James "Sonny" Crockett
Miami Vice fictional character
Detective James "Sonny" Crockett is a fictional character in the NBC television series Miami Vice. Crockett was originally portrayed by Don Johnson in the television series from 1984 to 1990, later by Colin Farrell in the feature film in 2006 and Austin Butler in the upcoming 2028 film. Crockett appeared in every episode of Miami Vice except the fifth season episode "Borrasca". He has also appeared in video games and various popular culture references of the show.
Appearances
Television
James Crockett, more commonly known as Sonny Crockett, is a detective in the Metro-Dade Police Department (now the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office). He holds the rank of detective sergeant in the MDPD.
Crockett is a former Florida Gators star who had sustained an injury which put an end to his sports career. He served two tours in Vietnam – or as he calls it, the "Southeast Asia Conference". He joined Metro-Dade sometime after returning from Vietnam, and in the academy, he made friends with Evan Freed and Mike Orgel. He started his police career first as an uniformed patrol officer, before getting promoted to Detective and assigned to Robbery Division under Lieutenant Frank Malone, where he was partnered with Detective Frankel. In 1979, Crockett and Frankel were working undercover on the case of armored car robbery by Frank Hackman and his crew, however, their covers were blown and in early 1980, after Crockett dropped him off at home, Frankel was killed by Hackman.
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