Jerry Orbach
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 20 October 1935 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 28 December 2004
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
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- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 2018Howard as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
- 2009Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2005Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party as Lumiere (voice)
- 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
- 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
- 2003Mickey’s Philharmagic as Lumiere (voice, archival)
- 2003Mickey's Philharmagic as Lumiere (voice, archival)
- 2003Law & Order: Corruption Empire
- 2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2003Broadway's Lost Treasures as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
- 2003Try to Remember: The Fantasticks as Self
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 2002Manna from Heaven as Waltz Contest Announcer
- 2002The Hustler: The Inside Story as Self - Actor
- 2000Prince of Central Park as Businessman
- 2000Chinese Coffee as Jake Manheim
- 2000The Acting Class as Self
- 1999Law and Order: Justice as Lennie Briscoe
- 1999Belle's Tales of Friendship as Lumiere (voice)
- 1999Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind as Narrator
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Detective Lennie Briscoe · 3 episodes
- 1998Exiled as Detective Lenny Briscoe
- 1998Belle's Magical World as Lumiere (voice)
- 1997Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas as Lumiere (voice)
- 1996Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Sa'Luk (voice)
- 1993The Cemetery Club as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
- 1992Mastergate as Clifton Byers
- 1992Mr. Saturday Night as Phil Gussman
- 1992Universal Soldier as Dr. Christopher Gregor
- 1992Straight Talk as Milo Jacoby
- 1992Quiet Killer as Dr. Vincent Califano
- 1992Broadway Bound as Jack Jerome
- 1991Beauty and the Beast as Lumiere (voice)
- 1991Delirious as Lou Sherwood
- 1991A Gnome Named Gnorm as Stan Walton
- 1991Toy Soldiers as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
- 1991Out for Justice as Ronny Donziger
- 1991Delusion as Larry
- 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter as Vic St. John
- 1991Dead Women in Lingerie as Mr. Bartoli
- 1991California Casanova as Constantin Rominoffski
- 1990In Defense of a Married Man as Alan Michelson
- 1990Kojak: None So Blind as Tony Salducci
- 1990Law & Order as Lennie Briscoe · 274 episodes
- 1989Crimes and Misdemeanors as Jack Rosenthal
- 1989Last Exit to Brooklyn as Boyce
- 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder as Blaine Counter
- 1988Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration as Self
- 1987Someone to Watch Over Me as Lt. Garber
- 1987Dirty Dancing as Jake Houseman
- 1987I Love N.Y. as Leo
- 1987Love Among Thieves as Spicer
- 1986F/X as Nicholas DeFranco
- 1986The Imagemaker as Byron Caine
- 1985Brewster's Millions as Charley Pegler
- 1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984The Streets as Sgt. Max Grozzo
- 1984Jeopardy! as Self · 2 episodes
- 1983The Magic of Herself the Elf as King Thorn (voice)
- 1983An Invasion of Privacy as Sam Bianchi
- 1982Plaza Suite as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
- 1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1981Prince of the City as Gus Levy
- 1981Underground Aces as Herbert Penlittle
- 1980Alex and the Doberman Gang as Rogers
- 1977The Sentinel as Michael Dayton
- 1975Fore Play as Jerry Lorsey
- 1974Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife as Self
- 1972A Fan's Notes as Fred Exley
- 1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Kid Sally
- 1967Annie Get Your Gun as Charles Davenport
- 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Pinkerton
- 1963Bye Bye Birdie as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
- 1961Mad Dog Coll as Joe Clegg
- 196124 Hours in a Woman's Life as Cristof
- 1958Cop Hater as Mumzer
- 1955Guys and Dolls as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
- 1955Marty as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)