Greg Medavoy

Gordon Clapp as Greg Medavoy

Gregory Medavoy was a fictional character in the television series NYPD Blue. He was played by Gordon Clapp from the third episode of the first season to the second to last episode of the series, when he retired. Aside from squadmate Andy Sipowicz he was the longest running character in the series.

Often on the receiving end of jokes about his bumbling speech, Medavoy often provided viewers with comic relief for the series' duration. Despite his faults, he turned out to be a skilled detective who earned respect through his tenacity and inventiveness, though the other cops did continue to treat him with slight contempt.

Initially, he was married to a nagging woman by the name of Marie. He had an affair with Donna Abandando, the squad receptionist, and Medavoy's existing marriage made the relationship difficult. Finally after the pressure was too much for Abandando to cope, she ended things with Greg, who attempted to return to his marriage. This failed, and he was attracted to coworker Abby Sullivan - who revealed that she was a lesbian. He fathered her child via artificial insemination.

In season 7, Medavoy was partnered with Baldwin Jones, a strong and caring detective. The two soon grew a friendship that was tested by Greg's neuroses and Baldwin's irritation over them, but survived. Medavoy also overcame a witch hunt against him by new Lt. Bale, who tried to wreck Greg's career after learning he was working in a part-time job at a bar (a rule book no-no that was ignored by every non-control freak boss in the entire department), by only getting a short suspension, after which he rightfully chewed out his new boss for being a bully and a coward.

In the final few episodes, Medavoy retired in order to join the real estate business with his lovely new girlfriend Bridget whom he'd met on a fraud case. At his retirement party, Greg expressed his love for both the job and his fellow coworkers. The toast made was the traditional NYPD toast "to the guy that invented this job".

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