Henry Reagan is a retired NYC Police Commissioner, the widower of Betty Reagan, and the father of Francis Reagan and Peter Reagan. Henry has four grandchildren: Daniel, Erin, Joseph and Jameson. Henry has four great-grandchildren: Joseph, Nicole, Jack, and Sean. Henry is the patriarch of the Reagan family.
Biography
Henry's childhood during the 1930's was difficult due to his father's alcoholism and inability to hold a job. Henry was a Marine during the Korea War (6/29/1950 - 7/27/1953). After serving in the Marines, Henry joined the NYPD in 1952. Like his grandson, Danny, Henry is socially conservative and hates the political correctness of modern law & order. His wife Betty died December 2, 2001.
Henry had a hip replacement before the Pilot episode. Due to his hip replacement, he used a cane and had difficulty getting up from chairs during the first three episodes.
In Officer Down, Henry had a "war on cholesterol" before giving up in a "tactical retreat".[1] In the same episode, Henry discussed the old days when he was Commissioner, and the different expectations people had. He noted even criminals didn't respect cop-killers.
Henry used to play handball and now likes to watch it. Henry taught Danny how to play as well.[2]
Career
Medals
| Citation Bars |
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 American Flag Breast Bar
 Medal of Honor Breast Bar
 Combat Cross Breast Bar
 Irish Flag Breast Bar
 Meritorious Police Duty Breast Bar
 Excellent Police Duty Breast Bar
 Medal for Valor Breast Bar
 1986 Liberty Breast Bar
 Pistol Marksman Bar
 USMC Service Breast Bar
 World Trade Center Breast Bar |
Personality
Relationships
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" | |||
| Season Six | ||||
| Episode 1: "Worst Case Scenario" |
Episode 2: "Absolute Power" |
Episode 3: "All the News That's Fit to Click" |
Episode 4: ""With Friends Like These"" |
Episode 5: "Backstabbers" |
| Episode 6: "Rush to Judgment" |
Episode 7: "The Bullitt Mustang" |
Episode 8: "Unsung Heroes" |
Episode 9: "Hold Outs" |
Episode 10: "Flags of Our Fathers" |
| Episode 11: "Back in the Day" |
Episode 12: "Cursed" |
Episode 13: "Stomping Grounds" |
Episode 14: "The Road to Hell" |
Episode 15: "Fresh Start" |
| Episode 16: "Help Me Help You" |
Episode 17: "Friends in Need" |
Episode 18: "Town Without Pity" |
Episode 19: "Blast from the Past" |
Episode 20: "Down the Rabbit Hole" |
| Episode 21: "The Extra Mile" |
Episode 22: "Blowback" | |||
| Season Seven | ||||
| Episode 1: "The Greater Good" |
Episode 2: "Good Cop Bad Cop" |
Episode 3: "The Price of Justice" |
Episode 4: ""Mob Rules"" |
Episode 5: "For the Community" |
| Episode 6: "Whistleblowers" |
Episode 7: "Guilt by Association" |
Episode 8: "Personal Business" |
Episode 9: "Confessions" |
Episode 10: "Unbearable Loss" |
| Episode 11: "Genetics" |
Episode 12: "Not Fade Away" |
Episode 13: "The One That Got Away" |
Episode 14: "In and Out" |
Episode 15: "Lost Souls" |
| Episode 16: "Hard Bargain" |
Episode 17: "Shadow of a Doubt" |
Episode 18: "A Deep Blue Goodbye" |
Episode 19: "Love Lost" |
Episode 20: "No Retreat, No Surrender" |
| Episode 21: "Foreign Interference" |
Episode 22: "The Thin Blue Line" | |||
| Season Eight | ||||
| Episode 1: "Cutting Losses" |
Episode 2: "Ghosts of the Past" |
Episode 3: "The Enemy of My Enemy" |
Episode 4: ""Out of the Blue"" |
Episode 5: "The Forgotten" |
| Episode 6: "Brushed Off" |
Episode 7: "Common Ground" |
Episode 8: "Pick Your Poison" |
Episode 9: "Pain Killers" |
Episode 10: "Heavy is the Head" |
| Episode 11: "Second Chances" |
Episode 12: "The Brave" |
Episode 13: "Erasing History" |
Episode 14: "School of Hard Knocks" |
Episode 15: "Legacy" |
| Episode 16: "Tale of Two Cities" |
Episode 17: "Close Calls" |
Episode 18: "Friendship, Love, and Loyalty" |
Episode 19: "Risk Management" |
Episode 20: "Your Six" |
| Episode 21: "The Devil You Know" |
Episode 22: "My Aim is True" | |||
| Season Nine | ||||
| Episode 1: "Playing With Fire" |
Episode 2: "Meet the New Boss" |
Episode 3: "Mind Games" |
Episode 4: ""Blackout"" |
Episode 5: "Thicker Than Water" |
| Episode 6: "Trust" |
Episode 7: "By Hook Or By Crook" |
Episode 8: "Stirring the Pot" |
Episode 9: "Handcuffs" |
