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Encyclopedia > Tobias beecher
Tobias Beecher
Image:Ozbeecher.jpg
First appearance The Routine
Information
Name Tobias Beecher
Prisoner # 97B412
Sentence Convicted July 5th, 1997. Driving while intoxicated, Vehicular Manslaughter. 15 years, up for Parole in 4 years.
Portrayed by Lee Tergesen

Tobias Beecher is a fictional character on the television show Oz, played by American actor Lee Tergesen. Image File history File links Ozbeecher. ... Season 1, Episode 1, The Routine. ... Lee Tergesen (born July 8, 1965 in Ivoryton, Connecticut) is an American actor. ... Oz was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by HBO. The show, which aired for six seasons (1997-2003), was created by Tom Fontana and produced by Barry Levinson. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Lee Tergesen (born July 8, 1965 in Ivoryton, Connecticut) is an American actor. ...

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Season 1

Beecher, an alcoholic lawyer, kills a young girl while driving drunk. Sentenced to prison, Beecher quickly learns that he is out of his element after being roomed with monstrous inmate Simon Adebisi during his first week in the titular facility. Inmate Vern Schillinger offers to be his new cellmate; he then brutally rapes him. Schillinger, the leader of the Aryan Brotherhood, then "brands" him by burning a swastika design into one of his buttocks. Beecher is regularly sexually humiliated by Schillinger and develops an addiction to heroin (with help from Ryan O'Reily). Schillinger then has him get a "makeover" by one of Em City's drag queens. Among other tortures, Schillinger makes him beg to see his wife, eat pages of a law book, and tear up pictures of his family. Eventually, Schillinger tires of him and forces him to leave the cell wearing a Confederate Flag t-shirt. Beecher snaps and, emboldened by PCP, attacks Schillinger, smashing the acrylic glass wall of Schillinger's cell and sending a broken shard flying into his eye. Beecher almost jumps to his death immediately afterward, but is restrained by guards and thrown in the isolation ward. King Alcohol and his Prime Minister circa 1820 Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholics normal personal, family, social, or work life. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... Drunk driving (drink driving in the UK) or drinking and driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol (i. ... Simon Adebisi Simon Adebisi was a character played by male actor (and model) Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the HBO dramatic series Oz, which took place in an experimental prison unit. ... Vern Schillinger. ... Vern Schillinger and the Aryans in the Cafeteria The Aryan Brotherhood in the TV series Oz is a gang of White Supremacist inmates led by Vernon Schillinger. ... A right-facing Swastika in a decorative Hindu form The swastika (from Sanskrit ) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing () or left-facing () forms. ... Addiction is a chronic or recurrent condition proposed to be precipitated by one or more of the following: genetic, biological/pharmacological and social factors. ... Heroin ((INN) Diacetylmorphine, (BAN) diamorphine) is an opioid synthesized directly from the extracts of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. ... Ryan OReily Ryan OReily is a fictional character in the television series Oz. ... Drag queens Luc DArcy and Jerry Cyr and friend at Montreals 2003 Divers/Cité pride parade. ... Torture is defined by the United Nations Convention Against Torture as any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he... The following are the flags used by the short-lived Confederate States of America. ... Phencyclidine (a contraction of the chemical name phenylcyclohexylpiperidine), abbreviated PCP, is a dissociative drug formerly used as an anesthetic agent, exhibiting hallucinogenic and neurotoxic effects. ... Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or poly (methyl 2-methylpropenoate) is the synthetic polymer of methyl methacrylate. ...


After being released, he confronts Schillinger (who is now sporting an eyepatch) in the prison gym's basketball court. He incapacitates Schillinger by kicking him in the groin and assaulting him with a piece of gym equipment, then defecates upon him in front of many of Emerald City's fiercer inmates. This earns him respect from inmates such as O'Reily, Miguel Alvarez, and even Adebisi. When a riot erupts in Em City, Beecher sides with O'Reily in the chaos, as neither belongs to any strong gangs. Throughout the series, Beecher and O'Reily have a love-hate partnership. Miguel Alvarez is a fictional character, played by American actor Kirk Acevedo, on the television show Oz. ...


