Monk’s 8th and final season now available on DVD – cast credits
Monk is a police comedy-drama starring Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk. It is primarily a mystery series that also involves some dark atmosphere. In addition, the show features broad comic flavor.
Its principal character, Monk, is very brilliant at solving crimes, but he is beset by a range of psychiatric disorders. Such disorders were derived from severe trauma as a result of his wife’s murder. (Photo/wiki)
The show debuted on July 12, 2002, on the USA Network. It was well received and is viewed as one of the reasons that led USA Network’s increasing popularity. Its eighth and final season concluded on December 4, 2009.
The series currently holds the record for the most-watched scripted drama episode in cable television history, a record previously held by The Closer.
Anthony Marcus “Tony” Shalhoub (Monk) is a three Emmy Award winning, Golden Globe nominated actor also known for his work in Wings, Galaxy Quest, among others.
Shalhoub, although a wonderful actor, was joined by an equally wonderful cast. Not all talent were the same thoughout every season. The majority (character and actor names) are listed here, along with seasons and episodes they were a part of:
Main Characters:
Adrian Monk, Tony Shalhoub, Private Consultant 1–8
Natalie Teeger, Traylor Howard, Monk’s second assistant 3–8
Sharona Fleming, Bitty Schram, Monk’s first assistant/nurse 1–3, 8
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, Ted Levine SFPD captain: Robbery, Homicide 1–8
Lieutenant Randy Disher, Jason Gray-Stanford, SFPD lieutenant: Robbery, Homicide 1–8
Secondary Characters:
Julie Teeger (Emmy Clarke) is the teenage daughter of Natalie Teeger. She first appeared in Mr. Monk and the Red Herring (3.10).
Benjamin “Benjy” Fleming (Kane Ritchotte during pilot episode and second and third seasons, Max Morrow during first season) is Sharona’s son. Last appearance was in season three episode Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month (3.07), though he was mentioned several times in eighth and final season episode Mr. Monk and Sharona (8.10).
Dr. Charles Kroger (Stanley Kamel) was Adrian Monk’s psychiatrist. Actor Stanley Kamel died of a heart attack on April 8, 2008, between production of seasons six and seven. His character was said to have died of a heart attack, as well, when Monk restarted. His last appearance was in Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece (6.14).
Dr. Neven Bell (Héctor Elizondo) is Adrian Monk’s new therapist. First appeared in Mr. Monk Buys a House (7.01).
Trudy Anne Monk (Melora Hardin) is Monk’s deceased wife.
Her husband’s attempt to solve her murder is the show’s longest-running plot arc. She was played by Stellina Rusich in the first and second seasons. Lindy Newton plays Trudy in a college flashback in the Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion (5.06).
Kevin Dorfman (Jarrad Paul) was an accountant and the upstairs neighbor of Monk. He first appeared in Mr. Monk and the Paperboy (2.10). Dorfman was murdered in Mr. Monk and the Magician (7.15).
Harold J. Krenshaw (Tim Bagley) is a formal-rival of Adrian and another patient of Dr. Kroger with whom Monk supports constant disputes for his incompatible obsessions. Harold constantly tried to discover the identity of Monk’s new therapist (Dr. Bell). However, he did uncover his name in Mr. Monk Fights City Hall (7.16). In the episode Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy (8.08), Harold and Monk finally become friends by conquering claustrophobia together. Harold generously leaves the group at the end of the episode so that Monk can share private therapy with Dr. Bell. Harold first appeared in Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf (3.06).
Ambrose Monk (John Turturro) is the agoraphobic brother of Adrian Monk. He seems to be based on Mycroft Holmes (smarter brother of Sherlock) Ambrose first appeared in Mr. Monk and the Three Pies (2.11).
Jack Monk (Dan Hedaya) is the father of Adrian and Ambrose, abandoned the family when Adrian and Ambrose were young (left for Chinese food and never came back) and started another family. Appeared in Mr. Monk Meets His Dad (5.09).
Jack Monk Jr. (Steve Zahn) (Zahn in A Perfect Getway) is the the other son of Jack Monk, Adrian’s half brother and a known convict. He appeared in Mr. Monk’s Other Brother (7.10).
Dale “the Whale” Biederbeck (Adam Arkin, Tim Curry, and Ray Porter) is Adrian Monk’s archenemy and most hated rival. A wealthy and morbidly obese financier whom Adrian blames for ruining the remainder of Trudy’s life. Just as Adrian Monk is compared to Sherlock Holmes, it’s possible that Dale Biederbeck (the “Genghis Khan of World Finance”) is compared to Professor Moriarty (the Napoleon of Crime). He first appeared in Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale (1.03), at the end of which Monk sends him to prison for a murder-for-hire. Biederbeck later appears funneling information to Monk about Trudy’s murder in Mr. Monk Goes to Jail (2.16) and Mr. Monk Is On the Run (Part Two) (6.16). The character’s story was never resolved.
Karen Stottlemeyer (Glenne Headly) was Stottlemeyer’s wife from the beginning of the series until their divorce in Mr. Monk and the Captain’s Marriage (4.12). It was later revealed in Mr. Monk is the Best Man (8.13) that she was actually his second wife. She is a filmmaker who specializes in documentaries. She first appeared in Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man (2.05) and later in Mr. Monk and the Captain’s Wife (2.14) (in which she was hit by a van), Mr. Monk Gets Fired (3.04), and Mr. Monk and the Captain’s Marriage (4.12).
Linda Fusco (Sharon Lawrence) was Captain Stottlemeyer’s girlfriend in season six. She first appeared in Mr. Monk, Private Eye (5.05) and later in Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan (6.01). She was proven by Monk to be a murderer in Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend (6.04).
Trudy “T. K.” Jensen Stottlemeyer (Virginia Madsen) is Captain Stottlemeyer’s love interest from season eight onwards. First appeared in Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk (8.09) and marries Stottlemeyer in Mr. Monk is the Best Man (8.13) after a brief reconsideration. She made a brief cameo appearance in the series finale, Mr. Monk and the End (Part Two) (8.16).
Now Monk fans have another season to enjoy anytime they want!
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