Jerry Orbach
- Acting
- October 20, 1935 · New York City, New York, USA
- December 28, 2004
Biography
Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the series Law & Order (1992–2004) and as the voice of Lumière in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991), as well as for being a noted musical theatre star; his prominent roles included originating the character of El Gallo in The Fantasticks, the longest-running musical play in history, as Chuck Baxter in the original production of Promises, Promises (for which he won a Tony Award), Julian Marsh in 42nd Street, and Billy Flynn in the original production of Chicago. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Orbach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age · Self
- Howard · Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
- The New Yorker Presents · Detective Lennie Brisco
- Waking Sleeping Beauty · Self
- Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party · Lumiere (Voice)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards · Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury · Lennie Briscoe
- Broadway's Lost Treasures II · Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
- Law & Order: Corruption Empire
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special · Self
- Broadway's Lost Treasures · Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
- Try to Remember: The Fantasticks · Self
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There · Self
- Manna from Heaven · Waltz Contest Announcer
- The Hustler: The Inside Story · Self
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent · Lennie Briscoe
- Disney's House of Mouse · Lumiere (Voice)
- Prince of Central Park · Businessman
- Chinese Coffee · Jake Manheim
- Encounters With the Unexplained
- The Acting Class · Self
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Belle's Tales of Friendship · Lumiere (Voice)
- Where Are They Now? · Self
- Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind · Narrator
- Exiled · Detective Lenny Briscoe
- Belle's Magical World · Lumiere (Voice)
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas · Lumiere (Voice)
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Aladdin and the King of Thieves · Sa'Luk (Voice)
- Frasier · Mitch (Voice)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- The Cemetery Club · Jake Rubin (uncredited)
- Homicide: Life on the Street · Lennie Briscoe
- Mastergate · Clifton Byers
- Mr. Saturday Night · Phil Gussman
- Universal Soldier · Dr. Christopher Gregor
- Straight Talk · Milo Jacoby
- Quiet Killer · Dr. Vincent Califano
- Broadway Bound · Jack Jerome
- Beauty and the Beast · Lumiere (Voice)
- Delirious · Lou Sherwood
- A Gnome Named Gnorm · Stan Walton
- Toy Soldiers · Albert Trotta (uncredited)
- Out for Justice · Ronny Donziger
- Delusion · Larry
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter · Vic St. John
- Dead Women in Lingerie · Mr. Bartoli
- California Casanova · Constantin Rominoffski
- In Defense of a Married Man · Alan Michelson
- Law & Order · Frank Lehrman, Lennie Briscoe
- Kojak: None So Blind · Tony Salducci
- Crimes and Misdemeanors · Jack Rosenthal
- Last Exit to Brooklyn · Boyce
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder · Blaine Counter
- Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration · Self
- Someone to Watch Over Me · Lt. Garber
- The Law & Harry McGraw · Harry McGraw
- Dirty Dancing · Jake Houseman
- I Love N.Y. · Leo
- Love Among Thieves · Spicer
- Out on a Limb · Mort Viner
- The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers · Zachary Foxx (Voice)
- F/X · Nicholas DeFranco
- The Imagemaker · Byron Caine
- The Golden Girls · Glen
- Brewster's Millions · Charley Pegler
- Night of 100 Stars II · Self
- Tales from the Darkside · Roberts
- Murder, She Wrote · Harry McGraw
- Hunter · Sal Scarlatti
- Jeopardy! · Self
- The Streets · Sgt. Max Grozzo
- The Hitchhiker · Cameron
- The Magic of Herself the Elf · King Thorn (Voice)
- An Invasion of Privacy · Sam Bianchi
- Plaza Suite · Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
- Night of 100 Stars · Self
- Simon & Simon
- Prince of the City · Gus Levy