Season 2

In the aftermath of the riot, Beecher and the other prisoners housed in Em City are sent to other sections of the prison. Beecher finds himself sharing a cell with James Robson, an Aryan member who tries to make Beecher perform oral sex on him. Beecher has by now learned to fight back, however, and bites the tip of Robson's penis off. Image:Http://www. ... Oral sex consists of all sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, which may include use of the tongue, teeth, and throat, to stimulate genitalia. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ...


Upon his release from isolation, Beecher begins taunting Schillinger, threatening to ruin his chances at parole. Frightened, Schillinger unsuccessfully seeks other people to kill Beecher for him. Finally, Schillinger seems to find somebody willing to do the deed: guard Diane Wittlesey, whom he blackmails with knowledge that she had shot a prisoner during the riot. Wittlesey reluctantly agrees to get rid of Beecher if Schillinger will keep quiet. Beecher disappears and Schillinger subsequently meets with Wittlesey to discuss their deal. During this meeting, however, Schillinger is under surveillance; Wittlesey had never intended to kill Beecher and had reported Schillinger's request to her superiors, who arranged to hide Beecher until they could get Schillinger on tape incriminating himself. Schillinger obliges them, and Beecher has the satisfaction of being present to see the look on his nemesis' face when he realizes what has happened. Parole can have different meanings depending on the area and judiciary system. ... Officer Diane Wittlesey is a fictional character played by Edie Falco on the television program Oz. ... For other uses, see Blackmail (disambiguation). ...


Afterwards, with Schillinger in the hole, Beecher brags to his new cellmate, Augustus Hill, that his plan worked perfectly; Schillinger will be charged with conspiracy to commit murder and has no chance at parole. Hill warns him that Schillinger will be out for revenge and now has less to lose than before. Beecher is too happy to care. Augustus Hill. ...


Hill is eventually transferred to a different cell, and Chris Keller is brought in. As time passes, Beecher is surprised to find himself becoming attracted to Keller. This becomes more apparent after Beecher's wife Geniveve commits suicide. Unbeknown to Beecher, however, Keller is working with Schillinger, in order to help the latter get revenge. After using Beecher's attraction to Keller to put him through an emotional wringer and start him drinking again, the two corner him with the help of an Aryan guard, Karl Metzger, and break his arms and legs. Chris Keller. ... Suicide (Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally taking ones own life. ... Guðrún agitates her sons, Hamðir and Sörli, to avenge their sister. ... Karl Metzger played by Bill Fagerbakke is a guard on the HBO dramatic series Oz. ...


Season 3

Keller discovers that he has genuinely fallen in love with Beecher, however, and is desperate to win Beecher's trust. Beecher rejects Keller, however, refusing to forgive him unless he confesses to his role in the attack. Beecher then kills Metzger. While Keller does confess, Beecher still wittholds forgiveness, and ambushes Keller shortly after his release from the infirmary, stabbing him. Although Keller never sees his attacker, Beecher tells him that he'd been the one who attacked him some time later.


The conflict between Beecher and Schillinger continues throughout the run of the series. When Schillinger's son Andy is arrested and incarcerated in Oz, Beecher sees his chance to get even with Schillinger by befriending the young man and arranging to share a cell with him. While Beecher never does anything to Andy and in fact helps him cope with his withdrawal from drugs, he leads Schillinger to believe that he is going to rape Andy. Moved by Beecher's kindness, Andy renounces his father and everything he believes in. Schillinger then arranges to have his own son killed. Beecher's co-conspirators in the plan (Keller and Ryan O’Reilly) are happy about the outcome, since they have tormented Schillinger and turned his son against him. Beecher isn't as satisfied, despite having gotten revenge, and he feels guilty for his part in Andy's death. At this point, Beecher is cellmates with former Muslim leader Kareem Said, who convinces Beecher to resolve his guilt by asking for forgiveness from Keller and Schillinger. Beecher finally forgives Keller, and saves him from Schillinger's attack. Andrew Schillinger Andrew Peter Schillinger, played by Frederick Koehler, is an inmate on the HBO drama Oz. ... a priest wearing a cope The cope is a liturgical vestment, which may be of any liturgical colour, and is like a very long mantle or cloak, fastened at the breast by a clasp. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Kareem Saïd Kareem Saïd is a character played by British actor Eamonn Walker on the American television show Oz. ...


