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Dann Florek Filmography
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Dann Florek was born in Flat Rock, Michigan on May 1, 1950. Florek worked his way up from the theater into supporting roles in such diverse 80's films as
Sweet Liberty, Moon Over Parador, and Angel Heart. After a brief stint as the boring husband of Susan Ruttan on NBC's hit drama LA Law, Florek co-starred in the NBC crime drama Law & Order. Florek played a supporting role as Lt. Donald Cragen. He frequently asked for more to do, and got his wish once, in the first season finale "The Blue Wall". The first few years of L&O had mediocre ratings, and finally after the close of the 1992-1993 season, NBC told creator/executive producer Dick Wolf that they would cancel the show unless he added a few women to the all-male cast. Wolf complied and fired Florek as well as Richard Brooks. Florek reprised the role of Cragen in 1995, and in the 1998 TV-movie
Exiled, centered on former L&O star
Chris Noth. Also in 1998 Florek played Abraham Lincoln in the extremely controversial, UPN sitcom Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer. In 1999 he returned to the Cragen role, only this time on spinoff series '. The show is quite popular and Florek remains on the show as of 2005.
Dann Florek has a wife, Karen, who works as an artist. His brother Dave Florek is also in the acting industry.
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