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Alfred Molina to join new 'Law & Order' series

The Associated Press Published Monday, July 26, 2010 11:47AM EDT

Alfred Molina poses for photographs on the red carpet before the screening of 'An Education' during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. (Darren Calabrese / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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LOS ANGELES - Veteran film and Broadway actor Alfred Molina is joining the cast of "Law & Order: Los Angeles," which debuts this fall on CTV.

Molina will play Deputy District Attorney Morales, said Dick Wolf, creator and executive producer of the series nicknamed "LOLA" that will air 10 p.m. ET on Wednesdays.

The show's premiere date -- and the first name of Molina's character -- have yet to be announced.

"I am thrilled that Fred is 'LOLA's' deputy D.A.," Wolf said in a statement Saturday, adding that Molina joins a list of outstanding character actors who have starred in "Law & Order" series, including Sam Waterson, Dianne Wiest and Michael Moriarity.

"Law & Order: Los Angeles" will join "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" on NBC. The original "Law & Order" ended its run last season after 20 years to share a longevity record with "Gunsmoke."

Skeet Ulrich ("Jericho") plays a lead detective in the new crime drama that, like its predecessors, divides its episodes between the work of police and prosecutors.

Molina's film credits include "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Spider-Man 2" and "The Da Vinci Code." He recently starred on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning drama "Red."

"Law & Order: Los Angeles" in broadcast in Canada on CTV.