He has shown pity occasionally, such as in the 1997 episode “Burned,” in which he sues Terence Lawlor (Sam Huntington), a teenager with bipolar disorder, for the murder of his sister. The boy`s grandfather, Carl Anderton (Robert Vaughn), a wealthy CEO (and good friend of Schiff`s) who also suffered from the disease, had tried to get his grandson guilty plead guilty and go to jail instead of pleading insanity and being committed to a mental institution, fearing that a public disclosure of the boy`s illness would provide sufficient evidence. to discover his own illness and tarnish his reputation. McCoy leads efforts to prevent an unjust punishment of the boy. Similarly, in the seventh season of “Deadbeat,” he refuses to sue a woman who is the sole caregiver for a boy dying of cancer, though he hints that he might do so once the boy dies. [25] McCoy has divorced twice (an ex-wife was a former assistant) and has an adult daughter, Rebecca, with his first ex-wife, Ellen. One of his ex-wives left him because he worked too many long nights. [11] A gossip columnist writes that McCoy has not seen or spoken to his daughter since 1997, and McCoy receives an envelope with photos of his daughter. [12] He does not open the envelope; Instead, he places it in the lower left drawer of his desk, next to a bottle of Jim Beam.
In “Fallout”, the final scene shows McCoy meeting his daughter (Jamie Schofield) at a restaurant. During a conversation with New York Governor Donald Shalvoy, he mentions that Rebecca took a job in San Diego and went to Los Angeles to meet him for dinner while attending an official affairs conference; [13] The governor uses this to slander McCoy by falsely suggesting that he used public funds to visit Rebecca. In the season 20 episode “Dignity”, McCoy tells EADA Michael Cutter (Linus Roache) and ADA Connie Rubirosa (Alana de la Garza) that his daughter is pregnant or a new mother, making him a grandfather soon or already. He also has a nephew, suggesting that he has at least one sibling. [14] In 2008, his nephew had a young daughter. [15] Sam Waterston will return for his 17th season as District Attorney Jack McCoy when Law & Order airs on Thursday 24. February at 8/7c created its 21st season. Waterston first appeared in the season 5 premiere and was last seen in the role in the SVU season 19 episode “The Undiscovered Country” (in which Raúl Esparza dropped out as a series regular). In 2010, NBC canceled Law & Order, and the final episode aired on May 24.
The show called Gunsmoke the longest-running prime-time drama in the United States; Both were on the air for 20 years. In the season 19 episode “Lucky Stiff”, McCoy begins his campaign for the New York County District Attorney after serving as an interim DA for the final season and a half. In the 1991 episode of season 19 “Promote This”, it is revealed that his wife Ellen (whom he divorced) unknowingly employed an undocumented immigrant as a nanny. This causes McCoy`s political chaos in a murder case in which the motive was racism against illegal immigrants of Hispanic descent. In the episode “Skate or Die”, the place where his last fundraiser would take place is discovered by the organizers that it belongs to a man who served a 20-year prison sentence for extortion. Finally, the final fundraiser of the campaign will take place at a Chinese seafood restaurant with a kosher area. McCoy is chosen by Governor Donald Shalvoy (Tom Everett Scott) for the acting position of the AD, and the two initially have a friendly and productive working relationship. At the end of season 18, however, McCoy discovers that Shalvoy is involved in a prostitution scandal related to a murder case he is suing. Angry and disappointed, McCoy orders Cutter to investigate Shalvoy, who retaliates by supporting McCoy`s opponents in the election. In the season 19 finale, “The Drowned and the Saved,” Cutter discovers evidence that Shalvoy tried to buy a Senate seat for his wife Rita (Alison Elliott), who ordered the murder, and threatens him with public shame if he doesn`t resign. McCoy`s opponent suddenly has no boss, which gives McCoy a good chance of winning.
In the opening episode of season 20, it is revealed that McCoy won the election.[6] He serves as the DA for the rest of this final season of Law & Order. While fans wait to find out if Waterston signs for this revival, many might be surprised to learn that the original “Law & Order” district attorney only lasted one episode. Entertainment Weekly television critic Ken Tucker praised Law & Order creator Dick Wolf for putting McCoy at the center of “some of the best episodes of the 19th season of the immortal series.” [31] Tucker explains how the character who “rides a few stubborn young men—deputies Mike Cutter (Linus Roache) and Connie Rubirosa (Alana de la Garza)—argues, shouts orders, and grows in outrage when his protégés ignore his legal advice.” Waterston joined Law & Order in 1994 during the fifth season.[31] He has worked in the entertainment industry for over five decades and has amassed a multitude of film and television credits. He received six Emmy nominations for his roles in “I`ll Fly Away” and “Law & Order,” as well as an Oscar nomination for “The Killing Fields.” Waterston has also been featured in “The Newsroom” and “Grace & Frankie” and will star alongside Amanda Seyfried and William H. in the upcoming Hulu series “The Dropout.” .