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Name |
Edward Melvin Deline |
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Aliases |
Big Ed Deline, Ed |
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Location |
Paris, France |
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Occupation |
CIA officer, Ex-Montecito President of Operations |
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Affiliation |
CIA, The Montecito |
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Status |
Alive |
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First Appearance |
Pilot |
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Last Appearance |
A Hero Ain't Nothing But A Sandwich |
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Relationships |
Jillian Deline (Wife) |
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Portrayed by |
James Caan |
Edward Melvin Deline is the former Head of Security of the Montecito Resort & Casino, later promoted to the President of Operations and a former member of the Board of Directors. Ed was also the former Director of Counterintelligence for the CIA.
History
Deline was, at one point, one of the main characters of the series, portrayed as a loving husband and father, as well as a father figure to his employees, especially Danny. Nevertheless, he is a tough man, and doesn't hesitate to use violence to get what he wants.
His past has come back to haunt him on several occasions, most recently during his daughter's wedding in "Father of the Bride Redux." At the end of Father of the Bride Ed gets shot while getting ready to go to Delinda's wedding, but due to his CIA training Ed is able to block the bullet with the wedding present he had with him. The bullet just grazed his head, but he had a heart attack at the same time. Luckily Danny arrives at the hotel room just in time to take down the shooter before he can take another shot at Ed. Ed is rushed to the hospital, but the doctors are able to get him to a stable condition.
During season 3, Ed was briefly in retirement until the Maloofs tried to hire him for their potential casino in Macau. Eventually Ed returned to his position when Casey Manning bought the casino. Ed left the casino after becoming wanted by the Las Vegas police for killing Mary Connell's father and has since gone into hiding. Ed went back to work for the CIA and is currently in Paris, France. Ed's last appearance was the season premiere of Las Vegas season five.