Steven Hill, the actor who played District Attorney Adam Schiff for 10 years on Law & Order, died on Tuesday at the age of 94. Peter Scanavino played multiple characters in Law & Order, Criminal Intent, Trial by Jury and SVU before joining the last in season 16 as Dominick Carisi.
Actor | Character | Rank/Position |
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Steven Hill | Adam Schiff | District Attorney |
Paul Sorvino | Phil Cerreta | Sergeant |
Jerry Orbach | Lennie Briscoe | Senior Detective |
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Feb 24, 2022 · Sam Waterston as District Attorney Jack McCoy Veteran actor Sam Waterston will return as Jack McCoy, one of the most recognizable faces in the Law & Order franchise. McCoy, who was first an assistant DA before taking over as District Attorney, was a regular on the series from 1994 to 2010.
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Jul 21, 2019 · Another Law & Order original cast member, Steven Hill first began acting on television as long ago as 1949. Joining the cast of Law & Order when it first went into production, he played District Attorney Adam Schiff until his retirement from the screen in 2000, after 10 years on the show. Producers cast Hill because as a veteran television actor, he added prestige to …
Donald Cragen on the spin-off series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 1999 to 2014, and Chris Noth reprised his role of Det. Mike Logan on Law & Order: Criminal Intent from 2005 to 2008.
The American television police procedural and legal drama Law & Order (1990–2010) follows the cases of a group of police detectives and prosecutors who represent the public interest in the criminal justice system. Known for its revolving cast, most of the original stars had left the show within the first five seasons;
Another Law & Order original cast member, Steven Hill first began acting on television as long ago as 1949. Joining the cast of Law & Order when it first went into production, he played District Attorney Adam Schiff until his retirement from the screen in 2000, after 10 years on the show. Producers cast Hill because as a veteran television actor, he added prestige to the new series, and they often took his suggestions on the direction his character should be taking. Hill passed away in 2016 at the age of 94.
Jesse L. Martin joined the cast of Law & Order as Ed Green in 1999, and quickly became Jerry Orbach’s main investigative partner. Martin continued playing Green for a full 10 years, only leaving the show in 2009, a year before the series wrapped.While Martin may have gotten his start in the hit Broadway show RENT in 1996, Law & Order made him a bonafide television star. Since then, he has gone on to play yet another detective in the CW show, The Flash, as Detective Joe West.
Carolyn McCormack began appearing as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet on Law & Order in 1991, when the producers realized they needed to add more women to a cast that was thus far entirely male. She functioned as the police psychologist, but the creators of the show were never quite sure how best to utilize her character, and she was demoted to just being a recurring presence, causing her to leave the show in season 7. She would continue to appear sporadically until 2013. In 2017, she appeared in Maggie Black.
Leslie Hendrix was one of the first females to be cast in a featured role on Law & Order, joining the cast as Dr. Elizabeth Rogers in 1992. She remained with the original incarnation of the show until the series wrapped in 2010, but also took time to appear in several of the show’s spin offs, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, from 1999 to 2000, as well as one episode of Law & Order: Trial by Jury in 2005, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She now plays Kathryn on Gotham.
Annie Parisse joined the the Law & Order cast in 2002 as Alexandra Borgia, a role she played for 4 years until 2006. Though she followed up this run with roles in several different television shows since departing Law & Order, including Vinyl and The Following, it wasn’t until she was cast as Kara Stanton in Person of Interest in 2011. She continued as Kara through 2016. Beginning this year, she has been playing Sam in the new Netflix television series, Friends from College.
Tamara Tunie – Dr. Melinda Warner. Tamara Tunie started as a recurring guest on NYPD Blue as Lillian Fancy from 1994 to 1997, in between which, she made her first Law & Order appearance. After brief cameos in New York Undercover, Tamara joined the cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Melinda Warner in 2000.
It’s not entirely clear if Stephanie March is better known for her role as Alexandra Cabot on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, or for having been previously married to celebrity chef Bobby Flay. March joined the cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2000, and remained in the role until 2012.