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Francis "Frank" Xavier Reagan is the New York City Police Commissioner and de facto patriarch of the Reagan family. He is the son of former NYPD Police Commissioner Henry Reagan and Betty Reagan. Also, he is a widower of Mary Reagan. Frank has four children: Daniel, Erin, Joseph and Jameson. His son Joe was killed in the line of duty. Frank has four grandchildren: Joseph, Nicole, Jack, and Sean. While he loves the New York City Police Department and his work as Commissioner, Frank occasionally finds himself questioning whether he still wants the job. Despite being Commissioner, he has prior experience in the NYPD and is not afraid to use it to conduct his own investigations into circumstances surrounding current events. Frank uncovers new information this way, which allows him to draw decisive conclusions about the best course of action in those situations. While mindful of others, he has a prudent, steadfast and often ingenious and unique approach towards resolving disputes, both at work and at home.

Biography[]

Frank is the youngest son of Henry and Betty Reagan. Frank was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York. In Season 3, his father Henry reveals to Frank that he had an older brother, Peter Reagan, who died of leukemia at the age of eighteen months. This happened more than a year before Frank was born. It was primarily his mother's decision to keep this a secret, mainly because she didn't want Frank "missing someone he never knew." No other children were born after Frank, so he grew up as an only child.

Frank married Mary Reagan in the early 1970s. They had four children together: Daniel, Erin, Joseph, and Jameson.

All of Frank's sons followed him to the NYPD. Danny holds the rank of Detective 1st Grade and is part of the Major Case Squad, assigned to the 54th Precinct; Joe held the rank of Detective 3rd Grade and was part of the Warrant Squad, assigned to the 12thPrecinct. Joe was murdered by his partner Sonny Malevsky, the leader of a corrupt fraternal organization of NYPD police officers called the Blue Templar; Jamie holds the rank of Sergeant and is assigned to the 29th Precinct. Frank's sole daughter, Erin, is an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office. Erin holds the rank of Bureau Chief in the DA's Office.

In addition to his children, Frank is a grandfather to Erin's daughter, Nicky Reagan-Boyle, and Danny's two children, Jack and Sean Reagan. Frank also has a long-unknown[3] grandson, Joseph Hill, the son of Joe Reagan and Paula Hill. Frank's son, Joe, met Paula in the NYPD Police Academy. While visiting Frank at One Police Plaza, Paula told Frank that she had a brief affair with Joe, and never told him about his son. Paula only revealed this information to Frank in an effort to get her son assigned to a less dangerous precinct. In one episode in Season 4, during a family bike ride with her daughter and 2 nephews, Erin tells them that Mary Reagan's grandfather was one of the builders on the Brooklyn Bridge in the 1870s and 1880s. Frank's Irish-born grandfather, Charles Reagan, immigrated to America in 1910, It's unclear what ally country he served during WWI (1914-1918) and he later became a NYPD Police Officer. Charles taught Frank how to fish. Frank's great-uncle, Teddy Reagan, a member of the NYPD Mounted Unit, spent a cold night in a boxcar with his horse, Dolly - and a flask. He later woke up in Pittsburgh.[1]

Growing up, Frank became friends with Angelo Gallo, who grew up to be one of the top mafia lawyers. Afrandter Gallo was shot on the order of a former client, Frank publicly arrested Gallo for hindering prosecution, to protect him from being considered an informant. Another close friend of Frank's is Monsignor Walter Donahue, a priest serving in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

Throughout the series, it is mentioned Frank does not have many friends in the New York City Council, especially after Detective Reagan's arrest of Councilman Tommy Mancini, a former NYPD Detective, for domestic abuse.

Career[]

Prior to becoming the Reagan family's third-generation NYPD police officer, Frank served as a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal during his military service. Frank began his NYPD career as a Patrol Officer assigned to the 27th Precinct. After three years as a Patrol Officer, he was promoted to Detective 3rd Grade. Since then, Frank has been assigned to various assignments in the NYPD over the course of 34 years, eventually being appointed as Commissioner by Mayor Frank Russo. Additionally, Frank had becomes friends with many officers during his service, which include Lenny Ross, Donald Kent, Chris Scanlon, and many others.

