From left: Len Doyle (Harrington), Jay Jostyn (the District Attorney), and Vicki Vola (Edith Miller) Mr. District Attorney is a radio crime drama, produced by Samuel Bischoff, which aired on NBC and ABC from April 3, 1939, to June 13, 1952 (and in transcribed syndication through 1953).
David Brian (1952–1953 syndication). Voice of the Law – The show's signature was the opening announcer, known as the "Voice of the Law," who defined the creed and duties of Mr. District Attorney. The role was played by Maurice Franklin and also Jay Jostyn, prior to taking over the lead role.
Mr. District Attorney. On television the D.A. had a name, Paul Garrett, and the radio version picked up this name in the final years when David Brian played the role. A key figure in the dramas was the D.A.'s secretary, Edith Miller ( Vicki Vola ).
Mr. District Attorney is a radio crime drama, produced by Samuel Bischoff, which aired on NBC and ABC from April 3, 1939, to June 13, 1952 (and in transcribed syndication through 1953). The series focused on a crusading district attorney (D.A.), initially known only as "Mister District Attorney," or "Chief", and was later translated to television.
Murder One is an American legal drama television series that first aired on the ABC network in the United States in 1995. The series was created by Steven Bochco, Charles H. Eglee, and Channing Gibson . Like many of Bochco's previous series, Murder One was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television.
Over its two-year run, ABC aired 41 original episodes. The first season of Murder One has aired several times on cable networks such as A&E and Court TV in the United States. (Court TV was substituted in the series by the fictional "Law TV".)
An NBA superstar, he is charged with shooting his team's owner Sandy Portas in his office. The evidence is overwhelming, Rickey was in Sandy's office around the time of the murder and the murder weapon recovered in a waste treatment plant is registered to Rickey.
Jimmy inherits his next big case from a friend dying of cancer. Serial killer Clifford Banks, played by Pruitt Taylor Vince, became known as the "Street Sweeper" for 17 murders. Police found a dismembered body in his van which led them to his home where they found the murder weapons, personal effects of the victims, and a journal Clifford kept of how he planned and committed the murders while making plans for more. The blue collar Clifford was intending to pay for his high-profile defense with the movie adaptation of his story being made by sleazy and comical Hollywood producer Gary Blondo.
John Munch was portrayed by Richard Belzer from 1993 to 2014 ( Homicide: Life on the Streets ). Portrayed by Richard Belzer. Episodes: " Payback " – " Wonderland Story ", " Spring Awakening ", " Fashionable Crimes ". John Munch was a detective, and later a sergeant in the Manhattan Special Victims Unit.
Paxton works in the Manhattan District Attorney 's office under the authority of Jack McCoy ( Sam Waterston; Law & Order ), as an Executive Assistant District Attorney. A member of the DA's office for over 25 years, she has a black-and-white view of the law, and makes sure all procedures are handled " by the book .".
The characters of Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler were named for creator Dick Wolf 's children. Wolf's third child, daughter Sarina, had a character named for her, Benson's mother was named Serena, as well as former ADA Serena Southerlyn on the original Law & Order and Det. Serena Stevens on Law & Order: Criminal Intent .
Portrayed by Dann Florek. Episodes: " Payback " – " Amaro's One-Eighty ", " Perverted Justice ". Donald Cragen is the Captain of the Special Victims Unit. Florek originally portrayed the character from 1990 to 1993 in the original Law & Order series.
Portrayed by Robert John Burke. Episodes: " Counterfeit " – " The Longest Night of Rain ". Ed Tucker is an officer in the Internal Affairs Bureau of the NYPD who has frequently been assigned to question the SVU squad whenever there is an allegation of misconduct.
Elliot Stabler was portrayed by Christopher Meloni from 1999 to 2011. Portrayed by Christopher Meloni. Episodes: " Payback " – " Smoked ", " Return of the Prodigal Son ". Elliot Stabler was a senior detective in Manhattan's 16th Precinct, also known as the Special Victims Unit, which investigates sex crimes.
He assisted the squad during their investigation into Atlanta PD Deputy Chief Charles Patton ( Harry Hamlin ), who was accused of assaulting one of his own detectives in a New York City hotel, by personally interviewing Patton in the interrogation room.
Dann Florek and Richard Brooks were let go from Law & Order to make room for female characters. Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images, Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images. For the first three seasons of Law & Order, Dann Florek played Captain Donald Cragen and Richard Brooks played Assistant District Attorney Paul Robinette.
The late Fred Thompson was still a United States senator — a Republican representing Tennessee — when he joined the cast of Law & Order in 2002 at the start of the show's 13th season. After five seasons of playing District Attorney Arthur Branch, Thompson left the show at the end of season 17 in 2007.
In the plot, Kincaid dies in a car accident as she drives a drunk Lennie Briscoe home from a bar. In a 2006 interview with The Morning Call, Hennessy said the role of an ADA on Law & Order is "limited" since the characters are supposed to keep their personal feelings out of the job.
Dzundza went on to star in the first seasons of two other series: the NBC sitcom Jesse and the CBS crime drama Hack. And between 2005 and 2007, he had a memorable arc on Grey's Anatomy, playing the ailing father of George O'Malley (T.R. Knight).
Benjamin Bratt left Law & Order to spend time with his family. Mike Logan's replacement was Detective Rey Curtis, who entered the Law & Order universe in season 6 and exited at the end of season 9 in 1999. In that season's finale, Curtis takes an early retirement to tend to help his wife manage her MS.
Producer Dick Wolf later told Newsday that Hill, then 78, left the show because he was tired and didn't want to commute from the suburbs into Manhattan every week.
Many of the Law & Order stars left the show simply because they were ready for new projects, while other actors left because of behind-the-scenes issues. To quote the Law & Order intro voiceover, these are their stories...
Rebecca Sutter (portrayed by Katie Findlay) is a drugs inclined social outcast who was once the best friend of Lila, who is still dealing with Lila's death. She befriends and eventually gets romantically involved with boy-next-door Wes, who helps her when she is arrested for Lila's murder.
How to Get Away with Murder is an American drama television series that premiered on ABC on September 25, 2014. The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios. Viola Davis stars as Annalise Keating, a law professor at a prestigious Philadelphia university who, with five of her students, becomes entwined in a murder plot. The series features an ensemble cast with Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, and Karla Souza as Keating's students, Charlie Weber and Liza Weil as her employees and Billy Brown as a detective with the Philadelphia Police Department, and Annalise's lover. From the third season onward, Conrad Ricamora was added to the main cast after recurring heavily in the previous two seasons. Following is a list of characters who have appeared over the various seasons since the drama's premiere.
Nate murders Xavier in retaliation and attempts to use it to get Jorge Castillo to turn against the governor. Nate also solves Asher Millstone's murder, helping the FBI catch the true killer, one of the governor's aides disguised as an FBI agent.
Over time, he gets romantically involved with Laurel. In the third season, Wes is killed while Annalise's house burns down.
As a consequence, Connor begins facing an identity crisis, triggering him to drop out of college. In the fifth season, Connor marries Oliver.
Professor Sam Keating ( Tom Verica ): A professor of psychology and the husband of Annalise Keating for over 20 years until his death. Sam was involved in a sexual relationship with Lila Stangard, that eventually led to her death. He is the one who released Frank from jail and made Annalise hire him as her assistant. He also sent Frank to kill Lila after she threatened to expose their affair and her pregnancy to Sam's wife. During the first season, flashforwards scenes show that a fight led to Sam being killed and buried by Annalise's students. In season six, Sam is revealed to be the father of Frank through an incestuous relationship with his sister Hannah while Annalise is on trial for conspiracy to commit murder in his death. She is eventually exonerated.
Viola Davis. Born Anna Mae Harkness, Annalise Keating (portrayed by Viola Davis) is a high-profile Philadelphia -based defense attorney and law professor at the fictional Middleton University. Annalise is an emotionally troubled woman capable of anything to get what she wants and to protect those she loves.
After portraying Detective Rey Curtis, a faltering family man with a tendency to lose his temper on suspects, Bratt ended his four-year tenure on the procedural juggernaut in 1999, moving on to a movie career full of commercial and critical hits such as Miss Congeniality, Traffic, Piñero, Despicable Me 2, Coco, and Doctor Strange.
Acting in good faith, Reno reached out to the TV industry for their input, and she met with Law & Order producer Dick Wolf, as well as Moriarty, who'd played quiet and upstanding District Attorney Benjamin Stone since the show's inception in 1990. However, Moriarty was not as retreating as his TV counterpart. ...
Oddly enough, Bratt hadn't yet started a family when he said he left Law & Order to be with his family, as he married actress Talisa Soto in 2002 , and they had their first kid together in 2003. In other words, Bratt's real reason for leaving the small screen probably had more to do with showing up on the big screen.
Like his co-star Fred Thompson, Law & Order cast member Michael Moriarty left a good role on the popular show for political reasons, although Moriarty's are much more complicated than a run for office. In 1993, U.S. attorney general Janet Reno sought to stop a trend of real-world crime she blamed on TV violence, and she spoke out in favor of legislation that would limit such graphic imagery on the small screen. Acting in good faith, Reno reached out to the TV industry for their input, and she met with Law & Order producer Dick Wolf, as well as Moriarty, who'd played quiet and upstanding District Attorney Benjamin Stone since the show's inception in 1990.
Law & Order and Law & Order SVU are by definition "police procedural" shows. This means each and every episode follows a tried and true formula in which detectives and lawyers carefully go through the process of investigating, solving, and prosecuting a crime. While that makes for extremely reliable television to the point that even a show about horrific murders can be comforting, it may get a little bit boring for the actors to do essentially the same thing with their character each week for years on end.
The reason for Meloni's departure from SVU, however, was a lot less personal and a lot more business-driven. According to TVLine, contract talks between the actor and producing studio NBC Universal fell apart in the spring of 2011.
With a novel format in which detectives investigate a crime in the first half of an episode that's prosecuted in the second half, Law & Order ran for 20 seasons and spawned six other police dramas, most notably the sensitive crimes-oriented Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, launched in 1999 and still going strong.
For the films, see Mr. District Attorney (1941 film) and Mr. District Attorney (1947 film). The cast in 1947. From left: Len Doyle (Harrington), Jay Jostyn (the District Attorney), and Vicki Vola (Edith Miller) Mr. District Attorney is a radio crime drama, produced by Samuel Bischoff, which aired on NBC and ABC from April 3, 1939, to June 13, ...
Miss Rand – The D.A.'s receptionist was played by Eleanor Silver and Arlene Francis.
David Brian reprised his role from that series, only now the D. A. had a name, Paul Garrett. Jackie Loughery was Miss Miller.
A key figure in the dramas was the D.A.'s secretary, Edith Miller ( Vicki Vola ).
Tony Randall served as a replacement for Jostyn during the 1940s, because, in his words, he did "a good Jay Jostyn impression". David Brian (1952–1953 syndication). Voice of the Law – The show's signature was the opening announcer, known as the "Voice of the Law," who defined the creed and duties of Mr. District Attorney.
Dewey. It was Dewey's public war against racketeering which led to his election as governor. Phillips H. Lord, creator of Gang Busters, helped to develop the concept and coined the title. Byron lent an air of accuracy and immediacy to his scripts through close study of crime statistics, a library of criminology texts, following the newspapers, and even going around rough bars to gain tips, background, and color from crooks and police alike. His techniques sometimes enabled Byron to predict major crime waves before the news broke.