NAMES IN THE NEWS : Dinkins to Do TV Series Cameo

Mayor David N. Dinkins may take on the role of “a big-city mayor” in a cameo television appearance.

Dinkins said Monday that two new series--”Law and Order” on NBC, starring Michael Moriarty, and ABC’s “H.E.L.P.”, starring John Mahoney--will be shot in the city.

“The producers of ‘H.E.L.P.’ have requested the services of a fledgling New York actor--and so, I have agreed to make a cameo appearance in one episode of the series,” he said.

Dick Wolf, producer of both series, said, “We had in mind a big city mayor. He’ll be playing himself.”

“H.E.L.P.” is about the people who respond to 911 emergency calls. “Law and Order” tells how police establish a case against someone and then how it is handled by prosecutors.