1970s[]

In the 1970s, Frank led an attempt to apprehend Whitey Brennan, the head of the Westies, at his grandson's baptism. Due to the chaos, a shootout ensued in which two police officers were wounded and four people from the Westies were killed, including Whitey's wife and infant grandson.

1980s[]

In the early 1980s, Frank served in the Canine Team as a handler. However, he transferred out after his partner at the time, Greta, was shot and killed by a burglar Frank sent her after.

In June of 1982, Frank was able to end a war between two crime bosses in China Town. Frank, along with his fellow officers, were excited. While Henry said he was "more than a little bit stung" for Frank not mentioning it, he admitted he was proud, as well.

In August of 1986, Frank and his partner at the time, Jerry, responded to a call about a woman assaulted by a thief. The thief smashed her face into a sidewalk, stole her watch and purse and ran off. When Frank and Jerry arrived, they caught the thief and arrested him. However, two other criminals waiting in a parked car came out. Frank and Jerry ensued in a shoot out with the criminals. While Jerry managed to hit one of them, the other escaped. Although, the criminal who was shot died on the scene and their firearm was never recovered. While saying it was a "questionable shooting" and testifying to it, Frank also confirmed the grand jury at the time declared the incident a "justifiable homicide".

Sometime in 1988, Frank apprehended a bank robber by himself before back up arrived on the scene. Henry stated Frank deserved to be awarded the Medal for Valor for his actions during that incident. However, Henry never gave Frank a medal or commendation bar during his time as Commissioner to avoid favoritism. Despite this, Henry admitted he regrets not awarding Frank the Medal for Valor, especially for that incident.

1990s[]

From 1995 to 1999, Frank was the Commanding Officer of the Special Investigations Division, a special anti-narcotics task force. Among the men Frank selected for the task force was William J. "Billy" Flood, described as one of the best men in the division.

2000s[]

On September 11, 2001, Frank was among other police officers working in the North Tower when the South Tower collapsed. He spent days at Ground Zero and took refuge at St. Paul's Chapel, where he and other officers slept in the pews. Additionally, Frank served as the Chief of Department for Commissioner William "Bill" Conners before Conners' departure from the department due to the criminal allegations discovered against him.

Police Commissioner[]

On September 24, 2010, Frank was appointed as Police Commissioner by Mayor Frank Russo following the departure of Frank's predecessor and former boss, Commissioner Conners. When asked to become Police Commissioner, Frank felt conflicted, since he was a police officer and preferred the view on the street opposed to the one in One Police Plaza. Frank changed his mind when he asked "a man I trusted and admired" how he was qualified for the job. The man responded to Frank's question by stating, "You're a cop's cop".

In 2011, after Carter Poole was elected as Mayor, Frank offered to his resignation to Poole. Poole rejected Frank's resignation and allowed Frank to remain as the Police Commissioner. After Mayor Poole's successful reelection in 2015, Frank struggled to decide whether he wanted to remain as Police Commissioner for four years additional years. Additionally, Frank questioned whether Mayor Poole would ask him to remain as Police Commissioner. Frank ultimately decided to remain as Police Commissioner for "as long as the Mayor's head is in his ass" (which meant indefinitely). Mayor Poole officially asked Frank to remain as Police Commissioner in February 2016 and Frank agreed to remain.

Frank has an indifferent attitude towards politics. Frank often takes on the Mayor and numerous reporters who misinterpret his actions.

Frank tries hard to not judge people and tends to remain quiet when hearing bad news or horrific details of an ongoing case.

Frank refuses to play favorites. In Season Four, Frank mentions he is afraid to recommend Officer Jamie Reagan (with four years on the force at the time) for promotion to Detective because it would look like nepotism.

In 2011, Frank was shot by Kevin Brennan, the son of the former head of the Westies who Frank arrested back in the 1970s.

