Max Greevey (Law & Order)

Max Greevey
Law & Order character
First appearance	"Prescription for Death"
Last appearance	"Confession"
Portrayed by	George Dzundza
Time on show	1990–1991
Seasons	1, 2
Credited appearances	22 episodes (total)
Succeeded by	Phil Cerreta
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Partner	Donald Cragen Mike Logan

Max Greevey is a fictional character played by George Dzundza on NBC's long running police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order. Following Dzundza's departure from the cast at the end of the first season, Greevey was written off the series with his death in the second season premiere.

Greevey is a homicide detective working in Manhattan's 27th Detective Squad. He began his career in the 1960s, partnered with Don Cragen (Dann Florek). By the beginning of the series, he is promoted to sergeant and partnered with Mike Logan (Chris Noth), with Cragen as their captain. He is very close to Logan, even while having authority over him, and provides his younger partner advice and someone in whom to confide.

Greevey is happily married to his wife Marie, with whom he has three children. A conservative Irish Catholic, he sometimes looks down upon people, even murder victims, whose lifestyles conflicts with his beliefs. For example, his opposition to abortion makes him uncomfortable investigating the bombing of a family planning clinic, which causes some friction with Logan, who is pro-choice. However, he seems at least tolerant of adultery, noting that while he himself has never cheated on his wife, "I don't judge. You can never know someone else's story."

Greevey also harbors an open distrust of doctors, which began after a doctor incorrectly diagnosed him with an inoperable brain tumor. After seeking a second opinion, he learned that it was actually a subdural hematoma, and recovered shortly thereafter.

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