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Posted: Tue., Mar. 18, 2008, 2:34pm PT

Robin Williams to guest star on 'SVU'

NBC drama locks up actor for 200th episode

Robin Williams has signed on to guest star in the 200th episode of "Law & Order: SVU."

Thesp will play an engineer whose life has gone off-track following a tragedy. Events lead him to start questioning authority, and encouraging others to do the same.

Seg will air April 29, the first Tuesday of the May sweep.

Williams hasn't done much series TV since his starmaking perf in "Mork & Mindy." Most memorably, he guest starred on NBC's late "Homicide: Life on the Street," a turn that led to an Emmy nom.

"SVU" exec producer Neal Baer said the Williams seg boasts a "powerful and complex" storyline. Baer and "SVU" co-exec producer Amanda Green wrote the script.


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