Florek worked his way higher from either a theater into supporting roles in such diverse Lxxx's films when Sweet Liberty, Moon Over Parador, and Angel Heart. When a brief stint when the deadening hubby of Susan Ruttan in NBC's hit drama LA Law, Florek co-starred in the NBC crime drama Law & Order as Capt. Donald Cragen. He oft asked for other to run, & had his wish it used to be that, in the 1st year finale "The Blue Wall". A 1st couple of years of 50&O had mediocre ratings, and finally after the close of the 1992-1993 season, NBC told creator/executive producer Dick Wolf that they would cancel the show unless he added a few women to the all-male cast. Wolf complied & fired Florek likewise when Richard Brooks.

Florek reprised the role of Cragen inside a 1995 episode, and in the 1998 TV-movie Exiled, centered on previous 50&O star Chris Noth's character, Mike Logan. Besides around 1998, Florek played Abraham Lincoln in the extremely controversial, UPN sitcom The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer. Within 1999 he returned to the Cragen role, only this period in Law & Order spinoff series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. A indicate is quite popular & Florek remains on the indicate when of 2005.

Florek has the married woman, Karen, world health organization works as an creative person. His brother, Dave, is besides an actor.