Skip to main content
Digital Archive Ontario Homepage
I'm the real thing, Metro Detective Superintendent Frank Barbetta says when people confuse his name with that of TV's tough undercover cop, Baretta. H(...)
I'm the real thing, Metro Detective Superintendent Frank Barbetta says when people confuse his name with that of TV's tough undercover cop, Baretta. H(...)

I'm the real thing, Metro Detective Superintendent Frank Barbetta says when people confuse his name with that of TV's tough undercover cop, Baretta. H(...)

Date4/2/1976
Names
(photographer)
FormatPicture
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: I'm the real thing, Metro Detective Superintendent Frank Barbetta says when people confuse his name with that of TV's tough undercover cop, Baretta. He's the guy with the parrot, he says. A veteran colleague says of Barbetta: He's the best in the business.
Subject
    Medium
    Photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0030715F
      Frank Barbetta, The man who forged legends as a tough, violent cop enjoys a career that has taken him from walking the beat to candidacy to become Metro's next police chief
      Frank Barbetta, The man who forged legends as a tough, violent cop enjoys a career that has taken him from walking the beat to candidacy to become Metro's next police chief
      Barbetta, Frank
      6/2/1983
      At the Sportsmen's show: Bob Greenwood shows off Fred the Cockatoo, star of TV's Baretta show
      At the Sportsmen's show: Bob Greenwood shows off Fred the Cockatoo, star of TV's Baretta show
      Loek, Dick
      3/18/1978
      Frank Barbetta: The police superintendent says he's sceptical there's a gun problem in North York
      Frank Barbetta: The police superintendent says he's sceptical there's a gun problem in North York
      Barbetta, Frank
      12/3/1981
      A good news bearer. Peter Mansbridge, the anchor on CBC-TV's the National, holds high two tickets to a Blue Jays game he won when his name was drawn in this week's Star Ball contest draw
      A good news bearer. Peter Mansbridge, the anchor on CBC-TV's the National, holds high two tickets to a Blue Jays game he won when his name was drawn in this week's Star Ball contest draw
      Bull, Ron
      5/2/1991
      Ray Winner: Apartment superintendent, 48, says people still stare at his ponytail when he ventures downtown and visiting a small town is even worse: It's not unusual to get harassed
      Ray Winner: Apartment superintendent, 48, says people still stare at his ponytail when he ventures downtown and visiting a small town is even worse: It's not unusual to get harassed
      Bull, Ron
      11/11/1982
      Yesterday was a big day for Bryan Stoller 14 and his 10-year-old sister Nancy when they visited CBC-TV's Toronto studios. Singing star Tommy Hunter wa(...)
      Yesterday was a big day for Bryan Stoller 14 and his 10-year-old sister Nancy when they visited CBC-TV's Toronto studios. Singing star Tommy Hunter wa(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      12/4/1975
      Churchillian appearance of Metro's Benjamin Burke has stunned hundreds of people. The carbon copy of the late Sir Winston has been stopped many times by strangers who took him for the real thing. The reaction has often been 'You must be his brother!'
      Churchillian appearance of Metro's Benjamin Burke has stunned hundreds of people. The carbon copy of the late Sir Winston has been stopped many times by strangers who took him for the real thing. The reaction has often been 'You must be his brother!'
      Bezant, Graham
      12/31/1977
      OPP Superintendent Wib Craig heads undercover drug squad
      OPP Superintendent Wib Craig heads undercover drug squad
      Goode, Jeff
      1/14/1988
      Man of many faces: Former Metro police chief Jack Ackroyd, shown in 1984 above and in 1982 in uniform at right, is remembered as a tough-talking cop who also enjoyed a good laugh
      Man of many faces: Former Metro police chief Jack Ackroyd, shown in 1984 above and in 1982 in uniform at right, is remembered as a tough-talking cop who also enjoyed a good laugh
      Ackroyd, Jack
      2/23/1984
      The writer, Dini Petty, author of City-TV's Actra-nominated Scandal In the Family - Incest, says, Being nominated for the award has given me tremendou(...)
      The writer, Dini Petty, author of City-TV's Actra-nominated Scandal In the Family - Incest, says, Being nominated for the award has given me tremendou(...)
      Mahler, John
      4/1/1980
      Eva Langbord, head of CBC-TV's casting department, says women are more involved in CBC production in recent years
      Eva Langbord, head of CBC-TV's casting department, says women are more involved in CBC production in recent years
      Spremo, Boris
      2/20/1970
      Ronee Blakley says not to confuse her with Barbara Jean, the neurotic country-music queen she played in the movie Nashville. She's neither ethereal nor hysterical - and she's not hayseed
      Ronee Blakley says not to confuse her with Barbara Jean, the neurotic country-music queen she played in the movie Nashville. She's neither ethereal nor hysterical - and she's not hayseed
      Blakley, Ronee
      9/28/1976