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Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

ActingBorn: October 20, 1935in New York City, New York, USADied: December 28, 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.

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021Documentary

as Self

Howard

Howard

2018Documentary

as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)

The New Yorker Presents

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The New Yorker Presents

2016Documentary

as Detective Lennie Brisco

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party

Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party

as Lumiere (voice)

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Lennie Briscoe

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")

Law & Order: Corruption Empire

Law & Order: Corruption Empire

as Unknown

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

as Self

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures

as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

2003Documentary

as Self

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

as Self

Manna from Heaven

Manna from Heaven

as Waltz Contest Announcer

The Hustler: The Inside Story

The Hustler: The Inside Story

2002Documentary

as Self - Actor

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Lennie Briscoe

Disney's House of Mouse

Disney's House of Mouse

as Lumiere (voice)

Prince of Central Park

Prince of Central Park

as Businessman

Chinese Coffee

Chinese Coffee

as Jake Manheim

Encounters With the Unexplained

2000Documentary

as Unknown

The Acting Class

The Acting Class

as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Detective Lennie Briscoe

Belle's Tales of Friendship

Belle's Tales of Friendship

as Lumiere (voice)

Where Are They Now?

1999Documentary

as Self

Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind

Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind

as Narrator

Exiled

Exiled

as Detective Lenny Briscoe

Belle's Magical World

Belle's Magical World

as Lumiere (voice)

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

as Lumiere (voice)

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996Documentary

as Unknown

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

as Sa'Luk (voice)

Frasier

Frasier

as Mitch (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

The Cemetery Club

The Cemetery Club

as Jake Rubin (uncredited)

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Lennie Briscoe

Mastergate

Mastergate

as Clifton Byers

Mr. Saturday Night

Mr. Saturday Night

as Phil Gussman

Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

as Dr. Christopher Gregor

Straight Talk

Straight Talk

as Milo Jacoby

Quiet Killer

Quiet Killer

as Dr. Vincent Califano

Broadway Bound

Broadway Bound

as Jack Jerome

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

as Lumiere (voice)

Delirious

Delirious

as Lou Sherwood

A Gnome Named Gnorm

A Gnome Named Gnorm

as Stan Walton

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

as Albert Trotta (uncredited)

Out for Justice

Out for Justice

as Ronny Donziger

Delusion

Delusion

as Larry

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

as Vic St. John

Dead Women in Lingerie

Dead Women in Lingerie

as Mr. Bartoli

California Casanova

California Casanova

as Constantin Rominoffski

In Defense of a Married Man

In Defense of a Married Man

as Alan Michelson

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Frank Lehrman

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Lennie Briscoe

Kojak: None So Blind

Kojak: None So Blind

as Tony Salducci

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Fandango At Home

Crimes and Misdemeanors

as Jack Rosenthal

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Last Exit to Brooklyn

as Boyce

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

as Blaine Counter

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

as Self

Someone to Watch Over Me

Someone to Watch Over Me

as Lt. Garber

The Law & Harry McGraw

The Law & Harry McGraw

as Harry McGraw

Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

as Dr. Jake Houseman

I Love N.Y.

I Love N.Y.

as Leo

Love Among Thieves

Love Among Thieves

as Spicer

Out on a Limb

Out on a Limb

as Mort Viner

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

as Zachary Foxx (voice)

F/X

F/X

as Nicholas DeFranco

The Imagemaker

The Imagemaker

as Byron Caine

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

as Glen

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

as Charley Pegler

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

as Roberts

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Harry McGraw

Hunter

Hunter

as Sal Scarlatti

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

as Self

The Streets

as Sgt. Max Grozzo

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

as Cameron

The Magic of Herself the Elf

The Magic of Herself the Elf

as King Thorn (voice)

An Invasion of Privacy

An Invasion of Privacy

as Sam Bianchi

Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

as Unknown

Prince of the City

Prince of the City

as Gus Levy

Underground Aces

Underground Aces

as Herbert Penlittle

Alex and the Doberman Gang

Alex and the Doberman Gang

as Rogers

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

as Unknown

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Lars Mangros

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

as Michael Dayton

Fore Play

Fore Play

as Jerry Lorsey

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

as Self

Kojak

Kojak

as Brubaker

A Fan's Notes

A Fan's Notes

as Fred Exley

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

as Kid Sally

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews

Medical Center

Medical Center

as Unknown

The Dick Cavett Show

Peacock Premium

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

as Charles Davenport

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as Pinkerton

Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Defenders

The Defenders

as J.P. Loring

Mad Dog Coll

Mad Dog Coll

as Joe Clegg

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

as Cristof

Cop Hater

Cop Hater

as Mumzer

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Host / Presenter

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee / Performer

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)

Marty

Marty

as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)