Jerry Orbach
Known for: Acting
Born: October 20, 1935
Died: December 28, 2004
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
73 movies · 32 TV shows, newest first
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
6.8
Howard
2018
6.8
The New Yorker Presents
2016
7.2
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
8.0
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
2005
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
8.1
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
8.3
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
10.0
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
2003
7.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
6.4
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
6.8
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
2003
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
10.0
Manna from Heaven
2002
7.0
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
7.5
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
4.9
Prince of Central Park
2000
6.8
Chinese Coffee
20009.5
Encounters With the Unexplained
2000
6.0
The Acting Class
2000
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
7.0
Belle's Tales of Friendship
19997.5
Where Are They Now?
1999
8.2
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
1999
5.9
Exiled
1998
6.2
Belle's Magical World
1998
6.2
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
6.3
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
7.7
Frasier
1993
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
5.6
The Cemetery Club
1993
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
6.3
Mastergate
1992
5.9
Mr. Saturday Night
1992
6.3
Universal Soldier
1992
6.0
Straight Talk
1992
5.6
Quiet Killer
1992
6.5
Broadway Bound
1992
7.7
Beauty and the Beast
1991
5.7
Delirious
1991
4.7
A Gnome Named Gnorm
1991
6.5
Toy Soldiers
1991
6.2
Out for Justice
1991
4.9
Delusion
1991
6.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
3.4
Dead Women in Lingerie
1991
7.0
California Casanova
1991
4.7
In Defense of a Married Man
1990
7.3
Law & Order
1990
6.3
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
7.4
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
6.5
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
6.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
8.0
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
5.8
Someone to Watch Over Me
1987
7.3
The Law & Harry McGraw
1987
7.3
Dirty Dancing
1987
5.8
I Love N.Y.
1987
6.2
Love Among Thieves
1987
5.4
Out on a Limb
1987
7.6
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
1986
6.6
F/X
1986
7.5
The Imagemaker
1986
7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
6.6
Brewster's Millions
1985
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
7.1
Hunter
1984
6.9
Jeopardy!
1984NR
The Streets
1984
6.3
The Hitchhiker
1983
6.0
The Magic of Herself the Elf
1983
5.5
An Invasion of Privacy
1983
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Plaza Suite
1982
5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
7.0
Prince of the City
1981
4.7
Underground Aces
1981
9.0
Alex and the Doberman Gang
1980
6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
7.0
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
6.1
The Sentinel
1977
3.8
Fore Play
1975
6.0
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
1974
7.2
Kojak
1973
6.4
A Fan's Notes
1972
5.2
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
6.4
Medical Center
1969
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
7.0
Annie Get Your Gun
1967
3.8
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
5.9
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.3
The Defenders
1961
5.4
Mad Dog Coll
1961
5.0
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
1961
5.9
Cop Hater
1958
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Tony Awards
1956
6.6
Guys and Dolls
1955
7.5
Marty
1955