He appeared in 98 episodes (95 episodes of Law & Order and three episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street). He also appeared in Exiled: A Law & Order Movie. Curtis is introduced as a homicide detective in the New York Police Department, the junior partner of Lennie Briscoe (played by Jerry Orbach) in Manhattan's 27th Detective Squad. In contrast with his predecessor, Mike Logan, Curtis -- a conservative, devout Catholic -- does his job by the book, and views it in black and white terms:
He appeared in 98 episodes (95 episodes of Law & Order and three episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street).
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
appear
appeared
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
98
98
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
episode
episodes
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
95
95
NUM
CD
appos
Number=Plur
episode
episodes
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Law
Law
PROPN
NNP
cc
&
&
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Order
Order
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
conj
Number=Plur
episode
episodes
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Homicide
Homicide
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
appos
Number=Sing
Life
Life
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Street
Street
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He also appeared in Exiled: A Law & Order Movie.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
appear
appeared
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Exiled
Exiled
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Law
Law
PROPN
NNP
cc
&
&
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Order
Order
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Movie
Movie
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Curtis is introduced as a homicide detective in the New York Police Department, the junior partner of Lennie Briscoe (played by Jerry Orbach) in Manhattan's 27th Detective Squad.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Curtis
Curtis
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
introduce
introduced
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
homicide
homicide
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
detective
detective
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Police
Police
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Department
Department
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
junior
junior
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
partner
partner
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Lennie
Lennie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Briscoe
Briscoe
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
play
played
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Jerry
Jerry
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Orbach
Orbach
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Manhattan
Manhattan
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NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
27th
27th
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Detective
Detective
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Squad
Squad
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In contrast with his predecessor, Mike Logan, Curtis -- a conservative, devout Catholic -- does his job by the book, and views it in black and white terms:
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
contrast
contrast
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
predecessor
predecessor
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Mike
Mike
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Logan
Logan
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Curtis
Curtis
PROPN
NNP
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
conservative
conservative
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
devout
devout
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
Catholic
Catholic
PROPN
NNP
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
job
job
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
view
views
VERB
VBZ
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
black
black
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
white
white
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
term
terms
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
: