Jerry Orbach
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 20, 1935
- Died
- Dec 28, 2004 (aged 69)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 105
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
Beauty and the Beast
1991Movie
Lumiere (voice)
Dirty Dancing
1987Movie
Jake Houseman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Detective Lennie Briscoe
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996Movie
Sa'Luk (voice)
Universal Soldier
1992Movie
Dr. Christopher Gregor
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997Movie
Lumiere (voice)
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021Movie
Self
Howard
2018Movie
Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
The New Yorker Presents
2016TV
Detective Lennie Brisco
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2010Movie
Self (archive footage)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
2005Movie
Lumiere (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005Movie
Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005TV
Lennie Briscoe
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004Movie
Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
2003Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003Movie
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003Movie
Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
2003Movie
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Movie
Self
Manna from Heaven
2002Movie
Waltz Contest Announcer
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002Movie
Self - Actor
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001TV
Lennie Briscoe
Disney's House of Mouse
2001TV
Lumiere (voice)
Prince of Central Park
2000Movie
Businessman
Chinese Coffee
2000Movie
Jake Manheim
Encounters With the Unexplained
2000TV
The Acting Class
2000Movie
Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Detective Lennie Briscoe
Belle's Tales of Friendship
1999Movie
Lumiere (voice)
Where Are They Now?
1999TV
Self
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
1999Movie
Narrator
Exiled
1998Movie
Detective Lenny Briscoe
Belle's Magical World
1998Movie
Lumiere (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997Movie
Lumiere (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996TV
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996Movie
Sa'Luk (voice)
Frasier
1993TV
Mitch (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
The Cemetery Club
1993Movie
Jake Rubin (uncredited)
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993TV
Lennie Briscoe
Mastergate
1992Movie
Clifton Byers
Mr. Saturday Night
1992Movie
Phil Gussman
Universal Soldier
1992Movie
Dr. Christopher Gregor
Straight Talk
1992Movie
Milo Jacoby
Quiet Killer
1992Movie
Dr. Vincent Califano
Broadway Bound
1992Movie
Jack Jerome
Beauty and the Beast
1991Movie
Lumiere (voice)
Delirious
1991Movie
Lou Sherwood
A Gnome Named Gnorm
1991Movie
Stan Walton
Toy Soldiers
1991Movie
Albert Trotta (uncredited)
Out for Justice
1991Movie
Ronny Donziger
Delusion
1991Movie
Larry
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991Movie
Vic St. John
Dead Women in Lingerie
1991Movie
Mr. Bartoli
California Casanova
1991Movie
Constantin Rominoffski
In Defense of a Married Man
1990Movie
Alan Michelson
Law & Order
1990TV
Frank Lehrman, Lennie Briscoe
Kojak: None So Blind
1990Movie
Tony Salducci
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989Movie
Jack Rosenthal
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989Movie
Boyce
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989Movie
Blaine Counter
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988Movie
Self
Someone to Watch Over Me
1987Movie
Lt. Garber
The Law & Harry McGraw
1987TV
Harry McGraw
Dirty Dancing
1987Movie
Jake Houseman
I Love N.Y.
1987Movie
Leo
Love Among Thieves
1987Movie
Spicer
Out on a Limb
1987TV
Mort Viner
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
1986TV
Zachary Foxx (voice)
F/X
1986Movie
Nicholas DeFranco
The Imagemaker
1986Movie
Byron Caine
The Golden Girls
1985TV
Glen
Brewster's Millions
1985Movie
Charley Pegler
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Movie
Self
Tales from the Darkside
1984TV
Roberts
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Harry McGraw
Hunter
1984TV
Sal Scarlatti
Jeopardy!
1984TV
Self
The Streets
1984Movie
Sgt. Max Grozzo
The Hitchhiker
1983TV
Cameron
The Magic of Herself the Elf
1983Movie
King Thorn (voice)
An Invasion of Privacy
1983Movie
Sam Bianchi
Plaza Suite
1982Movie
Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
Night of 100 Stars
1982Movie
Self
Simon & Simon
1981TV
Prince of the City
1981Movie
Gus Levy
Underground Aces
1981Movie
Herbert Penlittle
Alex and the Doberman Gang
1980Movie
Rogers
Trapper John, M.D.
1979TV
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979TV
Lars Mangros
The Sentinel
1977Movie
Michael Dayton
Fore Play
1975Movie
Jerry Lorsey
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
1974Movie
Self
Kojak
1973TV
Brubaker
A Fan's Notes
1972Movie
Fred Exley
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971Movie
Kid Sally
Love, American Style
1969TV
Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews
Medical Center
1969TV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
Annie Get Your Gun
1967Movie
Charles Davenport
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965Movie
Pinkerton
Bye Bye Birdie
1963Movie
Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
The Defenders
1961TV
J.P. Loring
Mad Dog Coll
1961Movie
Joe Clegg
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
1961Movie
Cristof
Cop Hater
1958Movie
Mumzer
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Host / Presenter, Self - Nominee / Performer
Guys and Dolls
1955Movie
Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
Marty
1955Movie
Ballroom Patron (uncredited)