"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) TV series 1999-????

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Creator:

Dick Wolf
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

20 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Where Risks are Taken

Plot:

This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Victim | Rape | Criminal | New York City

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 33 wins & 73 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12	8:00 PM	MyNetwork	Misleader	#1.17
Sun. July 12	9:00 PM	MyNetwork	Chat Room	#1.18

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Detective Elliot Stabler (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Richard Belzer	...	Detective John Munch / ... (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (202 episodes, 2000-2009)
B.D. Wong	...	Dr. George Huang (178 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner (150 episodes, 2000-2009)
Diane Neal	...	A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008)

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Series Directed by
David Platt		(46 episodes, 2000-2009)
Peter Leto		(23 episodes, 2005-2009)
Constantine Makris		(21 episodes, 1999-2005)
Juan José Campanella		(16 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jean de Segonzac		(13 episodes, 1999-2005)
Arthur W. Forney		(11 episodes, 2001-2008)
Steve Shill		(10 episodes, 2001-2004)
Alex Zakrzewski		(9 episodes, 2001-2004)
Ted Kotcheff		(7 episodes, 2000-2005)
Richard Dobbs		(6 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jud Taylor		(5 episodes, 2000-2004)
Michael Fields		(4 episodes, 1999-2002)
Rick Wallace		(4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jonathan Kaplan		(3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Aaron Lipstadt		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Lesli Linka Glatter		(2 episodes, 1999-2001)
Rick Rosenthal		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Steve Wertimer		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
James Quinn		(2 episodes, 2001)
Matt Earl Beesley		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)
George Pattison		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Eriq La Salle		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kate Woods		(2 episodes, 2007)
Christopher Zalla		(2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Helen Shaver		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Writing credits
Dick Wolf		(118 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dawn DeNoon		(34 episodes, 1999-2009)
Jonathan Greene		(30 episodes, 2000-2009)
Amanda Green		(24 episodes, 2002-2009)
Lisa Marie Petersen		(23 episodes, 1999-2005)
Judy McCreary		(20 episodes, 2000-2009)
Michele Fazekas		(18 episodes, 2001-2006)
Tara Butters		(17 episodes, 2001-2006)
Patrick Harbinson		(15 episodes, 2002-2007)
Robert F. Campbell		(13 episodes, 2000-2003)
Wendy West		(8 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jeff Eckerle		(8 episodes, 2000-2002)
Neal Baer		(6 episodes, 2001-2008)
Jose Molina		(6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Paul Grellong		(6 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michael R. Perry		(4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Barbie Kligman		(4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Robert Nathan		(4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Mick Betancourt		(4 episodes, 2007-2009)
Daniel Truly		(4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Robert Palm		(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
David J. Burke		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Nick Kendrick		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Joshua Kotcheff		(3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Ken Storer		(3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Roger Garrett		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kathy Ebel		(2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Stephen Belber		(2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ruth Fletcher		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Christos N. Gage		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Allison Intrieri		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark Goffman		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kam Miller		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Josh Singer		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Produced by
Ted Kotcheff	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (214 episodes, 1999-2009)
David DeClerque	....	producer (212 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dick Wolf	....	executive producer (206 episodes, 1999-2009)
Neal Baer	....	executive producer (184 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jonathan Greene	....	co-executive producer / producer / ... (175 episodes, 2000-2009)
Patrick Harbinson	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (107 episodes, 2000-2007)
Gail Barringer	....	producer / co-producer (99 episodes, 2004-2009)
Peter Jankowski	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (96 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dawn DeNoon	....	co-executive producer / producer / ... (79 episodes, 2001-2009)
Randy Roberts	....	supervising producer / co-producer / ... (78 episodes, 2001-2009)
Arthur W. Forney	....	co-executive producer (75 episodes, 2000-2009)
Judy McCreary	....	consulting producer / co-executive producer (74 episodes, 2000-2009)
Robert Nathan	....	co-executive producer (70 episodes, 2003-2006)
Peter Leto	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (67 episodes, 2000-2009)
Amanda Green	....	co-executive producer / co-producer / ... (55 episodes, 2000-2009)
Sheyna Kathleen Smith	....	co-producer / associate producer (54 episodes, 2002-2009)
Jose Molina	....	co-producer / producer (43 episodes, 2004-2006)
Lisa Marie Petersen	....	producer / co-executive producer / ... (27 episodes, 2001-2005)
Roz Weinman	....	producer / supervising producer / ... (26 episodes, 2001-2004)
Joe Lazarov	....	co-producer / producer (24 episodes, 1999-2001)
Robert Palm	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Robert F. Campbell	....	co-producer / producer (21 episodes, 2000-2003)
David Platt	....	co-executive producer / producer (21 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tim Deluca	....	associate producer (19 episodes, 1999-2000)
Michael R. Perry	....	producer (19 episodes, 1999-2000)
Mark Goffman	....	supervising producer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Paul Grellong	....	co-producer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Josh Singer	....	producer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jeff Eckerle	....	supervising producer / producer (17 episodes, 2000-2002)
Lynn Goldman	....	co-producer / associate producer (17 episodes, 2000-2001)
Tara Butters	....	co-producer / co-executive producer / ... (15 episodes, 2000-2006)
Michele Fazekas	....	co-producer / co-executive producer / ... (14 episodes, 2002-2006)
Daniel Truly	....	supervising producer (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
David J. Burke	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Eric Overmyer	....	consulting producer (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
Samantha Howard Corbin	....	consulting producer (4 episodes, 2001)
Jonathan C. Brody	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2001)
Chris Emposimato	....	assistant producer / co-producer / ... (3 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Original Music by
Mike Post		(82 episodes, 1999-2009)

