Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

Acting
October 20, 1935December 28, 2004 (age 69)
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.

Movies

(74 total)
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

19917.7

as Lumiere (voice)

Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

19877.3

as Dr. Jake Houseman

Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

19926.3

as Dr. Christopher Gregor

Out for Justice

Out for Justice

19916.1

as Ronny Donziger

F/X

F/X

19866.6

as Nicholas DeFranco

Marty

Marty

19557.4

as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

19916.5

as Albert Trotta (uncredited)

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

19556.5

as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

19776.1

as Michael Dayton

Delirious

Delirious

19915.6

as Lou Sherwood

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

20097.2

as Self (archive footage)

Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

19635.9

as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)

TV Shows

(32 total)