who was the actor that played ben stone on law and order
Michael Moriarty
title: Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character) text: Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character) Benjamin "Ben" Stone is a fictional character portrayed by Michael Moriarty in the TV drama "Law & Order". He was the Executive Assistant District Attorney for New York County until his resignation at the end of season four. He appeared in 88 episodes. Stone works in the Manhattan District Attorney's office under Alfred Wentworth (in the pilot episode) and Adam Schiff. He was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He was raised mostly by his Irish grandmother, his father having been an alcoholic. Stone is divorced and has a son, Peter Stone, who was title: Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character) text: debate Senator Kent Conrad, he was replaced by FCC chairman Reed Hundt. Both appearances were scheduled to air on January 26, 1994. Moriarty submitted his resignation to producer Dick Wolf on January 25, 1994, and his departure was written into the series. Benjamin Stone (Law & Order character) Benjamin "Ben" Stone is a fictional character portrayed by Michael Moriarty in the TV drama "Law & Order". He was the Executive Assistant District Attorney for New York County until his resignation at the end of season four. He appeared in 88 episodes. Stone works in the Manhattan District Attorney's office under title: Michael Moriarty text: Right" Moriarty writes that he was a "very bad drunk", but that as of February 1, 2004, he had been sober for three years. Michael Moriarty Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian stage and screen actor and jazz musician. He received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his first acting role on American television as a Nazi SS officer in the 1978 mini-series "Holocaust", and he played Executive Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Stone for the first four seasons (1990–1994) on the television show "Law & Order." Moriarty is also known for his roles in films title: Michael Moriarty text: Michael Moriarty Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian stage and screen actor and jazz musician. He received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his first acting role on American television as a Nazi SS officer in the 1978 mini-series "Holocaust", and he played Executive Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Stone for the first four seasons (1990–1994) on the television show "Law & Order." Moriarty is also known for his roles in films such as "Bang the Drum Slowly", "Who'll Stop the Rain", "Q: The Winged Serpent", "The Stuff", "Pale Rider", "Troll", "Courage Under Fire", and "Shiloh". title: Michael Moriarty text: of Korean Air Lines flight 007 in 1983. He portrayed U.S. Air Force Major Hank Daniels, who was largely ignored if not ridiculed for showing how the ill-fated airliner had strayed off course into airspace known by the Soviets to be used by U.S. Air Force electronic surveillance planes as they approached Soviet airspace. From 1990 to 1994, Moriarty starred as Ben Stone on "Law & Order". He left the show in 1994, alleging that his departure was a result of his threatening a lawsuit against then-Attorney General Janet Reno, who had cited "Law & Order" as offensively violent. Moriarty