Series Cinematography by
Geoffrey Erb		(72 episodes, 2000-2007)
George Pattison		(49 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tony C. Jannelli		(22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Phil Oetiker		(5 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Film Editing by
Karen I. Stern		(44 episodes, 1999-2009)
Nancy Forner		(27 episodes, 2000-2009)
Douglas Ibold		(26 episodes, 1999-2005)
Scott Boyd		(16 episodes, 1999-2001)
Bonnie Koehler		(10 episodes, 2000-2003)
Steven Polivka		(8 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jim Stewart		(7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jon Koslowsky		(7 episodes, 2007)
Daniel J. Simmons		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Casting by
Jonathan Strauss		(128 episodes, 2003-2009)
Julie Tucker		(91 episodes, 1999-2003)
Lynn Kressel		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Dean Taucher		(169 episodes, 1999-2009)
Teresa Carriker-Thayer		(10 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jeff Crye		(3 episodes, 2006-2008)
Sarah Frank		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Fred Kolo		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Art Direction by
Randall Richards		(23 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jeff Crye		(21 episodes, 2004-2009)
Gregory Hill		(15 episodes, 2000-2002)
Wing Lee		(11 episodes, 2001-2004)
Sarah Frank		(3 episodes, 2002-2007)
Larry M. Gruber		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Fred Kolo		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kevin L. Raper		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Deborah Moses		(38 episodes, 2006-2008)
Melanie J. Baker		(32 episodes, 1999-2006)
Sharon White		(2 episodes, 2005-2008)