As the racial tension in Oz intensifies, Beecher and Said are the only men of different backgrounds who remain friends.


Season 4 Part I

Beecher tries to resolve his guilt with Schillinger further by having a private investigator at his father's law firm discover his younger son Hank. Schillinger, however, wants revenge on Beecher for "corrupting" Andy, and orders Hank to kidnap both of Beecher's children. Hank kills Beecher's son before ultimately releasing his daughter. Hank Schillinger severs the hand of Beecher's son before killing him and mails it to Beecher in Oz. Schillinger also pays another prisoner to tell Beecher that Keller is responsible for the kidnapping. Enraged, Beecher tries to kill Keller, and a rift opens between the two lovers. Hank Schillinger Hank Schillinger played by Andrew Barchilon is a character on the HBO drama Oz. ...


When Beecher learns the truth, he tries to apologize to Keller, but Keller casts him aside. Beecher has sex with inmates Nate Shemin and Mondo Browne, in order to feel something. Upon learning that Hank Schillinger has been acquitted due to a legal technicality, he approaches Chucky Pancamo in order to commission a hit on Hank Schillinger. Beecher has second thoughts shortly afterward, but when he goes to Pancamo to cancel the hit he is informed that it is too late; Hank Schillinger is already dead. Keller later has Shemin and Browne killed in a plot to undermine the authority of Emerald City's new manager, Martin Querns. Spoiler warning: Raymond Mondo Browne a fictional character on the TV series Oz, played by Gano Grills. ... The term legal technicality refers to the technical niceties and exactitudes of legal procedure, which is divided into criminal procedure and civil procedure. ... Charles Pancamo On the television series Oz, Charles Pancamo aka Chucky The Enforcer is an Italian inmate played by Chuck Zito serving 35 years for murder in the second degree. ... Spoiler warning: Martin Querns Martin Querns is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz, played by Reg. ...


Season 4 Part II

When Schillinger learns of Hank's death, he plots revenge — all chance of which is lost after Keller falsely confesses to having hired the hitman. Keller does so to make himself Schillinger's target instead of Beecher, and not long afterwards he is transferred to another facility. Beecher and Schillinger then are involved in a victim-attacker interaction programs led by Sister Peter Marie, who is trying to help Beecher fight his inner conflicts. With Keller in Massachusetts for confessing to Hank's murder, Beecher is up for parole and falls in love with his attorney, Katherine McClain. McClain does what she can for Beecher, but Schillinger rallies the Aryans to ruin his parole chances. Beecher is protected from Schillinger by Said and the Muslims, but is denied parole. Schillinger and Robson then attempt to rape Beecher, but Said comes to his defense and fights the Aryans off with a knife. Sister Pete aka Peter Marie Reimondo is a Nun on the HBO drama Oz played by Rita Moreno who serves as the prisons lead drug counselor and psychiatrist. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ...


Season 5

Fearing for a war between the Aryans and Muslims, Sister Pete suggests Beecher mediate interaction sessions between himself, Schillinger, and Said. In the first interaction session, Beecher says he felt Schillinger's attempts to ruin his parole were semi-justified, and that Said and Schillinger are very alike, despite drastic differences in religion. As the interaction sessions continues, Chucky Pancamo informs Beecher that Agent Pierce Taylor has implicated him in the murder of Hank Schillinger, and that the elder Schillinger will come after the Italians for protecting him. Sure enough, the Italians and Aryans go to war. Charles Pancamo On the television series Oz, Charles Pancamo aka Chucky The Enforcer is an Italian inmate played by Chuck Zito serving 35 years for murder in the second degree. ... Special Agent Pierce Taylor Pierce Taylor is an FBI agent on the HBO drama Oz, played by Robert John Burke. ...


