In the original show, Danny Williams was portrayed by James MacArthur from 1968 to 1979. In the series premiere, "Cocoon", Danny was played by Tim O'Kelly. MacArthur played the role for the rest of the first eleven seasons, appearing in 268 episodes. The only episode of the first eleven seasons, other than "Cocoon", that MacArthur did not appear in, was "Once Upon a Time: Part 2".[1] In season twelve, the character was replaced by a new character, James Carew, who was portrayed by William Smith.[2] MacArthur returned to reprise the role of Danny, who had become Hawaii's governor in the plot, in the 1997 unaired pilot of Hawaii Five-O.[3]
Detective Sergeant Daniel "Danny" "Danno" James Williams is a member of the Five-0 Task Force and the de facto second in command. He is an experienced detective whose police background and tendency to go "by the book" clashes with McGarrett's "shoot now, talk later" style.
It is established in Season 1 that Danny was from New Jersey, presumably around the New York metropolitan area, and was only living in Hawaii because his ex-wife Rachel had remarried and moved there with their daughter Grace to join her new husband Stan Edwards. He transferred from Newark PD to the Honolulu PD to be closer to Grace. In the Pilot, Danny had moved to Hawaii six months ago and was a "greener than grass" homicide detective with the HPD when he was assigned the murder investigation of John McGarrett. He comes into contact with John's son Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett, then still on active duty, who returns home to Hawaii seeking revenge and intending to take over the investigation into the murder of his father. The Governor had requested the younger McGarrett to set up a task force and Danny was his first recruit. They then recruit Chin Ho Kelly and Kono Kalakaua to form the Five-0 Task Force.
Danny often rants to McGarrett about his dislike for everything Hawaiian, from pineapples on pizza to surfing etiquette, while McGarrett would mock his affinity for wearing ties and loafers at work, a practice not common in Hawaii. Regarded as a haole for being a non-Hawaiian and not following island customs during the first season, Danny is often viewed as a curiosity or with disdain by the locals and other HPD cops[8] and the first season sees the rest of the team often having to explain to him the idiosyncrasies of life in Hawaii. For example, his insistence on wearing what he deemed to be "professional attire" (tie and loafers)[9] and disregard for surf etiquette or Native Hawaiian culture is met with ridicule and light-hearted derision from his co-workers. He eventually stops wearing ties and, in the season 5 premiere, admits that he feels at home in Hawaii and views his Five-0 co-workers as his extended family.
The son of Eddie and Clara Williams, he comes from a large working-class family and is the second oldest of four children. He has a younger brother Matt and two sisters (one of whom is older sister named Stella), both of whom are married. It is implied through his conversations with McGarrett that Danny is close to his family, although the rift between him and Matt never closed due to Matt drifting towards the criminal side of the business world. In season 3 Stella sends her son Eric Russo, who had dropped out of college, to Danny in a desperate attempt to set him straight. Eric, who calls Danny "Uncle D", spends the day tailing the Five-0 team on a case involving college professor and his students and finds his calling in forensics after providing some valuable insights which led to the arrest of the perpetrator. He moves to Hawaii and begins working in the forensics lab from season 5 onwards.
Danny began his career as a police officer with the Newark PD. When he was a patrol officer, he testified against his training officer, Rick Peterson (Peter Greene), under a subpoena during Peterson's trial for corruption.[10] He worked his way up to become a respected homicide detective with 87 convictions before transferring to the Honolulu Police Department.[9] In 2001, he witnessed the murder of his partner Grace Tilwell by a pair of gangsters they had been sent to apprehend. After barely making it out alive, he notices smoke billowing from the World Trade Center and was later ordered to New York City to assist the NYPD. That day still haunts Danny and his daughter Grace was named after Tilwell.[11] He often describes his time with the Newark PD as a "happy time" of his life as he was still happily married to Rachel and Grace was born. Danny is portrayed as a loyal cop who is married to his job first and life second. As a consequence, he is often at odds with his ex-wife Rachel for sometimes not being on time to pick up Grace. He is very loyal to his friends and colleagues, once refusing to believe that his former HPD partner Meka was corrupt even when pitted against overwhelming evidence after the partner was found dead under suspicious circumstances. Likewise, he often gives Steve the benefit of the doubt even when the latter resorts to more "unorthodox" methods in an investigation as he trusts Steve's judgment.
