Jerry Orbach
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 20, 1935
- Died
- December 28, 2004 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- 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, 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
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie · as Self
Howard
Movie · as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
The New Yorker Presents
TV · as Detective Lennie Brisco · 1 ep
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie · as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
Movie · as Lumiere (voice)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TV · as Lennie Briscoe · 2 eps
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Movie · as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie · as Self
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
Movie · as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Movie · as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
Movie
The Hustler: The Inside Story
Movie · as Self - Actor
Manna from Heaven
Movie · as Waltz Contest Announcer
Disney's House of Mouse
TV · as Lumiere (voice) · 8 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Lennie Briscoe · 1 ep
Chinese Coffee
Movie · as Jake Manheim
Prince of Central Park
Movie · as Businessman
The Acting Class
Movie · as Self
Encounters With the Unexplained
TV · 53 eps
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
Movie · as Narrator
Belle's Tales of Friendship
Movie · as Lumiere (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Detective Lennie Briscoe · 3 eps
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Belle's Magical World
Movie · as Lumiere (voice)
Exiled
Movie · as Detective Lenny Briscoe
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Movie · as Lumiere (voice)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Movie · as Sa'Luk (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
The Cemetery Club
Movie · as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
Frasier
TV · as Mitch (voice) · 1 ep
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Lennie Briscoe · 3 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Universal Soldier
Movie · as Dr. Christopher Gregor
Straight Talk
Movie · as Milo Jacoby
Mr. Saturday Night
Movie · as Phil Gussman
Quiet Killer
Movie · as Dr. Vincent Califano
Broadway Bound
Movie · as Jack Jerome
Mastergate
Movie · as Clifton Byers
Beauty and the Beast
Movie · as Lumiere (voice)
A Gnome Named Gnorm
Movie · as Stan Walton
Delusion
Movie · as Larry
Out for Justice
Movie · as Ronny Donziger
Dead Women in Lingerie
Movie · as Mr. Bartoli
California Casanova
Movie · as Constantin Rominoffski
Toy Soldiers
Movie · as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
Delirious
Movie · as Lou Sherwood
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Movie · as Vic St. John
Kojak: None So Blind
Movie · as Tony Salducci
In Defense of a Married Man
Movie · as Alan Michelson
Law & Order
TV · as Frank Lehrman, Lennie Briscoe · 1 ep
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Movie · as Jack Rosenthal
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Movie · as Boyce
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Movie · as Blaine Counter
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Movie · as Self
Dirty Dancing
Movie · as Jake Houseman
Someone to Watch Over Me
Movie · as Lt. Garber
Love Among Thieves
Movie · as Spicer
I Love N.Y.
Movie · as Leo
Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell
Movie · as (archived voice in He Is My Lawyer music video segment)
The Law & Harry McGraw
TV · as Harry McGraw · 16 eps
Out on a Limb
TV · as Mort Viner · 1 ep
The Imagemaker
Movie · as Byron Caine
F/X
Movie · as Nicholas DeFranco
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
TV · as Zachary Foxx (voice) · 65 eps
Brewster's Millions
Movie · as Charley Pegler
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
The Golden Girls
TV · as Glen · 1 ep
The Streets
Movie · as Sgt. Max Grozzo
Hunter
TV · as Sal Scarlatti · 1 ep
Tales from the Darkside
TV · as Roberts · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Harry McGraw · 6 eps
Jeopardy!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Magic of Herself the Elf
Movie · as King Thorn (voice)
An Invasion of Privacy
Movie · as Sam Bianchi
The Hitchhiker
TV · as Cameron · 1 ep
Plaza Suite
Movie · as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Prince of the City
Movie · as Gus Levy
Underground Aces
Movie · as Herbert Penlittle
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
Alex and the Doberman Gang
Movie · as Rogers
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · 1 ep
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
TV · as Lars Mangros · 1 ep
The Sentinel
Movie · as Michael Dayton
Fore Play
Movie · as Jerry Lorsey
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
Movie · as Self
Kojak
TV · as Brubaker · 2 eps
A Fan's Notes
Movie · as Fred Exley
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Movie · as Kid Sally
Love, American Style
TV · as Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews · 1 ep
Medical Center
TV · 1 ep
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Annie Get Your Gun
Movie · as Charles Davenport
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Movie · as Pinkerton
Bye Bye Birdie
Movie · as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mad Dog Coll
Movie · as Joe Clegg
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
Movie · as Cristof
The Defenders
TV · as J.P. Loring · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cop Hater
Movie · as Mumzer
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Host / Presenter, Self - Nominee / Performer · 1 ep
Guys and Dolls
Movie · as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
Marty
Movie · as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)