In 2013, Frank was the target of an assassination attempt by the Los Lordes gang. The Los Lordes gang tricked Hector Santiago, a mentally-challenged teenager of the Bitterman Housing Projects, into committing the assassination attempt. Santiago was given a firearm by a member of the Los Lordes gang and told to aim at Frank. The gang member told Santiago if he fired the firearm, it would be like playing "Grand Theft Auto Vice City." Santiago fired the firearm at Frank, although he missed him. Unfortunately, Santiago fatally hit Mayor Poole, leaving him paralyzed and permanently confined to a wheelchair.[4]

One of Frank's predecessors, "Crooked" Commissioner Connors, served time in federal prison after he served as Police Commissioner. Commissioner Connors left Frank several issues to resolve in the NYPD, including Officer Thomas Sculley who was one of the four police officers who accidentally shot an unarmed Muslim teenager a few months after the September 11 attacks. Officer Sculley was acquitted of all charges and allowed by then-Commissioner Connors to keep his job. In 2016, Officer Sculley passed the Sergeant's exam with a perfect score. Officer Sculley kept his head down for the last fourteen years, and made great strides to atone for his horrible mistake. Frank was reluctant to promote Officer Sculley because he believed tensions between citizens and the NYPD would grow worse. Frank ultimately offered Officer Sculley a choice. Officer Sculley's first option was to transfer to Albuquerque, New Mexico; Boulder, Colorado; Long Island; or San Diego, California. Officer Sculley's second option was to be promoted to Sergeant and occupy a desk position at the NYPD Erie Basin Auto Pound in Brooklyn. If Officer Sculley went with the second choice, he would be required to remain at the NYPD Erie Basin Auto Pound for the rest of his career.

In Season One, Frank is favored and respected by his officers and the public, to a point where Mayor Russo felt threatened by his popularity.

In Season Three, Frank was nearly served with a vote of no confidence by the NYPD rank and file, because he publicly apologized for the accidental shooting of a black man by Officer Blake instead of waiting for the official shooting report.

In Season Six, public opinion regarding the NYPD became negative, to a point where Frank was booed off-stage while speaking at Columbia University.

In spite of the challenges he has faced throughout his career, Frank continues to enjoy higher public opinion polls than any of the mayors he has served under.

Known Police Assignments[]

  1. NYPD Patrol Officer, 27th Precinct
  2. NYPD Patrol Officer, 25th Precinct
  3. NYPD Detective, 21st Precinct
  4. NYPD Senior Detective, Homicide
  5. NYPD Canine Team, Handler
  6. NYPD Special Investigations Unit, Commanding Officer
  7. NYPD Deputy Chief, Patrol Borough Brooklyn South
  8. NYPD Assistant Chief, Patrol Borough Brooklyn South
  9. NYPD Chief of Department
  10. NYPD Commissioner

Although Frank is no longer a NYPD police officer due to him serving as the Commissioner, he continues to wear his dress uniform and shield to special events, including academy graduations, officer funerals, dedications, etc. He states he wears the uniform because he feels it's important for the other cops to know where he came from.

Personality[]

Erin Reagan has once described Frank as being "traditional".

Relationships[]

Sometime after his wife, Mary, passed away, Frank briefly dated Reporter Kelly Davidson for an undetermined amount of time. Davidson is first seen in the beginning of the series.[5] They later broke up.[6]

Known Partners[]

Over his career, Frank had numerous partners.

