Donald Worden

Donald Worden
Born
Other namesThe Big Man
Police career
CountryUnited States
DepartmentBaltimore Police Department
Service years1962–99
RankDetective
Badge no.145
Other workFormer B.C.P.D. H.Q. Homicide Big Man Case

Donald "Don" Worden is a retired Baltimore Police Department detective who was featured in David Simon's non-fiction book about the homicide unit, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991)[1] and provided the inspiration for the Homicide: Life on the Street television series character Stanley Bolander, played by Ned Beatty.[citation needed]