Law & Order: Criminal Intent Casts F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham is coming to Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

The veteran actor - best known for portraying Salieri in the 1984 movie Amadeus and most recently seen on the small on TNT's Saving Grace - will play the father of Jeff Goldblum's Detective Nichols.

Abraham will appear on the show's July season finale and is only signed for one episode. But sources indicate he may be sticking around beyond that.

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