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BIRTHDAY

February 24, 1922

Seattle, WA

RECENT CREDITS

Law & Order (TV) May. 24, 2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV) Feb. 18, 2000

The Firm (FILM) Jun. 30, 1993

Billy Bathgate (FILM) Nov. 1, 1991

White Palace (FILM) Oct. 19, 1990

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BIOGRAPHY

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After a four-year hitch with the Naval Reserve, actor Steven Hill made his first New York stage appearance in Ben Hecht's A Flag is Born (1946), which also featured a young Marlon Brando. Hill made his film debut in 1950, then returned to the Navy for two more years before settling down to acting on a permanent basis. He was particularly busy in the so-called Golden Age of live TV drama, appearing in such prestigious video offerings as "The Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti" (1959). In 1966, he was cast as Daniel Briggs--as in "Good morning, Mr. Briggs"--on the hit TV adventure series Mission: Impossible. He left this lucrative assignment in 1967, reportedly because his Orthodox Jewish faith prevented him from filming on weekends; his replacement was Peter Graves as "Mr. Phelps" (in 1989, Hill guest-starred on the short-lived Mission: Impossible revival). Hill remained very much in demand throughout the 1980s and 1990s playing parental and authority-figure roles in such films as Yentl (1983) Heartburn (1986) and Billy Bathgate (1991). Contemporary TV viewers are most familiar with Steven Hill for his work as Michael Steadman's father on thirtysomething (1987-91) and DA Adam Schiff on the weekly TVer Law and Order (1990- ).

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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"Law & Order" loses Harmon

Apr. 10, 2001

Law & Order seems to keep its actors on rotation. Over its 12-year history, the NBC drama series has welcomed and bid farewell to numerous cast members. The latest to exit the courtroom: actress Angie Harmon, who plays Assistant District Attorney Abbie Carmichael, announced Tuesday that she is leaving after three years with the show.

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