Law & Order

Law & Order is a television police procedural and legal drama set and shot in New York City. The award-winning Law & Order and its several spin-off series ("Special Victims Unit", "Criminal Intent", "Trial by Jury") are broadcast on the NBC network and syndicated on other networks. The franchise totals more than 700 hour-long episodes, with three series still on the air.

Several Law & Order franchise cast members (such as Christopher Meloni and Richard Belzer) have appeared in Henson/Muppet productions. Additionally, the format of the shows and the large number of episodes require a substantial amount of non-recurring and incidental characters per episode (witnesses, judges, attorneys, etc.) The show is filmed and produced in Kaufman Astoria Studios, the same studio Sesame Street is filmed in. As a result many Sesame Street cast members have played guest roles in episodes, often returning as different characters. When Sonia Manzano appeared as a trial witness in a 2004 episode, she remarked that "the sound guy kept calling me Maria and telling me he grew up watching me. It was funny."

Muppet Mentions

 * In the Law & Order episode "American Jihad" (October 2, 2002), Detective Lennie Briscoe retorts with the sarcastic wisecrack "I guess I missed that day on Sesame Street" after a suspect makes an overly technical remark about medical research.


 * In the Law & Order episode "Patient Zero" (October 8, 2003), when a uniformed cop uses euphemisms to avoid even mild curse words, Briscoe says, "What precinct are you from? Sesame Street?"

Law & Order
Cast Members:
 * Jesse L. Martin as Det. Ed Green
 * Sam Waterston as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy
 * Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
 * Josh Pais as Assistant M.E. Borak (15 episodes, 1990-2002)

Guest Appearances:
 * Sesame Street regulars/Muppet performers


 * Other guests:


 * Sônia Braga played Helen ("Genius," 2003)
 * Julie Dretzin played Laura Bauer ("Golden Years," 1994)
 * Bob Gunton played Gil Hines ("Happily Ever After," 1990)
 * Russell Horton played Markham ("Prescription for Death," 1990)
 * James Earl Jones played Horace McCoy ("Profile," 1993)
 * Kelly Karbacz played Jenny Snyder ("Dazzled", 2002)
 * John Bedford Lloyd played Jonathan Ryder ("Blood is Thicker," 1992), Dr. Christian Varick ("Double Blind," 1996), and Prentiss's Lawyer ("New York Minute," 2005)
 * William H. Macy played Assistant U.S. Attorney John McCormack ("Everybody's Favorite Bagman" (1990), and Jack Powell ("Sisters of Mercy" (1992)
 * Michael McKean played Bill Nolan ("Called Home," 2008), and Elias Grace ("Mega", 2000)
 * Lonny Price played Dr. Lieber ("Sonata for Solo Organ," 1991) and Frank Hoover ("Prince of Darkness," 1991)
 * Rex Robbins played Steinman ("Intolerance," 1992) and Kettering ("L.A.: Turnaround," 1997)
 * Sam Rockwell played Randy Borland ("Intolerance," 1992) and Weddeker ("Manhood," 1993)
 * Bill Walsh played ESU Policeman #2 ("Soldier of Fortune", 2001)
 * Louis Zorich played Judge Milton Erdheim ("Indifference," 1990) and Judge Edgar Hynes ("Jeopardy," 1995)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Cast Members:
 * Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
 * Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
 * Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch
 * Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
 * B. D. Wong as Dr. George Huang

Guest Appearances:
 * Sesame Street regulars/Muppet performers


 * Other guests:


 * Shirley Jones played Felicity Bradshaw ("Choice", 2003)
 * Kelly Karbacz played Jill Foster ("Runaway", 2001)
 * John Bedford Lloyd played Mike Tucker ("Outcry" 2004)
 * Bernadette Peters played Stella Danquiss ("Choreographed", 2006)
 * Sean Sanders played Caleb ("Appearances", 2003)
 * Bill Walsh as Lieutenant Igel ("Trade", 2008)
 * Tyler James Williams played Kyle McGovern ("Parts", 2005)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Guest Appearances:
 * Sesame Street regulars/Muppet performers


 * Other guests:


 * Kelly Karbacz played Renata Virgini ("Unchained", 2005)
 * Liza Minnelli played Bethany Harner ("Masquerade," 2006)
 * Doris Roberts played Virginia Harrington ("Privilege", 2007)
 * Bill Walsh played Detective Parsons ("Stress Position", 2005) and Fireman ("Enemy Within", 2001)

Video Games
Several actors in Muppet/Henson productions have also been heard in the Law & Order video games.


 * Julianne Buescher provided the voices of Nicole Beaumont and Claire Thomas in "Justice Is Served" (2004) and Jenna Kirkwood, Jennifer Lee, Carla Meyers, Stephanie Novitsky, Barbara Rodriguez, Rosa Sanchez and Rachael Warren in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2005).
 * Barry Dennen voiced a crime scene tech, George Bennett, Frederick Grant, Tom Kirkwood, Tony Piovani, and Gerald Stokes in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2005).
 * Sam McMurray voiced Jack Foster and Henry Haskins in "Justice Is Served" (2004)
 * Kevin Michael Richardson voiced Mark Rawlins in "Dead on the Money" (2002) and "Double or Nothing" (2003)
 * Florence Stanley voiced Judge Emily Greenwood in "Dead on the Money" (2002) and "Double or Nothing" (2003), also playing Mrs. Yost in the latter