Series Costume Design by
Leslie Yarmo		(68 episodes, 1999-2002)
Thomas Lee Keller		(17 episodes, 2002-2007)
Kim Wilcox		(12 episodes, 2003-2007)
Tina Nigro		(12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rhonda Roper		(3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jessica T. Sinoway		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Makeup Department
Mia Thoen	....	key makeup artist (73 episodes, 2002-2005)
Lizz Scalice	....	key hair stylist / hair supervisor / ... (50 episodes, 1999-2005)
Elizabeth Martinelli	....	key hair stylist / department head hair stylist (49 episodes, 2005-2007)
Sasha Cummins	....	key hair stylist (45 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mark Schmidt	....	hair stylist (42 episodes, 1999-2001)
Hildie Ginsberg	....	makeup department head (38 episodes, 2003-2007)
Michele Paris	....	key makeup artist / makeup supervisor (25 episodes, 2000-2002)
Frank Vazquez	....	key hair stylist (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lorraine Godfrey	....	hair department head / hair stylist / ... (16 episodes, 2005-2008)
Sheri Kornhaber	....	makeup department head / key makeup artist (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rebecca Perkins	....	key makeup artist (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Craig Lindberg	....	special makeup effects artist (8 episodes, 2007-2009)
Erin Hicks	....	assistant hair stylist / key hair stylist (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brian Badie	....	key hair stylist (5 episodes, 2008)
Steven Lawrence	....	makeup supervisor (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Francesca Paris	....	hair supervisor (3 episodes, 2000)
Stephanie Pasicov	....	assistant makeup artist (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Craig Lyman	....	key makeup artist (2 episodes, 1999)
Maryann Marchetti	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Mary Anne Spano	....	additional makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Julie Teel	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Gail Barringer	....	unit production manager / production supervisor (162 episodes, 2001-2008)
Lynn Goldman	....	unit production manager (28 episodes, 1999-2001)
Peter Leto	....	unit production manager (19 episodes, 2001-2003)
Sheyna Kathleen Smith	....	post-production supervisor (15 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jonathan C. Brody	....	post-production supervisor / production supervisor (4 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michelle Regina	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director (54 episodes, 2004-2009)
Charlie Foster	....	second second assistant director / dga trainee (39 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jim Nickas	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director (33 episodes, 2006-2008)
Marcy Patterson	....	dga trainee (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kim Kennedy	....	second assistant director (21 episodes, 2000-2008)
Noelle Stehman	....	dga trainee (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kurt Uebersax	....	second second assistant director (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Howard McMaster	....	first assistant director (17 episodes, 2002-2008)
Kenneth G. Brown	....	first assistant director (16 episodes, 2003-2008)
Robert E. Warren	....	first assistant director (15 episodes, 2000-2002)
Chris DeAngelis	....	dga trainee (15 episodes, 2003-2004)
Lisa Meier	....	dga trainee / assistant director / ... (14 episodes, 2005-2008)
Natalie S. Brown	....	dga trainee (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Terry Ham	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 2000-2002)
Ukeme Emem	....	trainee assistant director (8 episodes, 2006)
Anne Carroll	....	dga trainee / second second assistant director (7 episodes, 2000-2002)
Dan Majkut	....	dga trainee (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Andrew T. Wood	....	dga trainee (7 episodes, 2007)
Denis Doyle	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (6 episodes, 2003-2007)
Peter Leto	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (5 episodes, 1999-2001)
Michael Pitt	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 2001)
Roger Lee	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Vanessa Hoffman	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jamie Sheridan	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (2 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jay Tobias	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2006)
Michael Reichman	....	additional second assistant director (unknown episodes, 2001)
Greg Gilman	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Mark C. Hutchinson	....	additional second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Meghan Myszkowski	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Jesse Nye	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Anish Savjani	....	dga trainee / second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Dominick Scarola	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Shannon Von Ronne	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Deborah Greene	....	property buyer (67 episodes, 2002-2005)
Holly Watson	....	graphic artist (66 episodes, 2005-2008)
Brian J. McNamara	....	electronic graphics (62 episodes, 2005-2008)
Victoria Guariello	....	set dresser (62 episodes, 2006-2009)
Brandon Smith	....	graphic artist (39 episodes, 2006-2008)
Daniel Pangione	....	graphic artist / assistant property master (38 episodes, 2007-2009)
Gabu Camilo	....	set dresser (33 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mark Harrington	....	property master (31 episodes, 1999-2005)
Mick Rossman	....	scenic charge (31 episodes, 2000-2005)
Gregory Criscuolo	....	construction coordinator (28 episodes, 2000-2003)
Thomas White	....	construction coordinator (24 episodes, 2004-2008)
