"January 31, 1993" . . "Alphonse Michael 'Gee' Giardello, Sr. is a fictional character from the television drama Homicide: Life on the Street. The character was played by Yaphet Kotto. He is based on Baltimore Police Department Shift Lieutenant Gary D'Addario, a member of the BPD homicide unit described in David Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets which served as the inspiration for the series as a whole. The character also appeared in the Law & Order episode \"Baby, It's You\"."@en . "Alphonse Michael \"Gee\" Giardello Senior."@en . . "Gee"@en . "(1x01, \"Gone for Goode\")" . . . . . .