Jerry Orbach
Acting
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.
Born: October 20, 1935
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
as Detective Lennie Brisco
as Self (archive footage)
as Lumiere (voice)
as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
as Lennie Briscoe
as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
as Waltz Contest Announcer
as Self - Actor
as Lennie Briscoe
as Lumiere (voice)
as Businessman
as Jake Manheim
as Self
as Detective Lennie Briscoe
as Lumiere (voice)
as Self
as Narrator
as Detective Lenny Briscoe
as Lumiere (voice)
as Lumiere (voice)
as Sa'Luk (voice)
as Mitch (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
as Lennie Briscoe
as Clifton Byers
as Phil Gussman
as Dr. Christopher Gregor
as Milo Jacoby
as Dr. Vincent Califano
as Jack Jerome
as Lumiere (voice)
as Lou Sherwood
as Larry
as Stan Walton
as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
as Ronny Donziger
as Vic St. John
as Mr. Bartoli
as Constantin Rominoffski
as Alan Michelson
as Frank Lehrman
as Lennie Briscoe
as Tony Salducci
as Jack Rosenthal
as Boyce
as Blaine Counter
as Lt. Garber
as Harry McGraw
as Dr. Jake Houseman
as Leo
as Spicer
as Mort Viner
as Nicholas DeFranco
as Byron Caine
as Glen
as Charley Pegler
as Self
as Harry McGraw
as Roberts
as Sal Scarlatti
as Self
as Cameron
as King Thorn (voice)
as Sam Bianchi
as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
as Self
as Gus Levy
as Herbert Penlittle
as Rogers
as Lars Mangros
as Michael Dayton
as Jerry Lorsey
as Brubaker
as Fred Exley
as Kid Sally
as Self - Guest
as Charles Davenport
as Pinkerton
as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
as Self
as Self
as J.P. Loring
as Joe Clegg
as Cristof
as Mumzer
as Self - Host / Presenter
as Self - Nominee / Performer
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)