Most Recent Role: Capt. Donald Cragen on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Alias Name(s): Dan Florek
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Flat Rock, Michigan, USA
Birthday: 5-1-1950
Birth Name: Ezekiel Dann Florek
Alias Name(s): Dan Florek
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Flat Rock, Michigan, USA
Birthday: 5-1-1950
Birth Name: Ezekiel Dann Florek
Born May 1, 1950 in Flat Rock, Michigan, Dann Florek had gone to Eastern Michigan University, studying math and physics. That changed, due to a Drama scholarship. After a slew of non-noteworthy roles, he got his big break on "L.A. Law" and "Law & Order". Note: Florek played in early episodes of "Law & Order" as Captain Cragen until he left, and later came back to the Law & Order scene as...
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Most Recent Appearance
Cold
Tuesday 13 May 2008 on NBC
The squad is left at ends when Lake is caught in a gunfight and later takes a witness hostage.
Dann moved to New York after college and became a member of the Acting Company at Juilliard.
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Dann also collects music memorabilia.
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Dann majored in math and physics at Eastern Michigan University.
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Dann was the first person cast on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It was in fact his hiring that prompted the studio to change the show from its original title of Sex Crimes into a Law & Order spin-off.
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Dann and his wife have three dogs, Maddie, Little Dog, and Greta.
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Other Appearances
| Star | |
|---|---|
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From the Earth to the Moon
Robert Seamans |
Hardball
Ernest "Happy" Talbot |
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Law & Order
Capt. Don Cragen |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Capt. Donald Cragen |
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The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer
Abraham Lincoln |
| Recurring Role | |
|---|---|
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L.A. Law
Dave Meyer |
Smart Guy
Coach Gerber |
| Guest Star | |
|---|---|
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21 Jump Street
Brother Hanson & the Miracle of Renner's Pond Jim Crawford |
Ellen
$5,000 Mr. Woodruff |
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Free Spirit
The Bosses are Coming Bill/Mr. Flynn |
Grand
The Healing Robert |
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Hunter
Night On Bald Mountain John Edleton |
L.A. Law
As God Is My Co-Defendant David Meyer |
| Director | |
|---|---|
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Law & Order
Bad Faith |
Law & Order
Big Bang |
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Law & Order
The Pursuit of Happiness |
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