<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Sylvania Award </Td> </Tr> <P> Steven Hill (born Solomon Krakovsky; February 24, 1922--August 23, 2016) was an American actor . His two better - known roles are district attorney Adam Schiff on the NBC television drama series Law & Order, whom he portrayed for 10 seasons (1990--2000), and Dan Briggs, the original team leader of the Impossible Missions Force on the CBS television series Mission: Impossible, whom he portrayed in the initial season of the show (1966--1967). </P> <P> Hill was born Solomon Krakovsky or Solomon Berg in Seattle, Washington, to Russian Jewish immigrants . After graduating from West Seattle High School in 1940, Hill served four years in the United States Naval Reserve . In the 1950s, Hill moved to New York City to pursue an acting career . </P>

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