Does it get any bigger than “Law & Order”?
Plus, the show won six Primetime Emmys, 41 other awards, and over 200 nominations.
But perhaps what made “Law & Order” so successful was its laundry list of amazing actors.
Here are the “Law & Order” actors we’ve sadly lost.
Jerry Orbach died from prostate cancer in 2004
Jerry Orbach was one of the greats.
He was only 69 years old.
Orbach (and Detective Lennie Briscoe) will be sorely missed.
“Belack’s final role was as a character in the video game “Grand Theft Auto IV.”
Hill played DA Schiff from the show’s second episode in 1990 until its 10th season in 2000.
Sadly, as per theThe New York Times, Hill died in 2016 in Monsey, New York.
“He will be missed.”
Who would play all the victims, expert witnesses, defense attorneys, and serial killers otherwise?
Rebhorn’s credits don’t stop there, either.
Unfortunately, Rebhorn’s career was cut short when he died at the age of 65 in New Jersey.
“He died from melanoma, which had been diagnosed in 1992,” his agent toldThe Hollywood Reporter.
“He fought it all this time.
However, Sherman almost wasn’t on the show at all.
“Fred stood on principle and common sense,” his family wrote in a statement.
We will miss you.”
The director liked Farina so much that he gave him a role!
Unfortunately, Farina died in 2013 at the age of 69 from a blood clot.
“The Law & Order family extends sympathy and condolences to his family.
He was a great guy.”
According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Cohen started acting in the 1970s, appearing in several off-Broadway plays and shows.
“The entertainment world lost a bright star when Cohen died in 2020 at the age of 86.
He was also in the first production of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Grizzard won a Tony Award in 1996 for “A Delicate Balance.”
According toThe Hollywood Reporter, a small company published “Memory of Running” only as an audiobook.
Sadly, McLarty died at the age of 72 in 2020.
You will be dearly missed.”
“He was an activist who became a great artist and his contributions will never be forgotten.”
And Silver was a talented actor.
“It was all done in fun, but it had an edge.”
From 1999 until 2016, the actor appeared in over 300 episodes.
He had also previously played the same role in “Homicide: Life on the Street.”
He even made an appearance on “The Wire” as the same character.
He left behind his wife, Harlee McBride, and two stepdaughters.
Sorvino died in 2022 at the age of 83 from natural causes.
As his wife Dee Dee toldThe Hollywood Reporterat the time, “Our hearts are broken.
There will never be another Paul Sorvino.