Episode 10: "Authority Figures" |
| Episode 11: "Disrupted" |
Episode 12: "Milestones" |
Episode 13: "Ripple Effect" |
Episode 14: "My Brother's Keeper" |
Episode 15: "Blues" |
| Episode 16: "Past Tense" |
Episode 17: "Two-Faced" |
Episode 18: "Rectify" |
Episode 19: "Common Enemies" |
Episode 20: "Strange Bedfellows" |
| Episode 21: "Identity" |
Episode 22: "Something Blue" | |||
| Season Ten | ||||
| Episode 1: "The Real Deal" |
Episode 2: "Naughty or Nice" |
Episode 3: "Behind the Smile" |
Episode 4: "Another Look" |
Episode 5: "The Price You Pay" |
| Episode 6: "Glass Houses" |
Episode 7: "Higher Standards" |
Episode 8: "Friends in High Places" |
Episode 9: "Grave Errors" |
Episode 10: "Bones to Pick" |
| Episode 11: "Careful What You Wish For" |
Episode 12: "Where the Truth Lies" |
Episode 13: "Reckless" |
Episode 14: "Fog of War" |
Episode 15: "Vested Interests" |
| Episode 16: "The First 100 Days" |
Episode 17: "The Puzzle Palace" |
Episode 18: "Hide in Plain Sight" |
Episode 19: "Family Secrets" | |
| Season Eleven | ||||
| Episode 1: "Triumph Over Trauma" |
Episode 2: "In the Name of the Father" |
Episode 3: "Atonement" |
Episode 4: "Redemption" |
Episode 5: "Spilling Secrets" |
| Episode 6: "The New Normal" |
Episode 7: "In Too Deep" |
Episode 8: "More Than Meets the Eye" |
Episode 9: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" |
Episode 10: "The Common Good" |
| Episode 11: "Guardian Angels" |
Episode 12: "Happy Endings" |
Episode 13: "Fallen Heroes" |
Episode 14: "The New You" |
Episode 15: "The End" |
| Episode 16: "Justifies the Means" | ||||
| Season Twelve | ||||
| Episode 1: "Hate is Hate" |
Episode 2: "Times Like These" |
Episode 3: "Protective Instincts" |
Episode 4: "True Blue" |
Episode 5: "Good Intentions" |
| Episode 6: "Be Smart or Be Dead" |
Episode 7: "USA Today" |
Episode 8: "Reality Check" |
Episode 9: "Firewall" |
Episode 10: "Old Friends" |
| Episode 11: "On the Arm" |
Episode 12: "The Reagan Way" |
Episode 13: "Cold Comfort" |
Episode 14: "Allegiance" |
Episode 15: "Where We Stand" |
| Episode 16: "Guilt" |
Episode 17: "Hidden Motive" |
Episode 18: "Long Lost" |
Episode 19: "Tangled Up in Blue" |
Episode 20: "Silver Linings" |
| Season Thirteen | ||||
| Episode 1: "Keeping the Faith" |
Episode 2: "First Blush" |
Episode 3: "Ghosted" |
Episode 4: "Life During Wartime" |
Episode 5: "Homefront" |
| Episode 6: "On Dangerous Ground" |
Episode 7: "Heroes" |
Episode 8: "Poetic Justice" |
Episode 9: "Nothing Sacred" |
Episode 10: "Fake It' Till You Make It" |
| Episode 11: "Lost Ones" |
Episode 12: "The Big Leagues" |
Episode 13: "Past History" |
Episode 14: "Collision Course" |
Episode 15: "Close to Home" |
| Episode 16: "The Naked Truth" |
Episode 17: "Smoke & Mirrors" |
Episode 18: "Family Matters" |
Episode 19: "Fire Drill" |
Episode 20: "Irish Exits" |
| Episode 21: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" | ||||
| Season Fourteen | ||||
| Episode 1: "Loyalty" |
Episode 2: "Dropping Bombs" |
Episode 3: "Fear No Evil" |
Episode 4: "Past is Present" |
Episode 5: "Bad Faith" |
| Episode 6: "Shadowland" |
Episode 7: "On the Ropes" |
Episode 8: "Wicked Games" |
Episode 9: "Two of a Kind" |
Episode 10: "The Heart of a Saturday Night" |
| Episode 11: "Life Sentence" |
Episode 12: "Without Fear or Favor" |
Episode 13: "Bad to Worse" |
Episode 14: "New York Minute" |
Episode 15: "No Good Deed" |
| Episode 16: "The Gray Areas" |
Episode 17: |
Episode 18: | ||
Notes & Trivia
- Len Cariou, separated in age from Tom Selleck by only six years, wears make-up, a dental prosthetic and abdominal padding for his role as Henry.
- In season one, Henry wore a World Trade Center Commendation Citation Bar, however he no longer wears it.
- In The New Normal, Henry revealed he didn't attend college because his parents couldn't afford to send him (presumably, he enlisted in the Marine Corps after high school and later applied to the NYPD).
- In Homefront (season 13, episode 5), Frank stated his father Henry was 88 years old, make Henry Reagan born in 1934.
- In S13 E09, Henry says to Donna Duvall "20 Years retired and the old cop in me still won't shut up".
References
- ↑ Season 1 Episode 4: Officer Down
- ↑ Season 1 Episode 5: What You See