Shortly after, Keller is released from Massachusetts custody. Keller's return to Oz is not easy, however; Taylor now has evidence implicating him in a series of murders, and a guilty verdict will send him to death row. Keller is isolated from the general population, and thus from Beecher. For information about the Record company see Death Row Records For information about the computer game see Deathrow (game) Death Row is a term which refers to the section of a prison that houses individuals awaiting execution. ...


In an interaction session, Schillinger denies any involvement in Beecher's rape. Beecher then attacks him. Afterwards, convicted rapists Franklin Winthrop and Adam Guenzel arrive in Oz, the latter being a friend of Beecher's family. Winthrop is immediately raped by the Aryans; Beecher, fearing for Guenzel's safety, recruits the Italians to protect him. When Robson attempts to rape Guenzel, Frank Urbano saves him. Angered by a failed attempt, Schillinger forces Winthrop to tell the homophobic Guenzel about Beecher's relationships with men. Disgusted, Guenzel rejects his protector, in part due to concerns about other inmates thinking that he and Beecher are lovers. Franklin Winthrop Franklin Winthrop is a fictional character in the HBO series Oz, played by Andy Powers. ... Adam Guenzel is played by Mike Doyle and is a prisoner on the HBO drama Oz. ... Francis Urbano aka Frank The Fixer is an Italian inmate who is a famed hitman. ... Homophobia is the irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. ...


Schillinger then apologizes to Beecher in an interaction session and shortly afterwards offers him a deal. Schillinger tells Beecher he can see Keller working in the mail room if he allows Guenzel to be transferred to Unit B, without the Italians' protection, where Schillinger will be free to do whatever he wishes to Guenzel. Beecher initially refuses, but then considers giving in after growing tired of Guenzel's verbal abuse. When Guenzel is talking with Biker Max Sands, Beecher warns him of the Aryan/Biker alliance that is being used to set Guenzel up for Schillinger. Guenzel then sucker punches him in front of the entire Em City population and repeatedly pushes Beecher's head toward his groin to simulate oral sex. Beecher gives in to Schillinger's demands and convinces McManus that he can no longer help Guenzel. McManus then transfers Guenzel to Unit B where he is gang-raped by the Aryans with Winthrop watching. Guenzel is then seen in the gym, beaten and raped. Max Sands Max Sands is a Biker inmate on the HBO drama Oz played by Mike Arotsky. ... Sucker Punch Productions is a video game developer based in Bellevue, Washington. ... For the domesticated crop plant called rape, see rapeseed. ...


Stricken with guilt, Beecher asks for Said's advice. Said counsels Beecher to give up his relationship with Keller and help Guenzel any way he can. Beecher asks Sister Pete to talk to Guenzel and Schillinger; Afraid that Guenzel will eventually inform on the Aryans, Schillinger arranges for Guenzel to "escape", which results in Guenzel's death courtesy of the electric fence. Guilty over Guenzel's death, Beecher confesses to the authorities about Schillinger's involvement, forcing Warden Leo Glynn to sentence Schillinger to solitary confinement for an undetermined length of time. Beecher then sees Keller, who has just been found guilty of murder, released from the hospital, where the two of them share an intimate kiss. An electric fence is a barrier that uses painful or even lethal high-voltage electric shocks to deter animals or people from crossing a boundary. ... Warden Leo Glynn Leo Glynn (played by Ernie Hudson) is the warden of the Oswald state correctional facility on the HBO drama Oz. ...


Season 6

Beecher is transferred to a safer unit, as McManus sees that he has become an Aryan target once again for testifying against Schillinger. Beecher's father, Harrison, in the meantime appeals Keller's death sentence until Winthrop kills him to earn membership in the Aryan Brotherhood. Fortunately, Beecher is paroled, inherits his father's law firm, and gets Keller's death sentence overturned.


