Name
Jerry Orbach
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1935-10-20
Deathday
2004-12-28 (69 years old)
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, 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.
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Known For
Dirty Dancing
(6,752 Votes)
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Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-...
Relase Date : 21 Aug, 1987
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Universal Soldier
(2,041 Votes)
6.349
An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later b...
Relase Date : 10 Jul, 1992
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves
(2,035 Votes)
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Legendary secrets are revealed as Aladdin and his friends—Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and, of c...
Relase Date : 20 May, 1996
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Brewster's Millions
(717 Votes)
6.575
Monty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if h...
Relase Date : 22 May, 1985
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Crimes and Misdemeanors
(990 Votes)
7.427
A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends...
Relase Date : 13 Oct, 1989
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1987 Dirty Dancing as Jake Houseman
- 1991 Beauty and the Beast as Lumiere (voice)
- 1961 Mad Dog Coll as Joe Clegg
- 1998 Belle's Magical World as Lumiere (voice)
- 1985 Brewster's Millions as Charley Pegler
- 1991 A Gnome Named Gnorm as Stan Walton
- 1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors as Jack Rosenthal
- 2004 Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
- 1987 Someone to Watch Over Me as Lt. Garber
- 2002 The Hustler: The Inside Story as Self - Actor
- 1981 Prince of the City as Gus Levy
- 1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn as Boyce
- 1992 Universal Soldier as Dr. Christopher Gregor
- 1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas as Lumiere (voice)
- 1991 Delusion as Larry
- 1991 Out for Justice as Ronny Donziger
- 1992 Straight Talk as Milo Jacoby
- 1999 Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind as Narrator
- 1958 Cop Hater as Mumzer
- 1977 The Sentinel as Michael Dayton
- 2000 Chinese Coffee as Jake Manheim
- 2005 Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
- 1992 Mr. Saturday Night as Phil Gussman
- 1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Kid Sally
- 2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 1983 The Magic of Herself the Elf as King Thorn (voice)
- 1975 Fore Play as Jerry Lorsey
- 2003 Try to Remember: The Fantasticks as Self
- 1991 Dead Women in Lingerie as Mr. Bartoli
- 1992 Quiet Killer as Dr. Vincent Califano
- 2000 Prince of Central Park as Businessman
- 1972 A Fan's Notes as Fred Exley
- 1991 California Casanova as Constantin Rominoffski
- 1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder as Blaine Counter
- 1986 The Imagemaker as Byron Caine
- 2010 Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 Howard as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
- 1986 F/X as Nicholas DeFranco
- 1988 Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration as Self
- 2003 Broadway's Lost Treasures as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
- 1981 Underground Aces as Herbert Penlittle
- 2005 Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party as Lumiere (voice)
- 2002 Manna from Heaven as Waltz Contest Announcer
- 1955 Guys and Dolls as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
- 1999 Belle's Tales of Friendship as Lumiere (voice)
- 1955 Marty as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
- 1998 Exiled as Detective Lenny Briscoe
- 1991 Toy Soldiers as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
- 1985 Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984 The Streets as Sgt. Max Grozzo
- 1967 Annie Get Your Gun as Charles Davenport
- 1980 Alex and the Doberman Gang as Rogers
- 1991 Delirious as Lou Sherwood
- 1987 Love Among Thieves as Spicer
- 1990 Kojak: None So Blind as Tony Salducci
- 1992 Broadway Bound as Jack Jerome
- 1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter as Vic St. John
- 1987 I Love N.Y. as Leo
- 1992 Mastergate as Clifton Byers
- 1990 In Defense of a Married Man as Alan Michelson
- 1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Pinkerton
- 1982 Plaza Suite as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
- 1983 An Invasion of Privacy as Sam Bianchi
- 1961 24 Hours in a Woman's Life as Cristof
- 1963 Bye Bye Birdie as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
- 2000 The Acting Class as Self
- 1974 Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife as Self
- 1982 Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 1993 The Cemetery Club as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
- 2003 Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2003 Law & Order: Corruption Empire
- 1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Sa'Luk (voice)
- 1987 Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell as (archived voice in He Is My Lawyer music video segment)
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Frank Lehrman
- 1990 Law & Order ( 273 episodes ) as Lennie Briscoe
- 1986 The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers ( 65 episodes ) as Zachary Foxx (voice)
- 1979 Trapper John, M.D. ( 1 episode )
- 1987 The Law & Harry McGraw ( 16 episodes ) as Harry McGraw
- 1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews
- 1985 The Golden Girls ( 1 episode ) as Glen
- 1981 Simon & Simon ( 1 episode )
- 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ( 1 episode ) as Lars Mangros
- 2001 Disney's House of Mouse ( 8 episodes ) as Lumiere (voice)
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 3 episodes ) as Detective Lennie Briscoe
- 1993 Frasier ( 1 episode ) as Mitch (voice)
- 1973 Kojak ( 2 episodes ) as Brubaker
- 1969 Medical Center ( 1 episode )
- 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street ( 3 episodes ) as Lennie Briscoe
- 1984 Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Sal Scarlatti
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Lennie Briscoe
- 1983 The Hitchhiker ( 1 episode ) as Cameron
- 2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury ( 2 episodes ) as Lennie Briscoe
- 1999 Where Are They Now? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 The Defenders ( 1 episode ) as J.P. Loring
- 2000 Encounters With the Unexplained ( 53 episodes )
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1984 Tales from the Darkside ( 1 episode ) as Roberts
- 2016 The New Yorker Presents ( 1 episode ) as Detective Lennie Brisco
- 1987 Out on a Limb ( 1 episode ) as Mort Viner
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 6 episodes ) as Harry McGraw
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1984 Jeopardy! ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host / Presenter
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee / Performer
