Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 20, 1935
Died
Dec 28, 2004
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
105 titles
Jerry Orbach
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 (archive footage)
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 - Actor
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 - Guest
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