  • William Carter – Frank's partner when he was a detective. They worked on a missing child case which went unresolved for twenty five years prior to Season One. The cold case haunted him for years until they found the remains of the missing boy and arrested the killer.
  • Jimmy Burke – Frank's partner while Frank was assigned to the 27th Precinct. Burke took a bullet for Frank at one point. Burke was promoted to Inspector and placed in command of the 15th Precinct. While Burke was being considered for a promotion to Deputy Chief as the Deputy Commander of Patrol Borough Manhattan South, it was discovered he manipulated the crime statistics for the 15th Precinct. Frank allowed Burke to retire. If Burke did not retire, he would have been demoted to Captain and reassigned to the 128th Precinct in Staten Island.
  • Lenny Ross – Frank's partner while Frank was assigned to the 25th Precinct. By 2016, Ross retired and became an author. Ross wrote a book about his career, entitled Back in the Day describing his exploits with Frank.
  • John McKenna – An NYPD officer who was with Frank during 9/11, who later became sick and died from an illness caused by the toxic air he was exposed to during rescue operations following the attacks.
  • Greta – When assigned to the Canine Team as a handler, Frank's partner was Greta. Frank transferred from the Canine Team after Greta was shot and killed by a burglar Frank sent her after.
  • Garrett Moore, Abigail Baker, and Sidney Gormley - Frank works with Garrett (as his DCPI) and Gormley (as his Special Assistant and defacto Chief of D's) constantly on cases that involve officer shootings, misconducts, racial profiling, and so on, even matters involving Frank's children. Frank lets Garrett give his opinion and letting Gormley give his opinion, and as of seasons 8-present, we see Baker come in the office and sit down with them, occasionally giving her opinion on said situations. Prior to season 8, Baker would occasionally give her opinion on certain matters for Frank, personal and professional. At one point in Season 4, Baker had given strong input when she was being verbally harassed by Suffolk County deputy chief Sal Deluca, who had asked her out several times without success. Together, the trio are Frank's closest and most trusted circle of advisers and even friends.

Involved Shootings[]

Medals[]

Citation Bars
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American Flag Breast Bar


Breast Bar 17
World Trade Center Breast Bar


Breast Bar 1
Medal of Honor Breast Bar


Breast Bar 20
Combat Cross Breast Bar 2nd Award


Breast Bar 8
Meritorious Police Duty Breast Bar


Breast Bar 7
Excellent Police Duty Breast Bar


Breast Bar 25
Unit Citation Breast Bar


Breast Bar 15
1986 Liberty Breast Bar


Breast Bar 26
USMC Service Breast Bar


Breast Bar 23
Firearms Proficiency Bar


Gallery[]

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Appearances[]

