The Glass Shield 30 years old

In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!

J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.

Credits

The Glass Shield Cast

Name Character
Julio Oscar Mechoso He was 40, 62 years old when he died as Assistant D.A.
Ice Cube He was 25, now 55 years old as Teddy Woods
Richard Anderson He was 68, 91 years old when he died as Watch Commander Clarence Massey
Elliott Gould He was 56, now 86 years old as Greenspan
Michael Ironside He was 45, now 74 years old as Detective Gene Baker
Don Harvey He was 35, now 64 years old as Deputy Jack Bono
Michael Gregory He was 50, now 80 years old as Deputy Roy Bush
M. Emmet Walsh He was 60, now 89 years old as Detective Jesse Hall
Lori Petty She was 31, now 61 years old as Deputy Deborah Fields
Wanda De Jesus She was 36, now 66 years old as Carmen Munoz
Victoria Dillard She was 24, now 55 years old as Barbara Simms
Natalija Nogulich She was 44, now 74 years old as Judge Helen Lewis
Erich Anderson He was 4, now 24 years old as District Attorney Ira Kern
Monty Bane as Coroner
Tommy Redmond Hicks He was 33, now 62 years old as Reverend Banks
Joseph Walsh He was 57, now 87 years old as Councilman Ross
Michael Boatman He was 30, now 60 years old as Deputy J.J. Johnson
Linden Chiles He was 62, 80 years old when he died as Sergeant Berry Foster
Sy Richardson He was 54, now 83 years old as Mr. Taylor
Thomas Babson as U.S. Marshall
Bernie Casey He was 55, 78 years old when he died as James Locket
Ernie Lee Banks as Mr. Woods

The Glass Shield Crew

Name Department
Elliot Davis as Director of Photography. He was 47 (now 76) years old Camera
Charles Burnett as Director. He was 51 (now 80) years old Directing
Charles Burnett as Writer. He was 51 (now 80) years old Writing
Patrick Peach as Co-Producer. Production
Michael D. Aglion as Associate Producer. Production
The Glass Shield poster
The Glass Shield (30 years)

In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!

  • Release day: Friday, September 16, 1994
  • Runtime: 109 minutes