But Supowicz suspects that the father may be the real culprit. Meanwhile, the rest of the squad investigate the murder of a Hasidic Jewish girl and have to juggle the need for their investigation against the needs for a quick burial.Lost Israel: Part 2
episode S5.E9 december 1997After Israel hangs himself, Sipowicz investigates a clue which is a bible verse that Israel pointed out to him, which leads Sipowicz and Simone to set up a complex sting operation to find out if the father of the murdered boy really was the one that set the whole Israel frame-up. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Martinez look into a doctor who is helping out the homeless by getting them a job with insurance benefits that he helps collect.
- Lost Israel: Part 1
- Lost Israel: Part 2