The first season of ''
Law & Order'' premiered on
NBC
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on September 13, 1990, and concluded on June 9, 1991. The season consists of 22 episodes. It was the only season to feature George Dzundza as Max Greevey. It was the first season to include a longer opening sequence and theme (at 81 seconds). And it was also the first season to include
Chris Noth
Christopher David Noth ( ; born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on '' Law & Order'' (1990–95), Big on ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on ''The ...
as Junior Detective
Mike Logan,
Dann Florek as Captain
Donald Cragen
Donald 'Don' Cragen is a fictional character played by Dann Florek in the American police procedural television series ''Law & Order'' and its spinoff, ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', on NBC. Cragen is a homicide captain with the New York ...
,
Michael Moriarty
Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian actor and jazz musician. He received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his first acting role on American television as a Nazi SS officer in the 1978 mini-series ''Holocaust'' ...
as Executive Assistant District Attorney
Ben Stone,
Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, Oscars in his career, he was best known for ''Blackboard Jungle'' (1955), ''Cat on a ...
as Assistant District Attorney
Paul Robinette
Paul Robinette, played by Richard Brooks, is a fictional character who appeared in the TV drama series '' Law & Order'' from the pilot episode in 1990 until the final episode of the third season, "Benevolence," in 1993. He is the first of th ...
and
Steven Hill
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as District Attorney
Adam Schiff
Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who has served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Par ...
.
Overview
Everybody's Favorite Bagman was produced in 1988 on
CBS
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and was the pilot episode of the series. It was directed by
John Tiffin Patterson and written by
Dick Wolf
Richard Anthony Wolf (born December 20, 1946) is an American film and television producer, best known for his ''Law & Order'' franchise. Since 1990, the franchise has included six police/courtroom dramas and four international spinoffs. He is al ...
. However, NBC decided to air "Prescription for Death" as the premiere episode instead.
Cast
Main Cast
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George Dzundza
George Dzundza ( ; born July 19, 1945) is an American television and film actor.
Early life and education
Dzundza was born in Rosenheim, Germany, to a Ukrainian-Jewish father, Roman Dzundza, originally from Kalush, Ukraine, and a Polish-Jewish m ...
as Senior Detective Sergeant
Max Greevey
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Chris Noth
Christopher David Noth ( ; born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on '' Law & Order'' (1990–95), Big on ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on ''The ...
as Junior Detective
Mike Logan
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Dann Florek as Captain
Donald Cragen
Donald 'Don' Cragen is a fictional character played by Dann Florek in the American police procedural television series ''Law & Order'' and its spinoff, ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', on NBC. Cragen is a homicide captain with the New York ...
*
Michael Moriarty
Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian actor and jazz musician. He received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his first acting role on American television as a Nazi SS officer in the 1978 mini-series ''Holocaust'' ...
as Executive Assistant District Attorney
Ben Stone
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Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, Oscars in his career, he was best known for ''Blackboard Jungle'' (1955), ''Cat on a ...
as Assistant District Attorney
Paul Robinette
Paul Robinette, played by Richard Brooks, is a fictional character who appeared in the TV drama series '' Law & Order'' from the pilot episode in 1990 until the final episode of the third season, "Benevolence," in 1993. He is the first of th ...
*
Steven Hill
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...
as District Attorney
Adam Schiff
Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who has served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Par ...
Guest Stars
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S. Epatha Merkerson as Denise Winters,
One future core cast-member actress made her first appearance in the episode "Mushrooms".
S. Epatha Merkerson appeared as Denise Winters, the mother of the victims. She would later appear in Season 4 as Lieutenant
Anita Van Buren, commander of the 27th Precinct Detective Squad, and play the role for 17 seasons from 1993-2010.
Episodes
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Law And Order episodes (season 1), List of
01
1990 American television seasons
1991 American television seasons