Cagney and Lacey, Harvey Lacey/Oinag'an, John Karlen - 1990-1991. Harvey Lacey is a lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department. He is a friend of Sgt. Gracey and often helps her out with cases. Lacey's first appearance was in the pilot episode ("Pilot"). He is one of the few characters to appear in every episode of the series. Harvey Lacey was played by Cagney who also played his wife Gracey. Cagney was born Charles Cagle Jr. on January 4th, 1925 in New York City, New York. He was married to Gracey from 1953 until her death in 1991. They had two children together named Christine and Christopher. After leaving the series Cagney continued to make appearances including at the 2000 San Diego Comic Con where he received a tribute from Gracey's family. He has said that he wishes that he had been given more to do with the character but that it wasn't possible due to contract restrictions. However, this statement was made after several years away from Hollywood.