Season One
Episode 1:
"Pilot"
Episode 2:
"Samaritan"
Episode 3:
"Privilege"
Episode 4:
""Officer Down""
Episode 5:
"What You See"
Episode 6:
"Smack Attack"
Episode 7:
"Brothers"
Episode 8:
"Chinatown"
Episode 9:
"Re-Do"
Episode 10:
"After Hours"
Episode 11:
"Little Fish"
Episode 12:
"Family Ties"
Episode 13:
"Hall of Mirrors"
Episode 14:
"My Funny Valentine"
Episode 15:
"Dedication"
Episode 16:
"Age of Innocence"
Episode 17:
"Silver Star"
Episode 18:
"To Tell the Truth"
Episode 19:
"Model Behavior"
Episode 20:
"All That Glitters"
Episode 21:
"Cellar Boy"
Episode 22:
"The Blue Templar"
Season Two
Episode 1:
"Mercy"
Episode 2:
"Friendly Fire"
Episode 3:
"Critical Condition"
Episode 4:
""Innocence""
Episode 5:
"A Night on the Town"
Episode 6:
"Black and Blue"
Episode 7:
"Lonely Hearts Club"
Episode 8:
"Thanksgiving"
Episode 9:
"Moonlighting"
Episode 10:
"Whistle Blower"
Episode 11:
"The Uniform"
Episode 12:
"The Job"
Episode 13:
"Leap of Faith"
Episode 14:
"Parenthood"
Episode 15:
"The Life We Chose"
Episode 16:
"Women With Guns"
Episode 17:
"Reagan Vs. Reagan"
Episode 18:
"No Questions Asked"
Episode 19:
"Some Kind of Hero"
Episode 20:
"Working Girls"
Episode 21:
"Collateral Damage"
Episode 22:
"Mother's Day"
Season Three
Episode 1:
"Family Business"
Episode 2:
"Domestic Disturbance"
Episode 3:
"Old Wounds"
Episode 4:
""Scorched Earth""
Episode 5:
"Risk and Reward"
Episode 6:
"Greener Grass"
Episode 7:
"Nightmares"
Episode 8:
"Higher Education"
Episode 9:
"Secrets and Lies"
Episode 10:
"Fathers and Sons"
Episode 11:
"Front Page News"
Episode 12:
"Framed"
Episode 13:
"Inside Jobs"
Episode 14:
"Men in Black"
Episode 15:
"Warriors"
Episode 16:
"Quid Pro Quo"
Episode 17:
"Protest Too Much"
Episode 18:
"No Regrets"
Episode 19:
"Loss of Faith"
Episode 20:
"Ends and Means"
Episode 21:
"Devil's Breath"
Episode 22:
"The Bitter End"
Episode 23:
"This Way Out"
Season Four
Episode 1:
"Unwritten Rules"
Episode 2:
"The City That Never Sleeps"
Episode 3:
"To Protect and Serve"
Episode 4:
""The Truth About Lying""
Episode 5:
"Lost and Found"
Episode 6:
"Growing Boys"
Episode 7:
"Drawing Dead"
Episode 8:
"Justice Served"
Episode 9:
"Bad Blood"
Episode 10:
"Mistaken Identity"
Episode 11:
"Ties That Bind"
Episode 12:
"The Bogeyman"
Episode 13:
"Unfinished Business"
Episode 14:
"Manhattan Queens"
Episode 15:
"Open Secrets"
Episode 16:
"Insult to Injury"
Episode 17:
"Knockout Game"
Episode 18:
"Righting Wrongs"
Episode 19:
"Secret Arrangements"
Episode 20:
"Custody Battle"
Episode 21:
"Above and Beyond"
Episode 22:
"Exiles"
Season Five
Episode 1:
"Partners"
Episode 2:
"Forgive and Forget"
Episode 3:
"Burning Bridges"
Episode 4:
""Excessive Force""
Episode 5:
"Loose Lips"
Episode 6:
"Most Wanted"
Episode 7:
"Shoot the Messenger"
Episode 8:
"Power of the Press"
Episode 9:
"Under the Gun"
Episode 10:
"Sins of the Father"
Episode 11:
"Baggage"
Episode 12:
"Home Sweet Home"
Episode 13:
"Love Stories"
Episode 14:
"The Poor Door"
Episode 15:
"Power Players"
Episode 16:
"In The Box"
Episode 17:
"Occupational Hazards"
Episode 18:
"Bad Company"
Episode 19:
"Through the Looking Glass"
Episode 20:
"Payback"
Episode 21:
"New Rules"
Episode 22:
"The Art of War"


Notes & Trivia[]

  • Frank was likely born between 1949 and 1950, meaning he is around 74-75 years old.
  • He was unaware of his maternal uncle until his father told him.
  • Similar to to most men in the Reagan family, he cheers for the football team known as the New York Jets, fishes, plays basketball and boxes.[5][7][8][9][10]
  • He reveals he found his wife's cooking of tuna casserole terrible and taught his youngest son a trick to bear it.
  • Frank currently has four grandchildren.
  • Frank once had Jaime confront his childhood bully after he came home with a black eye.
  • After finding a young Danny put syrup in his hair, he forced the latter to go to school with it as punishment.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Season 2, Episode 9: "Whistle Blower"
  2. Season 3, Episode 9: "Secrets and Lies"
  3. Season 10, Episode 19: "Family Secrets"
  4. Season 3, Episode 23: "This Way Out"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Season 1, Episode 1 "Pilot"
  6. 6.0 6.1 Season 1, Episode 9: "Re-Do"
  7. Season 1, Episode 3: "Privilege"
  8. Season 3, Episode 16 "Quid Pro Quo"
  9. Season 5, Episode 6: "Most Wanted"
  10. Season 1, Episode 7: "Brothers"

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