Gerald DeTitta	....	set dresser / leadman (23 episodes, 2002-2006)
Michael Zansky	....	scenic charge (23 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dylan Sheridan	....	graphic artist / set dresser (23 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jill Alexander	....	props (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michael Saccio	....	property master (18 episodes, 2005-2008)
Lee Malecki	....	assistant set decorator: SDSA (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tomas Deckaj	....	construction production assistant (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ronnie Petagna	....	carpenter (16 episodes, 2005-2007)
Greg Izzo	....	set dresser (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Steve Krieger	....	leadman / set dresser (13 episodes, 1999-2001)
Brian Durham	....	assistant property master (13 episodes, 2001-2003)
Anthony Munafo	....	assistant property master / property master (12 episodes, 2006-2008)
Steven Gamiello	....	assistant property master / props (10 episodes, 2000-2001)
Gerard H. Pineo	....	set dresser (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gus Papadopoulos	....	assistant property master / property master (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lawrence 'Law' Watford	....	art department assistant (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
James Bednark	....	art department coordinator (6 episodes, 2009)
Jeff Butcher	....	assistant property master (5 episodes, 2002)
Joe Galione	....	set dresser (5 episodes, 2007)
Ross Huttick	....	assistant property master (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Troy R. Adee	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 2007)
Kenneth Hammer	....	construction coordinator (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Leslie Saulter	....	scenic charge (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jeffrey Rollins	....	property assistant (3 episodes, 1999)
Phaedra Eason	....	props / assistant property master (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Victoria Vanasco	....	assistant property master / props (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kevin Brink	....	leadman / set dresser (2 episodes, 2002-2005)
Tyler Kim	....	assistant property / assistant property master (2 episodes, 2002-2004)
Paul Weathered	....	property master (2 episodes, 2002-2004)
Kara Zeigon	....	art department coordinator (2 episodes, 2005)
Eric Stepper	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Terri Brennan	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
James Covington	....	second (unknown episodes)
Justin Elterman	....	graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Regina Graves	....	assistant set decorator (unknown episodes)
Lorraine Klein	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Gifford Meyer	....	props (unknown episodes)
Molly Mikula	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)
James O'Donnell	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic artist / graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Bradley Rubenstein	....	scenic artist (unknown episodes)
Michelle Schluter-Ford	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Adam Wolenski	....	construction production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jeffrey Kaplan	....	supervising sound editor (183 episodes, 2000-2008)
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer (136 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jeff Kushner	....	dialogue editor (120 episodes, 2003-2008)
Lee Gilmore	....	sound editor (40 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jansen Lambie	....	sound (38 episodes, 2000-2002)
Bill Daly	....	sound mixer (35 episodes, 1999-2006)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York (35 episodes, 2007-2009)
Keith Gardner	....	boom operator (33 episodes, 1999-2008)
Todd Morrissey	....	sound re-recording mixer (33 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Benson	....	supervising sound editor (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kirk Herzbrun	....	assistant sound editor (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alex Raspa	....	adr mixer (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Julie Wilde	....	boom operator (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Charles R. Hunt	....	sound mixer (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
David Pastecchi	....	boom operator (15 episodes, 2000-2007)
Steve Nelson	....	sound editor (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Andrew Melnyk	....	sound utility (10 episodes, 2009)
Luis Galdames	....	foley editor: M&E's / sound effects editor (4 episodes, 1999-2009)
Andrew Edelman	....	additional sound mixer / production sound mixer (2 episodes, 2001)
Frank Stettner	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2002)
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Karl Wasserman	....	sound utility (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Coll Anderson	....	production sound mixer: second unit (unknown episodes)
Walt Bost	....	co-supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Norval D. Crutcher III	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Stephen Fitzmaurice	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Diana Flores	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Tiffany S. Griffith	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Charlie King	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Daniel McIntosh	....	production sound mixer: additional unit (unknown episodes)
Stacey Michaels	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist (unknown episodes)
Craig T. Rosevear	....	foley editor (unknown episodes)
Aaron J. Rudelson	....	utilities (unknown episodes)
Lydian Tone	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects (3 episodes, 2000-2002)

