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