Jerry Orbach
ActingBorn
October 20, 1935
Died
December 28, 2004
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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, th…
Known For
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Howard
2018
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Manna from Heaven
2002
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002
Prince of Central Park
2000
Chinese Coffee
2000
The Acting Class
2000
Belle's Tales of Friendship
1999
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
1999
Exiled
1998
Belle's Magical World
1998
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
The Cemetery Club
1993
Mastergate
1992
Mr. Saturday Night
1992
Universal Soldier
1992
Straight Talk
1992
Quiet Killer
1992
Broadway Bound
1992
Beauty and the Beast
1991
Delirious
1991
A Gnome Named Gnorm
1991
Toy Soldiers
1991
Out for Justice
1991
Delusion
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
Dead Women in Lingerie
1991
California Casanova
1991
In Defense of a Married Man
1990
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
Someone to Watch Over Me
1987
Dirty Dancing
1987
I Love N.Y.
1987
Love Among Thieves
1987
F/X
1986
The Imagemaker
1986
Brewster's Millions
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
The Streets
1984
The Magic of Herself the Elf
1983
An Invasion of Privacy
1983
Plaza Suite
1982
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Prince of the City
1981
Underground Aces
1981
Alex and the Doberman Gang
1980
The Sentinel
1977
Fore Play
1975
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
1974
A Fan's Notes
1972
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
Annie Get Your Gun
1967
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
Mad Dog Coll
1961
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
1961
Cop Hater
1958
Guys and Dolls
1955
Marty
1955
The New Yorker Presents
2016
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
Encounters With the Unexplained
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Where Are They Now?
1999
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Frasier
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
The Law & Harry McGraw
1987
Out on a Limb
1987
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
1986
The Golden Girls
1985
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Hunter
1984
Jeopardy!
1984
The Hitchhiker
1983
Simon & Simon
1981
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
Kojak
1973
Love, American Style
1969
Medical Center
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Defenders
1961
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956