Barney Miller was the captain of the 12th precinct of New York. He was in charge of a squad room of detectives that dealt with the unique characters of the city.
Ron Harris[]
Ron Glass played during the full run of the series. At first he shared a desk with many detectives. Most of the time he was with Detective Chano Amenguale. The character of Chano was only in the first 2 seasons. At the 3rd season Harris got the first dest next to door of the squad room. Ron Harris was a well dressed black detective. He wanted to be a published writer and wrote a detective story, "Blood on the Badge".
TV Guide 07/16/1977. Article about Jack Soo.