Bosko

Bosko is a character who first appeared in Michael Mann's made-for-tv movie L.A. Takedown played by Michael Rooker. In that film, he is the second-protagonist and served as Forensic-tech, homicide detective and Vincent Hanna's second-in command. After the bank-shootout scene, Bosko helped Hanna and Arriaga to question burglary-cop Harry Dieter about the "tip" he gave to Lou Casals. Towards the end, Bosko was at the Hotel monitoring Waingro in his hotel-room, then finally assisted Hanna, Arriaga, and a few others apprehend Waingro.

In Heat
Bosko was called Mike Bosko in this film. He was played by Ted Levine of "The Silence of the Lambs". Mike Bosko, too was a Forensic-tech, chewed gum and had a hulking frame (similar to L.A. Takedown's; Det. Bobby Schwartz). Durring the start of the well-known bank-shootout scene, Bosko assisted Lt. Vincent Hanna. Bosko's last moments were when he and Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) exchanged fire. He was then quickly gunned down with a bullet to the kneck.

Comparisons
 * L.A. Takedown; Bosko (played by Michael Rooker) served as Vincent Hanna's second-in command. He had a averaged-frame and was a forensic-tech. He lived durring the events of this film.
 * Heat; Mike Bosko (played by Ted Levine) served as Lt. Hanna's partner. He was also a forensic-tech. He had a hulking-frame and chewed gum (these two similarities were shared with Det. Bobby Schwartz (Daniel Baldwin) in the film LA Takedown. It is quite possible that Ted Levine's character was supposed to be named Bobby Schwartz and that the name Bosko was to have been given to Jerry Trimble's character (Danny Schwartz; would have been named Danny Bosko). These changes were more likely made so these two films were not too much the same. In Heat, Bosko was killed by Chris while Schwartz was hit in the shoulder.