A running gag in the show is the regular "carguments" between Danny and McGarrett.[12] Much of Danny's interaction with McGarrett outside work usually involves an argument on the way to and from a crime scene or when interviewing suspects, resulting in characters commenting about the duo being like an "old married couple".[13][14] Their partnership even being referred to as a marriage by Danny (and several other characters), and him even calling McGarrett "babe" on several occasions. Their polar opposite personalities and work styles are often a source of both friction and banter. For example, McGarrett is extremely neat and organized, likely a result of his military days, whereas Danny tends to be a slob, as evidenced by the appearance of their offices and homes.[15] Danny's "by-the-book" style contrasts with McGarrett's "the ends justify the means" approach (which Danny calls "shoot now, ask questions later"). Lou Grover once described Danny as "the brains" to McGarrett's "brawn".[16] Indeed, by season 2, he adopts some of McGarrett's crude and unorthodox interrogation techniques, prompting Chin to comment that he has been "hanging out with McGarrett too long".[17]
In "Hana Keaka", it is mentioned that Danny attended Seton Hall University where he minored in business, which made him the ideal candidate to go undercover at Oahu State University as an economics professor.[18]
In "No Ke Ali'i' Wahine A Me Ka Aina", Danny and Steve, along with an MI-6 officer (Chris Vance) are awarded the George Cross by Queen Elizabeth II for stopping a terrorist attack against Europe.[19]
Later, in seasons 8 and 9, Danny and Rachel reconcile. He is a passionate football fan and has mentioned that he is a fan of the New York Jets and Super Bowl–winning quarterback Peyton Manning.[20]
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and created by Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons on CBS from September 20, 1968, to April 5, 1980, and continues in reruns. At the airing of its last episode, it was the longest-running police drama in American television history, and the last scripted primetime show that debuted in the 1960s to leave the air.
The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, headquartered in the Alapa'i Police Headquarters in Honolulu CDP.
Steve McGarrett is a fictional character who is the protagonist of CBS' Hawaii Five-O created by Leonard Freeman. McGarrett is a former United States Navy officer and the leader of a special state police task force, which is called Five-O. McGarrett was portrayed by actor Jack Lord in the original show from 1968 to 1980, and later by Alex O'Loughlin in the series' remake from 2010 to 2020. Throughout the show, McGarrett is partner to Detective Danny "Danno" Williams.
Hawaii Five-0 is an American action police procedural television series that centers around a special police major crimes task force operating at the behest of the governor of Hawaii. It is a reboot of the 1968–1980 series Hawaii Five-O, which also aired on CBS. The series was produced by K/O Paper Products and 101st Street Television, initially in association with CBS Television Studios. The show received praise for its modern take on the original series.
The pilot episode of the reimagined crime series Hawaii Five-0 premiered on CBS in the United States on September 20, 2010. The pilot's teleplay was written by Peter M. Lenkov, based on a story developed by Lenkov, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, and was directed by Len Wiseman. The episode introduces the four main characters: Alex O'Loughlin as series protagonist and Navy SEAL, Lt. Commander Steve McGarrett, Scott Caan as Steve's partner Danny Williams, a former Detective from New Jersey who moved to Hawaii to be close to his daughter, Grace, Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho Kelly, a disgraced HPD cop and Grace Park as Kono Kalakaua, a former surfer-turned-HPD Academy graduate who is also Chin's cousin. In the pilot, McGarrett returns to Hawaii to find Victor Hesse, a terrorist who murdered his father, John McGarrett. The Governor of Hawaii, Pat Jameson offers McGarrett to head a new task force to fight serious crimes by any means.
The eighth season of the CBS police procedural drama series Hawaii Five-0 premiered on September 29, 2017 for the 2017–18 television season. CBS renewed the series for a 23 episode eighth season on March 23, 2017. On November 6, 2017 CBS ordered an additional episode for the season and did the same again on February 8, 2018 bringing the count to 25 episodes. The season concluded on May 18, 2018. The eighth season ranked No. 18 for the 2017–18 television season and had an average of 11 million viewers. The series was also renewed for a ninth season.
"Ina Paha" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of Hawaii Five-0. It is also the one hundredth episode of the series overall and aired on November 7, 2014 on CBS. The episode was written by Peter M. Lenkov and was directed by Larry Teng. In the episode Steve is kidnapped and drugged by Wo Fat and McGarrett imagines what would've happened had the team never gotten together. The episode featured all current main cast members at the time, as well as current and past recurring cast members from the series.