Series Visual Effects by
Gus Comegys	....	digital effects artist (22 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator (33 episodes, 2001-2009)
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunt double / lead stunt double / ... (18 episodes, 2005-2009)
David Shumbris	....	stunts / stunt double (10 episodes, 2003-2009)
Chris Barnes	....	stunts / stunt driver (9 episodes, 2001-2009)
Danny Downey	....	stunt driver / stunt performer / ... (7 episodes, 2003-2009)
Cort Hessler	....	stunt coordinator (7 episodes, 2005-2008)
Samantha MacIvor	....	stunt double / stunts / ... (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
Joanne Lamstein	....	stunts / stunt double: Kelly Bishop / ... (6 episodes, 1999-2009)
Tim Gallin	....	stunt coordinator (4 episodes, 2000-2004)
Vince Cupone	....	stunt double / stunt performer (4 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tim Buchanan	....	stunt performer / stunt rigger (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gene Harrison	....	stunt performer / stunts (4 episodes, 2007)
Derrick Simmons	....	stunts (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brian Keith Allen	....	stunt double (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mike Burke	....	stunt driver (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dina L. Margolin	....	stunt double (2 episodes, 2007)
Roy Farfel	....	stunt driver (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Victor Paguia	....	stunt double / stunts (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunts (unknown episodes, 2006)
Ray Abbott	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Danny Aiello III	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jane Austin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Michael Devine	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Shane Geraghty	....	stunts / utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Kurt D. Lott	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Riley G. Matthews Jr.	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Mam Smith	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Hammond	....	electrician (179 episodes, 2000-2008)
Michael J. Kammerer	....	grip / key grip (161 episodes, 1999-2007)
Adam Johnson	....	2nd assistant camera / camera loader / ... (144 episodes, 2001-2009)
Patrick Fontana	....	electrician / best boy / ... (106 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jeremy Weishaar	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera/Steadicam / assistant camera / ... (49 episodes, 2006-2009)
Jessica Burstein	....	still photographer (43 episodes, 1999-2007)
Sal Lanza	....	key grip (33 episodes, 1999-2006)
George Pattison	....	camera operator (32 episodes, 1999-2006)
Thomas Ford	....	best boy / gaffer (31 episodes, 2000-2007)
Jim McCullagh	....	gaffer / best boy (30 episodes, 2000-2006)
Peter Vietro-Hannum	....	dolly grip / camera operator (27 episodes, 2000-2007)
Michael Parmelee	....	still photographer (27 episodes, 2007-2009)
James Edmiston	....	company grip (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Charlie Foerschner	....	film loader (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Bobby Mancuso	....	assistant camera (19 episodes, 2002-2007)
Michael Proscia	....	gaffer (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
Miles Strassner	....	dolly grip (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
Paul Volo	....	key grip (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tom Weston	....	camera operator: "a" camera (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
Scott Koenigsberg	....	second assistant camera / second assistant: "a" camera (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
William Hines	....	best boy (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
James Klayer	....	loader / additional camera loader (10 episodes, 2005-2008)
John Gatland	....	grip (9 episodes, 2007)
Marc Ehrenbold	....	assistant camera (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rebecca Brillhart	....	assistant camera (8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Patrick B. O'Brien	....	first assistant camera (7 episodes, 1999-2001)
Angelo Di Giacomo	....	assistant camera (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kenneth Fundus	....	dolly grip (6 episodes, 2005-2007)
Gregory F. Johnson	....	grip (5 episodes, 1999)
Alec Hirschfeld	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 2002-2007)
Richie Ford	....	gaffer (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Roger Kimpton	....	key grip (4 episodes, 2001-2002)
Phil Oetiker	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jason Lanci	....	best boy (4 episodes, 2004-2008)
Daniel Casey	....	additional second assistant camera (4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Donald Glenn	....	dolly grip (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ronald Paul	....	best boy (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Timothy Reilly	....	additional grip (3 episodes, 2001)
Kevin Fitzpatrick	....	best boy / gaffer (2 episodes, 2001-2005)
Stephen Consentino	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nick Cupkovic	....	best boy (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gary Hildebrand	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ethan Wilhelm	....	grip (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kevin L. Bright	....	dolly grip / grip (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Dennis A. Livesey	....	camera operator: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2008)
Eli Aronoff	....	first assistant camera (2 episodes, 2009)
Joe Mellon	....	company grip (unknown episodes, 2000-2002)
Ian Cohen	....	company electrician: New York (unknown episodes)
Riad Deeb	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Chris Drechsler	....	electrician / grip (unknown episodes)
Patrick R. Heffernan	....	set grip (unknown episodes)
Alison Kelly	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Paul C. McKenna	....	crane technician: Technocrane (unknown episodes)
Mario Nila	....	camera production assistant (unknown episodes)
Anna Novick	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Louis Petraglia	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Abe Schrager	....	camera operator: second unit (unknown episodes)
Mike Sime	....	video operator (unknown episodes)
George Su	....	camera production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lee Vickery	....	additional assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Alan Wolfe	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
David M. Waldron	....	background casting associate / background casting: Grant Wilfley Casting / ... (99 episodes, 2003-2009)
Philip Huffman	....	casting associate (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
Reba Massey	....	extras casting / background casting: Grant Wilfley Casting / ... (14 episodes, 2002)
Katrina Michelsen	....	extras casting: Grant Wilfley Casting (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Mihal Freinquel	....	extras casting assistant (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kristy Fitts	....	extras casting: Grant Wilfley Casting (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kristie Fitts	....	extras casting: Grant Wilfley Casting (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ross Ryman	....	extras casting: Grant Wilfley Casting / extras casting (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Brad Cholmondeley	....	extras casting (3 episodes, 2001)
Tasha Revels	....	extras casting associate / background casting (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stephanie Forrest	....	extras casting assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Charles Kaplan	....	extras casting (2 episodes, 2000)
Heather Reidenbach	....	background casting (2 episodes, 2005)
Alison Goodman	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Stephanie Laffin	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kim Wilcox	....	assistant costume designer (93 episodes, 2002-2007)
Virginia D. Patton	....	costume supervisor (44 episodes, 2000-2008)
Sonya M. Andonov	....	set costumer (43 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jill Graves Power	....	set costumer (33 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tracy Sivertsen	....	costume supervisor / set costumer (29 episodes, 1999-2008)
Lorraine Porr	....	costume coordinator (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alana West	....	set costumer (12 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jill E. Anderson	....	set costumer (9 episodes, 2002)
Tracy Nishimoto	....	set costumer (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Fionnuala M. Lynch	....	set costumer (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Laura Wehrman	....	set costumer (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Barbara Presar	....	assistant costume designer (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Kathy Karbowski	....	costumer (3 episodes, 2006)
Amy Bradshaw	....	assistant costume designer (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Barbara Hause	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Amela Baksic	....	assistant costume designer (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
James Deanes	....	wardrobe assistant (unknown episodes)
Sharon Globerson	....	assistant costume designer (unknown episodes)
Frankie Ritacco	....	assistant costume designer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Dave Lifshin	....	post-production coordinator / post-production assistant (80 episodes, 2001-2005)
Marvin D. Bryson	....	post-production coordinator (48 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ash Hanratty	....	post-production assistant (42 episodes, 2005-2007)
Elizabeth Barnette	....	post-production coordinator (30 episodes, 2006-2007)
Curtis Thurber	....	post-production assistant (4 episodes, 2007)
T. Michael Baiocco	....	assistant editor / post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Brandi Bradburn	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Joseph Butler	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Trey Coscia	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
David Crozier	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Wade Felker	....	dailies colorist (unknown episodes)
Charlotte Grau	....	colorist (unknown episodes)
Skipper Martin	....	dailies colorist (unknown episodes)
James Seidelman	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Daniel J. Simmons	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Libby Pedersen	....	music editor (43 episodes, 1999-2007)