Soon afterward, Beecher is sent back to prison after a lonely Keller arranges for him to get caught buying illegal drugs. Keller had told Beecher that his ex-wife was terribly ill and asked him to pick up a drug for her that hadn't been approved by the F.D.A. and was thus illegal. After Beecher agrees to do so, Keller anonymously telephones the police and tells them where the deal would take place. Once in prison again, Beecher banishes Keller from his life. In an attempt to make Beecher forgive him, Keller engineers Schillinger's death; during Oz's production of Macbeth (in which both Beecher and Schillinger had been cast), he switches a prop knife for a real one, resulting in Schillinger's death when Beecher stabs him. FDA logo The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for regulating food, dietary supplements, drugs, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics in the United States. ... Macbeth and Banquo meeting the witches on the heath by Théodore Chassériau. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


Once Beecher realizes what had happened, he and Keller get into a heated argument, during which Keller realizes that Beecher would never be able to love him again. The argument ends with Beecher rejecting Keller and pushing him away, sending Keller over a nearby railing and breaking his neck. At the end of the series, Beecher is in protective custody to shield him from the Aryans and awaiting trial for Keller's death.


Trivia

  • In the popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft, there is a NPC named "Tobias Seecher" that you must rescue as part of a quest. He is inside the game dungeon instance, Blackrock Depths which loosely resembles a high security prison.

World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the fourth game in the Warcraft series, excluding expansion packs and the cancelled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans. ... An NPC from the video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. ...

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Characters
Prison Administration: Warden Glynn Tim McManus Sister Peter Marie Father Ray Mukada Dr. Gloria Nathan Lenny Burrano Martin Querns Luis Ruiz Dr. Tariq Faraj
Correctional Officers: Sean Murphy Diane Wittlesey Claire Howell Jason Armstrong Joseph Mineo Travis Smith Adrian Johnson Vic D'Agnasti Rick Heim Mike Healy Karl Metzger Eugene Rivera Dave Brass Len Lopresti
Visitors: Governor James Devlin Jeremy Goldstein Pierce Taylor Alvah Case
Undercover Police: Paul Markstrom Johnny Basil
Muslim Inmates: Kareem Said Zahir Arif Hamid Khan Nacim Bismilla Sanjay Afsana Huseni Mershah Ahmad Lalar Jamel Yusef
Homeboy Inmates: Simon Adebisi Burr Redding Jefferson Keane Johnny Post Poet Kenny Wangler Junior Pierce Malcolm Coyle Supreme Allah Leroy Tidd Mondo Browne Tug Daniels Reggie Rawls
Aryan Inmates: Vern Schillinger James Robson Mark Mack Wolfgang Cutler Franklin Winthrop Adam Guenzel Andrew Schillinger Hank Schillinger
Biker Inmates: Scott Ross Jaz Hoyt Max Sands
Italian Inmates: Nino Schibetta Dino Ortolani Joey D'Angelo Peter Schibetta Chucky Pancamo Don Zanghi Mario Seggio Frank Urbano Salvatore DeSanto
Latino Inmates: Miguel Alvarez Ricardo Alvarez Eduardo Alvarez Carlos Rodrigo Carmen Guerra El Cid Carlo Ricardo Enrique Morales Carlos Martinez Jaime Velez
Irish Inmates: Ryan O'Reily Cyril O'Reily Padraig Connolly Timmy Kirk
Christian Inmates: William Cudney Jeremiah Cloutier Jonathan Coushaine
Gay Inmates: Billie Keane Fiona Richie Hanlon Jason Cramer Nat Ginzburg Alonzo Torquemada
Other Inmates: Tobias Beecher Augustus Hill Chris Keller Bob Rebadow Agamemnon Busmalis Omar White Shirley Bellinger

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Oz Bios: Tobias Beecher (1339 words)
Beecher continued to be Shillinger's prag through most of the first season, but everything that Verne did to Beecher, or had Beecher do, along with the heroin in his system caused him to snap and break the plane of glass in Shillinger's room with a chair, thus injuring one of Shillinger's eyes.
Beecher's mother didn't want her grandkids to see their father like this so Beecher shaved his beard and tried to act like the Tobias Beecher his kids knew just for that visit.
Beecher was so depressed that Keller was in the hole that he took the dive and chugged the moonshine.
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