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Elliot Stabler Sr. is a fictional character, played by Christopher Meloni and one of the lead characters on the NBC police procedural series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Organized Crime. Stabler was a lead for the first 12 seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
- Family
- Early Life
- Police Force
- Personality
- Partners
- Officer-Involved Shootings
- Trivia
- Notes
- Appearances
Elliot had been married to Kathy Stabler for over 30 years; they were married in 1984 when they were both 17 years old. In 2021, Kathy was killed from a car bombing. Elliot has five children: Maureen Stabler (born 1984), Kathleen Stabler (born 1988), twins Richard Stabler and Elizabeth Stabler (born February 21st, 1993), and Elliot Stabler, Jr. (bo...
Elliot was born on October 20, 1966, in Bayside, Queens. He came from an Irish American Catholic family and has five siblings: three brothers and two sisters. He also went to the Catholic Sisters of Mercy School. He was a devout Catholic whose faith sometimes complicated the cases he worked on. His father Joseph was also a police officer. His fathe...
With Manhattan Special Victims Unit
Stabler was a detective with Manhattan's 16th Precinct, also known as the Special Victims Unit, which investigates sex crimes. He was dedicated to his job, but this dedication occasionally turned into obsession, as he often takes cases personally, affecting his judgment. Nonetheless, Stabler had a 97% case closure rate. His badge number is 6313. Stabler confided in retired Albany cop Sam Winfield, who was suspected in the murders of two sex offenders with HIV. He revealed that a serial child...
Temporary Retirement and Working with NYPD in Italy
Though the subsequent investigation would decide that it was a "good shoot", due to Stabler's history of lethal actions throughout his career (deemed high even by his former captain) and his general stubbornness about going to mandated counseling before being allowed to return, there was doubt on whether or not he would return. Instead, Stabler, traumatized by Jenna's death, decided to formally retire. (SVU: "Scorched Earth") It was later revealed that he left town before the investigation wa...
With Organized Crime
Stabler's first major assignment for the Organized Crime's task force was investigating Richard Wheatley, the son of long-time crime boss Manfredi Sinatra. As they investigated, Wheatley and his associates became the lead suspects in Kathy Stabler's death. After Wheatley's first arrest, Stabler was then assigned to go undercover as a man named Eddie Wagner, aka Eddie Ashes, to infiltrate an Albanian gang called the Kosta Organization before infiltrating the Brotherhood, a corrupt police gang...
Stabler often mentioned his family, particularly his children, sometimes as a way to gain trust with the victims. He was protective of his children and became defensive if a suspect asks about his family. Stabler once revealed that he helped deliver all of his four oldest children (SVU: "Tragedy") to that point, and he sees aspects of them in every...
Before being partnered with Olivia Benson in 1998, Elliot was partnered with Jo Marlowe(his first female partner), Pete Breslin, Dave Rosetti, and "Old Fatso" Alfonse.
Two unnamed peopleDetective Brad Kendall (SVU: "Risk")Unnamed Snakehead gangster (SVU: "Debt")Christopher Rawlings (SVU: "Raw")Stabler was a police officer for 25 years and a detective for 22 years (in SVU 19 years). He joined the NYPD in 1986, (SVU: "Wrong Is Right") was promoted to detective Christmas 1989, (SVU: "Solita...Stabler has a deep-seated distrust of psychologists and psychiatrists stemming from his being hauled in front of the Morris Commission after being interviewed by Dr. Audrey Jackson (SVU: "Slaves")....According to his mother, as a child, Stabler wanted to be an architect, (SVU: "Swing") since he made buildings out of blocks when he was eight. However, he mentioned to Dickie that he briefly consi...Stabler's blood type is A+, the same as Olivia. (SVU: "Choreographed")Elliot lived at 72-12 Castleside Street in the Glen Oaks section of Queens with his family. (SVU: "Pure", "Paternity", "Swing", "Lunacy")Munch referred to Elliot as a Desert Storm veteran. (SVU: "Goliath") However, Desert Storm ran from August 1990 through February 1991 when Elliot was a detective in the NYPD - unless he was a reser...Actor Nick Chinlund also originally screen-tested for the role of Stabler, according to Meloni. Chinlund later appeared in the SVU episode "Execution" in a different role.He was often referred to as "El" (instead of Elliot) by many people such as his partner, Olivia Benson, Captain Cragen, Kathy Stabler, and others.He is known for portraying NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–2011, 2021–present) and its spin-off Organized Crime (2021–present), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Sep 29, 2023 · Why did Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) leave "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"? Read a recap of what led to Stabler's departure.
Jul 2, 2020 · It was announced in March 2020 that Elliot Stabler will be returning to the small screen, just outside of the world of SVU. A spinoff will follow Stabler as he takes on the world of organized...
Jun 22, 2024 · Elliot Stabler's character in Law & Order: SVU evolved from being harsh and mean to a more compassionate detective over time. Stabler's past trauma and grief led to his anger issues, but his...
Mar 16, 2023 · Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) has been putting away bad guys for over 23 years, and Law & Order: Organized Crime fans wouldn't have it any other way.
