Jerry Orbach (Det. Lennie Briscoe) of "Law & Order"

The show kicked off in Sept. 1990. It continues to this day with two additional spin-offs. And <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB003347" title="Jerry Orbach" href="/topic/entertainment/jerry-orbach-PECLB003347.topic">Jerry Orbach</a> was there for 12 of those seasons. His departure wasn't the only one -- Chris Noth, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PEPLT006571" title="Fred Thompson" href="/topic/politics/fred-thompson-PEPLT006571.topic">Fred Thompson</a>, Jesse L. Martin, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB000646" title="Benjamin Bratt" href="/topic/entertainment/benjamin-bratt-PECLB000646.topic">Benjamin Bratt</a>, and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT008556" title="Dennis Farina" href="/topic/sports/dennis-farina-PESPT008556.topic">Dennis Farina</a>, all came and went throughout the years. But fans keep coming back.

The show kicked off in Sept. 1990. It continues to this day with two additional spin-offs. And Jerry Orbach was there for 12 of those seasons. His departure wasn't the only one -- Chris Noth, Fred Thompson, Jesse L. Martin, Benjamin Bratt, and Dennis Farina, all came and went throughout the years. But fans keep coming back.

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