Jerry Orbach

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-10-20

Deathday

2004-12-28 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

  • Джерри Орбак
  • جری اوربَک

Jerry Orbach

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

Beauty and the Beast
7.7%

Beauty and the Beast

Oct 22, 1991

Dirty Dancing
7.3%

Dirty Dancing

Aug 21, 1987

Universal Soldier
6.3%

Universal Soldier

Jul 10, 1992

Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4%

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Oct 13, 1989

Frasier
7.7%

Frasier

Sep 16, 1993

Brewster's Millions
6.6%

Brewster's Millions

May 22, 1985

Law & Order
7.4%

Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

Law & Order
7.4%

Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

Belle's Magical World
6.2%

Belle's Magical World

Feb 16, 1998

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Acting

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2018
Howard as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
2016
The New Yorker Presents as Detective Lennie Brisco
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
2005
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party as Lumiere (voice)
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Lennie Briscoe
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
2003
Mickey's PhilharMagic as Lumiere (archive voice)
2003
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
2003
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks as Self
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
2002
Manna from Heaven as Waltz Contest Announcer
2002
The Hustler: The Inside Story as Self - Actor
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Detective Lennie Briscoe
2001
Disney's House of Mouse as Lumiere (voice)
2000
Prince of Central Park as Businessman
2000
Chinese Coffee as Jake Manheim
2000
Encounters With the Unexplained
2000
The Acting Class as Self
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Detective Lennie Briscoe
1999
Belle's Tales of Friendship as Lumiere (voice)
1999
Where Are They Now? as Self
1999
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind as Narrator
1998
Exiled as Detective Lenny Briscoe
1998
Belle's Magical World as Lumiere (voice)
1997
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas as Lumiere (voice)
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Sa'luk (voice)
1993
Frasier as Mitch (voice)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993
The Cemetery Club as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street as Lennie Briscoe
1992
Mastergate as Clifton Byers
1992
Mr. Saturday Night as Phil Gussman
1992
Universal Soldier as Dr. Christopher Gregor
1992
Straight Talk as Milo Jacoby
1992
Quiet Killer as Dr. Vincent Califano
1992
Broadway Bound as Jack Jerome
1992
A Gnome Named Gnorm as Stan Walton
1991
Beauty and the Beast as Lumiere (voice)
1991
Delirious as Lou Sherwood
1991
Delusion as Larry
1991
Toy Soldiers as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
1991
Out for Justice as Ronny Donziger
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter as Vic St. John
1991
Dead Women in Lingerie as Mr. Bartoli
1991
California Casanova as Constantin Rominoffski
1990
In Defense of a Married Man as Alan Michelson
1990
Law & Order as Frank Lehrman
1990
Law & Order as Lennie Briscoe
1990
Kojak: None So Blind as Tony Salducci
1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors as Jack Rosenthal
1989
Last Exit to Brooklyn as Boyce
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder as Blaine Counter
1988
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration as Self
1987
Someone to Watch Over Me as Lt. Garber
1987
The Law & Harry McGraw as Harry McGraw
1987
Dirty Dancing as Dr. Jake Houseman
1987
I Love N.Y. as Leo
1987
Love Among Thieves as Spicer
1987
Out on a Limb as Mort Viner
1986
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
1986
F/X as Nicholas DeFranco
1986
The Imagemaker as Byron Caine
1985
The Golden Girls as Glen
1985
Brewster's Millions as Charley Pegler
1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Harry McGraw
1984
Tales from the Darkside as Roberts
1984
Hunter as Sal Scarlatti
1984
The Streets as Sgt. Max Grozzo
1983
The Hitchhiker as Cameron
1983
The Magic of Herself the Elf as King Thorn (voice)
1983
An Invasion of Privacy as Sam Bianchi
1982
Plaza Suite as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
1982
Night of 100 Stars as Self
1981
Simon & Simon
1981
Prince of the City as Gus Levy
1981
Underground Aces as Herbert Penlittle
1980
Alex and the Doberman Gang as Rogers
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Lars Mangros
1977
The Sentinel as Michael Dayton
1975
Fore Play as Jerry Lorsey
1974
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife as Self
1973
Kojak as Brubaker
1972
A Fan's Notes as Fred Exley
1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Kid Sally
1969
Love, American Style
1969
Medical Center
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967
Annie Get Your Gun as Charles Davenport
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Pinkerton
1963
Bye Bye Birdie as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961
The Defenders as J.P. Loring
1961
Mad Dog Coll as Joe Clegg
1961
24 Hours in a Woman's Life as Cristof
1958
Cop Hater as Mumzer
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Host / Presenter
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee / Performer
1955
Guys and Dolls as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
1955
Marty as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
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