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law & order cast sam waterston law & order episodes law & order: organized crime law and order svu law and order cast members law & order: special victims unit He is best known for his television roles as district attorney Adam Schiff on the NBC television drama series Law & Order (1990–2000) and Dan Briggs on the CBS action television series Mission: Impossible (1966–1967).
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Adam Schiff was the District Attorney (D.A.) for Manhattan from 1990 to 2000. He left his job to work on commemorations for The Holocaust Project in Vienna. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani appointed Nora Lewin as an interim replacement.
Schiff's wife dies of complications from a stroke, after he elects to remove her from a ventilator while she is in a vegetative state. (L&O: "Terminal") Their son, Josh, is mentioned in several episodes, as are Josh's own wife and son, but Josh never appeared onscreen.
Schiff is a graduate of Columbia University, where he served on the Law Review.
During the 19th season, Schiff is mentioned to be in Zimbabwe with former President Jimmy Carter.
•Law & Order (10 seasons, 228 episodes):
•Season 1: "Prescription for Death" • "Subterranean Homeboy Blues" • "The Reaper's Helper" • "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die" • "Happily Ever After" • "By Hooker, By Crook" • "Poison Ivy" • "Indifference" • "Prisoner of Love" • "Out of the Half-Light" • "Life Choice" • "A Death in the Family" • "The Violence of Summer" • "The Torrents of Greed (1)" • "The Torrents of Greed (2)" • "Mushrooms" • "The Secret Sharers" • "The Serpent's Tooth" • "The Troubles" • "Sonata for Solo Organ" • "The Blue Wall"
•Season 2: "Confession" • "The Wages of Love" • "Aria" • "Asylum" • "God Bless the Child" • "Misconception" • "In Memory Of..." • "Out of Control" • "Renunciation" • "Heaven" • "His Hour Upon the Stage" • "Star Struck" • "Severance" • "Blood Is Thicker..." • "Trust" • "Vengeance" • "Sisters of Mercy" • "Cradle to Grave" • "The Fertile Fields" • "Intolerance" • "Silence" • "The Working Stiff"
•Season 3: "Skin Deep" • "Conspiracy" • "Forgiveness" • "The Corporate Veil" • "Wedded Bliss" • "Helpless" • "Self Defense" • "Prince of Darkness" • "Point of View" • "Consultation" • "Extended Family" • "Right to Counsel" • "Night and Fog" • "Promises to Keep" • "Mother Love" • "Jurisdiction" • "Conduct Unbecoming" • "Animal Instinct" • "Virus" • "Securitate" • "Manhood" • "Benevolence"
•Season 4: "Sweeps" • "Volunteers" • "Discord" • "Profile" • "Black Tie" • "Pride and Joy" • "Apocrypha" • "American Dream" • "Born Bad" • "The Pursuit of Happiness" • "Golden Years" • "Snatched" • "Breeder" • "Censure" • "Kids" • "Big Bang" • "Mayhem" • "Wager" • "Sanctuary" • "Nurture" • "Doubles" • "Old Friends"
•Season 5: Second Opinion" • "Coma" • "Blue Bamboo" • "Family Values" • "White Rabbit" • "Competence" • "Precious" • "Virtue" • "Scoundrels" • "House Counsel" • "Guardian" • "Progeny" • "Rage" • "Performance" • "Seed" • "Wannabe" • "Act of God" • "Privileged" • "Cruel and Unusual" • "Bad Faith" • "Purple Heart" • "Switch" • "Pride"
Apr 7, 2021 · Steven Hill, who was already famous for the TV series Mission: Impossible by the time he landed his Law & Order part, played District Attorney Adam Schiff on the NBC show. He bid his castmates goodbye in 2000, with his character leaving his job at the end of season 10 to coordinate commemorations of the Holocaust Project.
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In the 1990s, at 68, after a 23-year-absence from the small screen, he reestablished his career, as the last minute replacement for a starring role in Law & Order (1990), where he played the role of a pragmatic District Attorney, Adam Schiff, a character whom everyone grew to love.
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Sep 19, 2022 · For the first ten seasons of "Law & Order," Steven Hill portrayed Adam Schiff, District Attorney of New York County. Per CNN , the character was based on real-life Manhattan D.A. Robert...
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Aug 23, 2016 · Steven Hill, the actor who portrayed quick-thinking District Attorney Adam Schiff on “Law & Order,” died on Tuesday at age 94. He starred on the show from 1990 to 2000, and was eventually...