Series Transportation Department
Brian Maxwell	....	transportation captain (30 episodes, 1999-2004)
John Leonidas	....	transportation captain (22 episodes, 2005-2008)
Timothy Paustian	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Jose F. Guerrero	....	location assistant (156 episodes, 2000-2007)
Robert Cahoon	....	location coordinator (143 episodes, 1999-2005)
Todd Wolenski	....	assistant accountant (138 episodes, 2001-2006)
Frank Cattano	....	location assistant (122 episodes, 2000-2005)
Ilka Rivard	....	production coordinator (116 episodes, 1999-2004)
Matthew D. Panepinto	....	production assistant (88 episodes, 2000-2004)
Michael Ciliento	....	script coordinator (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Faith Brooks	....	assistant production coordinator / production coordinator (82 episodes, 2005-2009)
Cliff Fuller	....	production office coordinator / assistant production office coordinator / ... (74 episodes, 2004-2007)
Brad Marro	....	production assistant (72 episodes, 2002-2005)
Margaret Jacobs	....	assistant production office coordinator (71 episodes, 2002-2004)
Thomas Tobin	....	production assistant (69 episodes, 2003-2006)
Lydia Mayberry Friedman	....	assistant to executive producer / assistant: Dick Wolf (56 episodes, 2000-2008)
Trish Adlesic	....	location manager / assistant production coordinator (50 episodes, 2000-2008)
Matt Metras	....	production assistant (48 episodes, 2001-2003)
Meredith Petty	....	assistant to executive producer (44 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dan Cooley	....	assistant location manager (43 episodes, 2005-2007)
Gail Barringer	....	production accountant (42 episodes, 1999-2001)
Nicholas R. Bell	....	assistant accountant / production assistant (42 episodes, 1999-2001)
Drew Tidwell	....	assistant production coordinator (42 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jennifer Skobin	....	writing assistant (40 episodes, 1999-2008)
Greg Cattano	....	first assistant accountant (40 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jim Nickas	....	production assistant (37 episodes, 2004-2007)
Joanna Lu	....	assistant location coordinator (34 episodes, 2005-2007)
Elizabeth Carlton	....	coordinator of production: Studios USA (33 episodes, 2000-2001)
Lindsay Swartz	....	assistant production office coordinator / production secretary (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Wendy Lee Roberts	....	script supervisor (30 episodes, 1999-2008)
William N. Fordes	....	production consultant (29 episodes, 2000-2004)
Adam Carroll	....	production assistant (28 episodes, 2003-2005)
Hal Sherman	....	technical advisor (27 episodes, 2004-2008)
Brian Fagan	....	researcher (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kristina Lee	....	production assistant (25 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tim Hardiman	....	technical advisor (25 episodes, 2005-2008)
Justin Weinberger	....	production assistant (24 episodes, 2005-2007)
John A. Accardo	....	location assistant / assistant location manager (23 episodes, 2007-2008)
Daniel Coss	....	assistant location manager: New York (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Randy Manion	....	assistant location manager / location manager (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Matthew Artus	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 2005-2007)
Derek P. Miller	....	location coordinator (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Andrew Lang	....	office production assistant / set production assistant (22 episodes, 2007)
Heather Imerman	....	office production assistant (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
J.P. Varady	....	office production assistant (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jared Kurt	....	location scout (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
David M. McGuire	....	location assistant (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Brandie Horstkamp	....	office production assistant / production secretary (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
David John Ferguson	....	location coordinator (19 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rocco Nisivoccia	....	location assistant / assistant location manager (19 episodes, 2005-2006)
Matthew S. O'Brien	....	assistant production coordinator / production secretary (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tara Butters	....	executive story editor (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
Michele Fazekas	....	executive story editor (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
Robyn Ross	....	assistant: Ted Kotcheff (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Valerie Desjardins	....	script supervisor (15 episodes, 1999-2002)
Miriam Tielmann	....	production assistant / additional production assistant (15 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jen Ryan	....	office production assistant (15 episodes, 2007-2008)
David Occhino	....	location scout / assistant location manager (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Chris Calogero	....	office production assistant (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Steve Loff	....	production accountant (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Krysten Yoniack	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stephanie A. Marquardt	....	script supervisor (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ana Cuadra	....	location assistant / assistant location manager (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Katie Jo Sheek	....	publicity intern (12 episodes, 2007)
Tomas Deckaj	....	production assistant / set production assistant (11 episodes, 2007)
Megan Stas	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 2007)
Chris Lane	....	production assistant (9 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rafe Judkins	....	script coordinator (9 episodes, 2006)
Dr. Deborah Serani	....	technical advisor (8 episodes, 2000-2005)
Robert Lopez	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Shayla Freeman	....	set production assistant (8 episodes, 2006)
Lisa Falzarano	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 2007)
Ian MacGregor	....	assistant location manager (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Felice Schachter	....	production coordinator (7 episodes, 2001)
Kate Bogle	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lonnie Kandel	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Michael K. Reynolds	....	chef (6 episodes, 2004)
