"Great Men"

Episode #:11 (2.3) Great Men
Season:2
Air Date:7/27/98
Producers:Levinson/Fontana
Writer:Tom Fontana
Director:Bob Balaban
 
Synopsis:
Alvarez knows who raped Glynn's daughter, but refuses to tell the warden. Wangler is making progress at school, but his cellmate, Adebisi, isn't a fan of higher education. When Augustus Hill's judge is convicted of accepting bribes, Said takes up Hill's case and tries to get him a second trial. Diagnosed with cancer, O'Reily goes to a hospital to get a prison-paid lumpectomy, which is cheaper than a mastectomy. The Aryans are losing credibility in Oz, so Schillinger arranges to have a tough named Vogel killed. Next on the hit list: Beecher. Finally, the prison is filled with excitement as a woman, Shirley Bellinger, arrives on death row to be executed.
 
Starring:
KIRK ACEVEDO as Miguel Alvarez
ERNIE HUDSON as Warden Leo Glynn
TERRY KINNEY as Tim McManus
RITA MORENO as Sister Peter Marie
HAROLD PERRINEAU as Augustus Hill
J.K. SIMMONS as Vernon Schillinger
LEE TERGESEN as Tobias Beecher
EAMONN WALKER as Kareem Said
DEAN WINTERS as Ryan O'Reily
 
Also Starring:
ADEWALE AKINNOYE-AGBAJE as Simon Adebisi
EDIE FALCO as Officer Diane Wittlesey
GEORGE MORFOGEN as Robert Rebadow
LAUREN VELEZ as Dr. Gloria Nathan
B.D. WONG as Father Ray Mukada
 
Guest Starring:
AUSTIN PENDLETON as William Giles
EDDIE MALAVARCA as Peter Schibetta
KATHRYN ERBE as Shirley Bellinger
DYLAN BAKER as Schillinger's Lawyer
MELINA KANAKAREDES as Assistant D.A. Marilyn Crenshaw
J.D. WILLIAMS as Kenny Wangler
MUMS as Arnold "Poet" Jackson
TOM MARDIROSIAN as Agamemnon "The Mole" Busmalis
ZELJKO IVANEK as Governor James Devlin
SCOTT WILLIAM WINTERS as Cyril O'Reily
GEOFFREY NAUFFTS as Clifford Sprague
GRANVILLE ADAMS as Zahir Arif
 
With:
TIM BROWN as Officer Jason Armstrong
BRYAN CALLEN as Coushaine
SEAN DUGAN as Timmy Kirk
TIM HOPPER as Rick Donn (Anchor)
JORDAN LAGE as Richie Hanlon
ANNIKA PETERSON as Shannon O'Reily
FLOYD RESNICK as Officer
LEIF RIDDELL as Mark Mack
PHILIP V. SCOZZARELLA as Officer Joseph Mineo
FRANK SENGER as Frank Manhardt
MALÉ "BigX" ALEXANDER as Junior Pierce (Homeboy)
CHUCK ZITO as Chucky Pancamo
 
Notes:
Kathryn Erbe is Terry Kinney's wife.
Kareem Said was engaged to Marilyn Crenshaw before he found Allah.
Alexander Vogel was found dead, hanging upside down naked, with the word "JEW" carved on his chest.
This episode introduces:
#98V238 Alexander Vogel. Convicted June 1, 1998. Two counts murder in the second degree, theft. Sentence: 50 years, up for parole in 30.
This episode provides background information for:
#98B242 Agamemnon Busmalis (a.k.a. The Mole). Convicted March 10, 1998. Grand theft auto, breaking and entering. Sentence: 10 years, up for parole in four.