Svu has pulled in some surprising guest stars that not many would imagine. I cant wait for the public radio podcast about my crime spree. Merritt was one of the most chilling villains of all time. He particularly gets both christopher meloni and richard. Quotes on working with al pacino on insomnia 2002 i loved working with pacino.
Robin williams in svus 200th episode during season nine, williams played merritt rook, an antiauthoritarian activist who abducts olivia benson to challenge authority. Svu is a staple of not only nbc and its affiliates, but also the crime drama genre. Fallen star nbc tv network shows, episodes, schedule. With his antagonistic relationship with the media and by that i mean accusations of assault, racial slurs, and retirement from public life as a. Svus 200th episode was going to be big, and now ive got proof. Robin williams as merritt rook monica raymund as trini martinez. The sublimely funny standup comedian and oscarwinning actor robin williams left this earth four years ago this summer, but he hasnt left the cultural conversation. Its always nice to see famous guest stars on svu and seeing robin williams planted into this episode was a nice gesture. Teaser from the april 29, 2008 episode of svu, authority, guest starring robin williams. Williams except as a firstrate comedian, watch this.
Special victims unit season nine episode authority. Williams portrayed merritt rook, a man who pretended to be a police officer over the phone and prompted people to commit crimes. Robin williams did an excellent job on law and order svu, god rest his soul. He particularly gets both christopher meloni and richard belzer annoyed for different reasons. I put my faith in a little god in a white coat and he killed my wife and son.
Special victims unit, airing on nbc on thursday, march 26, 2020. The detectives learn that the caller is audio engineer merritt rook robin williams, a man who opposes authority due to a tragic event in his past. The search was conducted by her manager, who claims that an nypd detective called him with information that this employee was stealing from the business. What season was robin williams in law and order answers. Keep reading for the best guest star cameos in svu. Details of robin williams final hours emerge cbs news. A brilliant engineer plays a game of cat and mouse with detectives benson and stabler. Maybe the smartest perpetrator the svu squad ever went up against is robin williams in this episode. If there was a winner on this list for the most intense episode of losvu of all time this would be it. His character in this episode was creepy and memorable, and was based on a. Special victims units 200th episode, authority season 9, episode 17 that originally aired on april 29, 2008. Robin williams gueststarred on svu during the shows ninth season.
Al does this method thing where before every take he roars like a lion. Robin williams plays merritt rook in the season 9 episode authority and he is phenomenal. Finally nbc has made available the official summary for the upcoming episode authority, starring robin williams. Svu, people has confirmed the show, scheduled to air april. Special victims unit authority episode 90017 airdate 04292008 pictured. In svus 200th episode, robin williams scams a burger manager to strip search an employee, defends himself at trial, appears on morning joe. Thesp will play an engineer whose life has gone offtrack following a tragedy.
Keating in dead poets society and sean maguire in good will hunting respectively. Rather than focus on the loss his death brought us in 2014, i feel its more fitting to remember his body of work on his birthday by revisiting his best role of all time. Williams was nominated for a primetime emmy award for outstanding guest actor in a drama series. Remembering robin williams best role on law and order. After rook seizes an opportunity to kidnap benson, he asks stabler to inflict pain on her or watch him do it. With that being said, this episode of svu is one of the best, if not the best, episode that i have ever seen. How many episodes of law and order svu has robin williams. Mar 19, 2008 aceshowbiz %crobin williams% is invading the small screen, again. The episode focuses on merritt rook williams, a man who is accused of tricking a. Robin williams rip as a very creepy and well played mastermind, and a bomb or two. As a man who lost his wife and child due to medical negligence and is now on a crusade against all types of authority, mr.
Special victims unit authority tv episode 2008 robin williams as merritt rook. On the series 200th episode, slated to air april 29, he will play. Special victims unit, airing on nbc on thursday, april 9, 2020. This episode begins with an almost hard to believe scenario. Funny man robin williams gets serious on law and order.
Captain williams was so convinced that her rape was her fault that it didnt seem like olivia would ever get through to her. Special victims unit season nine episode authority williams was nominated for and won an academy award for his portrayals of mr. Robin williams guest starred as the episodes villain merritt rook. This episode has not yet been released in any format. The episode was cowritten by neal baer and amanda green, while david platt directed. Robin williams is best known for his rise to fame in mork. Engineer merritt rook guest star robin williams plays dangerous mind games with his followers putting detective olivia bensons mariska hargitay life at risk in svus 200th episode. A fastfood restaurant employee files a complaint with the svu after being subjected to a strip search on the premises. Special victims unit celebrated its 200th episode, authority, in 2008, the show recruited a big guest star.
Williams played a very manipulative and sneaky man. Robin williams to guest star on nbcs law and order svu. An employee at happy burger was forced to strip down to only an. While season 8 is a little light on alist guest stars, season 9 ramps it up with appearances by cynthia nixon, melissa joan hart, and ufc fighters forrest griffin and renzo gracie. Robin williams, in full robin mclaurin williams, born july 21, 1951, chicago, illinois, u. Robin mclaurin williams july 21, 1951 august 11, 2014 was an american actor and comedian. He was known for his improvisation skills and the wide variety of memorable voices he created. Authority, with the exceptionally talented robin williams in quite a dramatic role, although some gentle humor is involved. Svu has certainly had its fair share of celebrity guest stars over the years claire danes, hayden panetierre, robin williams, clay aiken, ashanti, angela lansbury, ludacris, to name a handful but this one might take the cake. This may be the only svu episode that ive ever had to pause and take a breather from. Robin williams has appeared in only one episode of law and order svu called authority, originally aired 42908. The 37 most famous guest stars who have ever been on law.
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