Law & Order: The Original Series

Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and developed for television by Steven Bocho and David Milch. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 21, 2003.

Set and filmed in New York City, the series follows a two-part approach: the first half-hour is the investigation of a crime (usually murder) and apprehension of a suspect by New York City Police Department detectives; the second half is the prosecution of the defendant by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Plots are often based on real cases that recently made headlines, although the motivation for the crime and the perpetrator may be different.

Main Cast

 * George Dzundza as Sergeant Max Greevey (seasons 1-2 Main)
 * Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe (seasons 2-6 Main; season 13 guest)
 * Chris Noth as Detective/Sergeant Mike Logan (seasons 1-13 Main)
 * Benjamin Bratt as Detective Rey Curtis (season 6-9 Main)
 * Jesse L. Martin as Detective Ed Green (seasons 10-13 Main)
 * S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (seasons 1-7 Main; season 12-13 Recurring)
 * James McDaniel as Lieutenant/Captain Arthur Fancy (seasons 7-10 Main)
 * Richard Brooks as Assistant District Attorney/Executive Assistant District Attorney Paul Robinette (seasons 1-8 Main)
 * Michael Moriarty as Executive Assistant District Attorney Ben Stone (seasons 1-4 Main)
 * Jill Hennessy as Assistant District Attorney Clare Kincaid (seasons 4-6 Main)
 * Carolyn McCormick as Doctor Elizabeth Olivet (season 2-4, 6 Main; seasons 1, 5, and 6 Recurring)
 * Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch (seasons 2-13 Main)
 * Gail O'Grady as Police Administrative Aide Donna Abandando (seasons 2-4 Recurring; seasons 5-8 Main)
 * Carey Lowell as Assistant District Attorney/Defence Attorney Jamie Ross (seasons 7-8 Main; seasons 10-11 Guest)
 * Angie Harmon as Assistant District Attorney Abbie Carmichael (seasons 9-11 Main)
 * J.K. Simmons as Doctor Emil Skoda (seasons 4 & 6 Recurring; season 5 Guest; seasons 7-12 Main)
 * Elisabeth Röhm as Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn (season 12 Main)
 * Annie Parisse as Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Borgia (season 13 Main)
 * Sam Waterston as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy (seasons 2-8 Recurring; seasons 8-13 Main)
 * Shemar Moore as Police Officer Derek Morgan (season 7 Main)
 * Jorja Fox as Police Officer Sara Sidle (seasons 8-10 Main; seasons 5-7 Recurring)
 * Bill Brochtrup as Police Administrative Aide John Irvin (seasons 11-13 Main; seasons 5 & 10 Guest; seasons 7-8 Recurring)
 * George Eads as Police Officer Nick Stokes (seasons 10-13 Main)
 * Paul Guilfoyle as Captain Jim Brass (season 11-12 Main; season 13 Guest)
 * Roy Thinnes as District Attorney Alfred Wentworth (season 1 Main)
 * Dennis Franz as Detective/Sergeant/Lieutenant Andy Sipowicz (season 2 Guest; seasons 3-5 Recurring; seasons 6-13 Main)