A cop who's been sent to prison for killing his partner is freed by a lawyer who hires him as a private investigator.A cop who's been sent to prison for killing his partner is freed by a lawyer who hires him as a private investigator.A cop who's been sent to prison for killing his partner is freed by a lawyer who hires him as a private investigator.
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 6 nominations total
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- TriviaJones' manager, Bobbie Edrck, informed Lorimar Television and ABC that her client was interested in doing a TV series. Lorimar had two pilot pilot scripts developed for him: a comedy and a drama that would ultimately become "Gabriel's Fire." Lorimar President Les Moonves decided that the drama had the better chance of success, as Jones was more identifiable to audiences in a drama.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991)
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I'm a huge fan of James Earl Jones and I vaguely remember this series. It was a serious drama but also very engaging. Jones played Gabriel Bird, an ex-con trying to adjust to life on the outside. The sad thing was that he was wrongly jailed for a murder he could not control. He was a cop in his former life and his partner was going to shoot an innocent woman and her child during a raid and he chose his partner's life over the Innocent civilians. I was oddly into it when it ran and was sad to see it go. I'm not sure if James Earl Jones received an Emmy nomination but he definitely deserved it. Ah, just checked, he was nominated for a golden globe in 1990 for actor in a leading role. He is a fine actor, one whose performance is never overdone. It's probably due to his voice, so commanding and ominous, that he's had to work hard at not overpowering his roles with his voice. I'd purchase the first season if it was available on DVD. It gets my vote.
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- La pasión de Gabriel
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- 3329 S. Morgan St., Chicago, Illinois 60608, USA(scenes of Gabriel's office and the building)
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