Mr Orange (real name Freddy Newendyke) is a character in the film Reservoir Dogs. He is played by Tim Roth.
Freddy Newendyke is an undercover cop for the Los Angeles Police Department. He is tasked with arresting L.A. crime boss Joe Cabot, and to do this, he has to pretend he is a criminal and be accepted into Cabot's gang. Joe Cabot gives Newendyke the code-name Mr Orange. Mr Orange becomes friends with Mr White. During the diamond heist, Mr Orange is shot in the stomach, and he bleeds from this wound for most of the film. At one point, he wakes up and shoots dead Mr Blonde. He later admits to Mr White that he is a police officer, and Mr White shoots him in the head, killing him.
Biography
Early Life
Not much is known about Freddy Newendyke's early life, although it is belived he joined the L.A.P.D. at a young age. Five months before the diamond heist, Newendyke was introduced to fellow L.A.P.D. officer Marvin Nash, although Newandyke forgot about this.
Meeting the Cabots
As part of his undercover assignment, Newendyke has to pretend he is a criminal in order to hang out with Joe Cabot. He impresses Joe and his son, Eddie, with a fictional anecdote about a marijuana deal during the 1986 marijuana drought. Newendyke is assigned by Cabot to take part in an upcoming diamond heist and given the code-name Mr Orange. Mr Orange becomes friends with Mr White, whose real name is Lawrence Dimmick. Newendyke secretly investigates Dimmick to learn about his previous crimes.
Day of the heist
Before
On the morning of the diamond heist, Mr Orange has breakfast with his team at a diner in L.A. In conversation, Mr Orange brings up the song 'The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia', to which Nice Guy Eddie jovially calls Mr Orange a "motherfucker". Mr Orange claims to be convinced by Mr Pink's anti-tipping policy and tries to take back his dollar, but is not allowed by Eddie. Mr Orange also rats out Mr Pink as the one who doesn't tip.
Wounding
When the heist goes badly, Mr Orange escapes with Mr White. They try to make a getaway in Mr Brown's car, but unfortunately, Mr Brown was shot in the head and dies. Mr Orange watches Mr White mercilessly gun down two of [Orange's] colleagues, which unnerves him. Mr Orange helps Mr White hijack a car, but Mr Orange is shot in the gut by the driver. Mr Orange shoots & kills her in retaliation. Due to the severity of his wound, Mr Orange starts screaming that he is going to die. Mr White reassures him that he is going to be fine, and that once they get to the warehouse, Joe will phone for a doctor for him. Mr White even breaks the rule about not revealing any personal information, and tells Mr Orange his first name. From then on, Mr Orange called Mr White 'Larry'.
At the warehouse
Mr White placed Mr Orange on a ramp and told him to relax. Mr Orange appreciated what Mr White was doing for him, but he begged the latter to take him to a hospital. Mr White was trying to think about this, when Mr Pink burst in, complaining that they had been set up. Mr Pink was shocked at Mr Orange's wound. Mr Orange then passed out, but was still alive. Mr White and Mr Pink argued over whether to take Mr Orange to a hospital. Mr Pink was against the idea, as Mr White had told Mr Orange about himself. They ended up fighting, but were interrupted by Mr Blonde.
After trying to interrogate kidnapped police officer Marvin Nash, Mr White and Mr Pink were interrupted by Nice Guy Eddie, who was also shocked about Mr Orange's wound. Eddie said he would phone for a doctor, but only once he got the diamonds. Mr White and Mr Pink left the warehouse with Eddie, leaving Mr Blonde to stay with Mr Orange and Nash.
Mr Orange woke up to find Mr Blonde sadistically torturing Nash. As Nash was a fellow police officer, Mr Orange shot Mr Blonde dead. Mr Orange then revealed to Nash that he was a cop, but Nash surprised Orange by already knowing his name Freddy Newendyke, due to Frankie Farchetti introducing them several months before. Mr Orange told Nash that they had to wait on Joe Cabot arriving before the police enter. Nash was upset about losing his ear, but Mr Orange screamed at him that he was dying.
A short while later, Eddie returned with Mr White and Mr Pink to find Mr Blonde shot dead. Mr Orange tried to convince Eddie that Mr Blonde's intention was to kill him as well as the cop, and then kill Eddie, Mr White and Mr Pink when they arrived and escape with the diamonds. Mr White was convinced as he hated Mr Blonde, but Eddie was overcome with fury at Mr Orange having killed Mr Blonde and trying to accuse him of betraying the Cabots. Joe then arrived, telling Eddie that Mr Orange was the man who set them up. Mr White tried to reason with Joe, but Joe aimed his gun at Mr Orange, with the intention of killing him. Mr White was caught up in a mexican standoff between himself, Joe and Eddie. Mr Orange was shot in the shoulder by Joe, but Mr White killed Joe and Eddie. Mr Pink escaped with the diamonds.
Death
Mr Orange died shortly after the mexican standoff. Having seen Mr White sacrifice everything for the sake of protecting Mr Orange, he felt obliged to tell Mr White the truth. Since Joe Cabot was dead, Mr Orange's mission was over, so he wouldn't have forsaken his duty as a police officer. Mr White was devastated at hearing this, and put his gun to Mr Orange's face. The police burst in and ordered Mr White to drop his gun. Mr White shot Mr Orange, and the police shot Mr White dead.