Comments on: Who are the best ‘Law & Order’ guest stars?

By: Rocks ICE

Rocks ICE — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:46:38 +0000

Only one Robin Williams mention? Wow he has to be right up there Luda was also great of course whenever Nicole Wallace made an appearance it was awesome…

By: Rye-guy

Rye-guy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:47:38 +0000

what about Robin Williams?

By: Harry Selman

Harry Selman — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:22:40 +0000

I have to agree with Lisa that one of the most memorable if not the most memorable guest stars was the Hallee Hirsh who played Jenny Brandt in tenth season’s Killerz. It wasn’t just that final camera pan to her face after she was let off, it was all her expressions during the trial. WoW – she was amazing. Ever since them I love to follow her career. She’s about twenty or twenty one now I think.

By: Lisa A.

Lisa A. — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:36:17 +0000

I did some digging, and the little girl I mentioned below was played by Hallee Hirsh, and the episode was “Killerz” on Law & Order.

By: Lisa A.

Lisa A. — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:21:48 +0000

Lots of good mentions here. The one that stays with me the most though – even though I can’t remember if it was L&O:SVU or the original (I think the original) – was the little girl who was destined to become a serial killer. She killed a little boy then put a battery in his mouth. The end where she didn’t get convicted and on the way out looked at that little boy like she would enjoy doing him bodily harm gave me the creeps.

By: kriselda jarnsaxa

kriselda jarnsaxa — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:25:50 +0000

Stephen Colbert on CI – he so completely inhabited his character that he actually made me forget I was watching Stephen Colbert.

By: wontonjon

wontonjon — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:07:56 +0000

There are a lot of performances that I love: Lea Thompson, Martin SHort, Marcia Gay Harden, the guy from X-Files (Robert patrick?), and Chad Lowe are at the top. But after last night, I’d have to put Cynthia NIxon at the top of all of them. The mastery of her skill that she exhibited in being able to so seamlessly switch from one character to the next. Incredible. But Marcia Gay Harden is a close second.

By: ANNA

ANNA — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:47:11 +0000

THE CHARACTER ACTORS ON ALL OF THE L&O SERIES ARE GREAT. I LOVE TO SEE THEM AS ONE CHARACTER ON ONE EPISODE OF CI, THEN SEE THEM ON SVU. ONE THAT STANDS OUT IN MY MIND IS MARK LINN-BAKER. ANOTHER CHARACTER I LOVE IS OLIVIA D’ABO. RITA MORENO, ROY SCHEIDER, NEIL PATRICK HARRIS,HAVING SEEN MARTHA PLIMPTON AGAIN AS THE PROFILERS DGT. KILLED TO GET HER FATHER’S ATTENTION. THAT EPISODE WAS OUTSTANDING. BROOKE SHEILD’S AS AN EX-MODEL WAS TERRIFIC. LIZA MINELLI WAS AS ECCENTRIC AS EVER.TOM ARNOLD WOW! MICHEAL NOURI HAS BEEN AN EYEFUL WHENEVER HE IS ON. WHOEVER THE CHARACTER ACTORS ARE ALONG WITH GOREN,EAMES,LOGAN&LOGAN’S NEXT PARTNER, WEAVE AN INTERESTING STORY LINE ALL THE WAY. MAYBE D. WOLF SHOULD TAKE LAW&ORDER TO A PLACE WHERE NO ONE ELSE DARES. LAW & ORDER MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INVESTIGATIONS. IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES? DETECTIVES WORKING WITHIN A FRACTURED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WHERE NO ONE LIES & NO ONE TELLS THE TRUTH.PEOPLE DIE. DRS.,NURSES,INS.COMPANIES.FINDING THE TRUTH IS A LUCKY GUESS

By: Jager

Jager — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:44:16 +0000

§ Olivia d’Abo – Goren’s (Donofrio) nemesis. The only character to give him a run for his mental money. LOVE her. Early in her career, she was a teenage Q on ST:TNG – then the best villain on L&O:CI – now an occasional ex-wife of SciFi’s “Eureka”. (Four L&O:CI episodes, 2002-2005)
§ Richard “John Boy” Thomas – schizo murderer…but what a perfect [infection-induced] crazy person…(episode “Scourge” 2001) – Oh and yes, that was Karen Allen (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”, “Animal House”) playing the part of his wife.
§ Keir (“It’s full of stars!”) Dullea (“2001:Space Odyssey”) – although I only recall him in the 2006 episode, he was also in one in 2001 as a different character…
§ Roy (“Don’t go in the water”) Scheider (“Jaws”). Played the perfect serial killer in Criminal Intent.
The Law & Order franchise has been around SO long, there are HUNDREDS of guest stars worth mentioning…Kudos to them all.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:49:29 +0000

The Tracy Pollan episodes in which she plays a rape victim who eventually gets her revenge with the help of the rapist’s wife were exceptional. Andrew McCarthy’s turn as a sadist was very memorable as well. This has got me thinking about my favorite guest role ever which was John Larroquette as the insane, but brilliant murderer on The Practice.