Paul Grellong	....	executive story editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Brendan C. Lynch	....	additional production assistant (5 episodes, 2009)
Dawn DeNoon	....	executive story editor (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Lisa Marie Petersen	....	executive story editor (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jennifer Opresnick	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Karl Sonnenberg	....	technical advisor (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Matthew Reedy	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Mick Betancourt	....	story editor (4 episodes, 2008)
Samantha Treiber	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2008)
John Robert Mariani	....	continuity / script supervisor (4 episodes, 2009)
John F. McCarthy	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2009)
Ted Sica	....	technical advisor (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Wendy West	....	story editor (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Janna DeLury	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Glenn Ferrara	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2006)
Faya Madrid	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2006)
Morgan Ressa	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2006)
Julie Retzlaff	....	location assistant (3 episodes, 2006)
Dawn Rosado	....	production assistant / location assistant (3 episodes, 2007)
Clay Broaddus	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Laura DiBiase	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Sean Payne	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Holly Unterberger	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 2008)
Lygia Day Szelwach	....	teacher (3 episodes, 2009)
Demian Resnick	....	assistant location manager (2 episodes, 1999)
Robert F. Campbell	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jonathan Greene	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Canella Williams	....	assistant production office coordinator (2 episodes, 2005-2008)
Steve Faughnan	....	location scout (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Logan Wolfe Edler	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
Pamela Martin	....	stand-in (2 episodes, 2007)
Melissa A. Messick	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
X. Sydney Ng	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
Gina Cassesse	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Jennifer Roberts	....	set production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Frank Dauro	....	additional location assistant (2 episodes, 2009)
Teddy Yoon	....	assistant location coordinator (unknown episodes, 2000-2002)
The Lippin Group	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2003)
Ethan Anderson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 2004-2005)
Joseph Aquino	....	location assistant (unknown episodes)
Dawn Barkan	....	head animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Christian Bladt	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Diane Bradley	....	stand-in: Stephanie March (unknown episodes)
Ciara Bresnihan	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
David Brotsky	....	location assistant (unknown episodes)
Jenn Bubka	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
John Paul Bullock III	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Anne Carson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Doy Gabriel Castillo	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
Gloria Colonnello	....	stand-in: Mariska Hargitay (unknown episodes)
Jon Copley	....	accountant (unknown episodes)
Joseph DeBona	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Dee	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Roni Deitz	....	location scout (unknown episodes)
Ged Dickersin	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Dawn Douglas	....	stand-in: Tamara Tunie (unknown episodes)
John Fedynich	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Hannah Flynn	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Bellamy Forrest	....	key production assistant / set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Matt Gavin	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Niko Godfrey	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Betty Green	....	title designer (unknown episodes)
Rico Green	....	office executive assistant (unknown episodes)
David Gross	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Valerie Harrington	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Hollis McConnell Jones	....	stand-in: Connie Nielson / stand-in: Diane Neal (unknown episodes)
Eric Kench	....	additional production assistant (unknown episodes)
Wende Kremer	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Krott	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sarah E. Leonard	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Francis Maiorino	....	location scout (unknown episodes)
Theresa Marsh	....	first assistant production accountant (unknown episodes)
Brian McArthur	....	assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Kerry McCrohan	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jim McKinney	....	key set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Taylor Norton	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Anne Marie Palopoli	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Andrea Pappas	....	production secretary (unknown episodes)
Stefani Patch	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
John Perez	....	location scout (unknown episodes)
Joan Preston	....	stand-in: Caren Brown and Mariska Hargitay (unknown episodes)
Adam Raia	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Rachel Ratzker	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael A. Rizzo	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Vernon Rodriquez	....	parking assistant (unknown episodes)
Nick Sakai	....	stand-in: B.D. Wong (unknown episodes)
Lin Saunders	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Andrea Schenk	....	production secretary (unknown episodes)
Georg Schmithüsen	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Jackie Short	....	first assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Eric J. Sonntag	....	location assistant (unknown episodes)
Rachel Stuhler	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Rachael Tartell	....	location scout (unknown episodes)
Robert Zorella	....	office production assistant (unknown episodes)
Louis Zuppardi	....	location coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Dennis Radesky	....	in memory of (1 episode, 2009)