"Ka makuahine a me ke keikikane" is the seventh episode of the seventh season of Hawaii Five-0. It is also the one hundred and fiftieth episode of the series overall. In the episode Catherine Rollins surprisingly contacts Steve McGarrett and informs him that his mother Doris McGarrett was detained in an attempt to free Yao Fat, Wo Fat's father, out of a detainment facility. The episode aired on November 4, 2016 on CBS. It was written by Eric Guggenheim and David Wolkove and was directed by Bryan Spicer. The episode featured the past return of former main and recurring characters including Michelle Borth, Christine Lahti, and Sarah Carter and received mostly positive reviews.
The ninth season of the police procedural drama series Hawaii Five-0 premiered on CBS on September 28, 2018, for the 2018–19 television season in the United States. CBS renewed the series for a ninth season in April 2018, that was originally expected to contain 22 episodes; however, CBS ordered additional episodes bringing the total count to 25. The season concluded on May 17, 2019.
"Ka ʻōwili ʻōkaʻi" is the first episode of the ninth season of Hawaii Five-0. It aired on September 28, 2018 on CBS. The episode was written by Leonard Freeman and Peter M. Lenkov and was directed by Bryan Spicer. In the episode Steve is captured and placed in a sensory deprivation tank while the rest of the team attempts to rescue him. The episode is a remake of the 1968 episode of the same name.
"Ke Kanaka I Ha'ule Mai Ka Lewa Mai" is the second episode of the ninth season of Hawaii Five-0. The episode aired on October 5, 2018 on CBS. It was written by David Wolkove and Matt Wheeler and was directed by Eagle Egilsson. In the episode the Five-0 task force attempts to hunt down a man after he is kidnapped by Chinese spies.
"Pua A'e La Ka Uwahi O Ka Moe" is the seventh episode of the ninth season of Hawaii Five-0. It is also the two-hundredth episode of the series overall and aired on November 9, 2018 on CBS. The story was written by series co-developer Peter M. Lenkov while the teleplay was written by David Wolkove and Matt Wheeler. The episode was directed by Bryan Spicer. In the episode Steve dreams that he is his grandfather solving a case in the year 1941, on the days leading to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
"Oia'i'o" is the twenty-fourth episode of the first season of Hawaii Five-0. It also serves as the first season finale and aired on May 16, 2011 on CBS. The episode was written by Peter M. Lenkov & Paul Zbyszewski and was directed by Brad Turner. In the episode the Five-0 Task Force attempts to hunt down Wo Fat while keeping the group together.
"Pio ke kukui, po'ele ka hale" is the tenth episode of the ninth season of Hawaii Five-0. It aired on December 7, 2018 on CBS. The episode was written by Paul Grellong and was directed by Gabriel Beristain. In the episode a group of assassins attempt to kill Steve McGarrett, Joe White, and other members of a former military operation.
The tenth and final season of the CBS police procedural drama series Hawaii Five-0 premiered on September 27, 2019, for the 2019–20 television season. CBS renewed the series for a tenth season on May 9, 2019. The season contained 22 episodes and concluded on April 3, 2020.
"Aloha" is the second part of the two-part series finale of Hawaii Five-0. It is also the twenty-second episode of the tenth season. It aired on April 3, 2020 on CBS. The story for the episode was written by Peter M. Lenkov, and the teleplay was written by David Wolkove and Matt Wheeler. The episode was directed by Duane Clark.
"A ʻohe ia e loaʻa aku, he ulua kapapa no ka moana" is the first part of the two-part series finale of Hawaii Five-0. It is also the twenty-first and penultimate episode of the tenth and final season. It aired on March 27, 2020 on CBS. The episode was written by Peter M. Lenkov and David Wolkove, and directed by Roderick Davis.
"Ua 'eha ka 'ili i ka maka o ka ihe" is the first episode of the tenth season of Hawaii Five-0. It aired on September 27, 2019 on CBS. The story for the episode was written by Peter M. Lenkov and the teleplay was written by David Wolkove and Matt Wheeler. The episode was directed by Duane Clark.
The Lenkov-verse is a media franchise that consists of a group of three interconnected television reboots that share a fictional universe, and their related media. All three of the television series, Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, and Magnum P.I., were developed by Peter M. Lenkov who also served as the showrunner on the series. They are each American crime dramas that aired on CBS. Hawaii Five-0 revolves around a task force, led by Steve McGarrett, that investigates crimes in Hawaii. MacGyver centers around Angus MacGyver who uses nonviolent methods to keep the world safe, with the help of a team of undercover government agents. Magnum P.I. follows private investigator Thomas Magnum, who solves crimes in Hawaii with the help of his friends. The universe is also connected to the so-called Bellisario-verse, which consists of the entire NCIS franchise and JAG, via two direct crossovers between Hawaii Five-0 and NCIS: Los Angeles.
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