'Law & Order' star Sam Waterston 'drunk' on freedom after decades on hit show
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"Law & Order" star Sam Waterston opened up about leaving the hit show after 30 years. The actor, who played District Attorney Jack McCoy, appears in his final episode Thursday.
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Waterston portrayed McCoy until the series finale in 2010. In 2022, he returned to reprise his role in the NBC revival of the original show after making occasional guest appearances as McCoy in other series in the "Law & Order" franchise.
"I knew I was going to leave when I came back, and it was just a matter of when," Waterson said. "This was a beautiful way to go, I have to say."
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