Production Companies

• Wolf Films
• NBC Universal Television (in association with) (season 6-)
• Studios USA Television (in association with) (seasons 1-3)
• Universal Network Television (in association with) (seasons 4-5)
• Universal Media Studios (UMS) (2008-)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1999-) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Canadian Television (CTV) (1999-) (Canada) (TV)
• USA Network (2003-) (USA) (TV) (repeats)
• Universal Domestic Television (1999-) (USA) (TV)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2004-) (USA) (DVD) (season 2-)
• Hallmark Channel, The (2000-) (UK) (TV)
• TV3 Television Network Ireland (2000-) (Ireland) (TV)
• Network Ten (2001-) (Australia) (TV)
• Télévision Française 1 (TF1) (2000-) (France) (TV) (original airing) (dubbed version) (edited censored version)
• Fox Crime (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Net5 (200?-) (Netherlands) (TV)
• TV2 (2007-) (Hungary) (TV)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 7)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 9)
• Viasat3 (2009-) (Hungary) (TV) (season 5-)

Other Companies

• Panavision  panaflex camera and lenses by
• West  promotional consideration furnished by (as West, A Thomson Reuters Business)
• Post Group, The  high-definition post-production services (uncredited)
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies (uncredited)

Also Known As:

"Law & Order's Sex Crimes" (USA) (working title)
"Law & Order: SVU" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
"Special Victims Unit" (New Zealand: English title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | USA:TV-14 | Hungary:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

Like its sister series "Law & Order" (1990), SVU episodes are often advertised as being "ripped from the headlines". Many people mistake this to mean that they are based on real events. In reality, the slogan is referring to the show's practice of coming up with stories that are partially inspired by recent headlines. However, only a fairly small portion of the episode will resemble the real incident or incidents that it is inspired by. There might be a few scenes that resemble a well known headline while the majority of the episode goes in a different direction or there could be one character that is based on a famous individual but the circumstances the person encounters are largely made up.

Quotes:

Det. Olivia Benson: You're one night as a bachelor and you go to the grocery store? That’s lame.
Det. Elliot Stabler: [shrugs] A grocery store with strippers.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Conviction" (2006)

Soundtrack:

I'm Not Driving Anymore

a drama worth watching

Quality is the foundation that "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is based upon as it illuminates from the screen each hour it is on every night.

Dick Wolf has combined quality writing with quality casting. Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Dann Florek, B.D. Wong and Richard Belzer all share one thing in common: they star in one of finest series on television.

Mariska, Chris, Ice-T, Dann, B. D. and the now departed Stephanie March are a well-rounded cast that compliment each other well. Furthermore, the cast is so good portraying their characters that I have to remind myself that they are actors not detectives.

Quality writing and outstanding performances set "Law And Order: SVU" apart from the other dramas on television. Each episode is riveting, written with intelligence, and character driven. It is a privilege to watch "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

The writers' ability to draw viewers in and make them care about the involving story lines and characters help to make "Law & Order: SVU" one of the finest legal series on television. EVERYONE MUST WATCH.