Acting

Jerry Orbach

Birth Date

October 20, 1935

Death Date

December 28, 2004

(passed away at 69)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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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.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

Jeopardy!

The Mike Douglas Show

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Murder, She Wrote

Frasier

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Simon & Simon

The Dick Cavett Show

The Merv Griffin Show

The Golden Girls

Tony Awards

Love, American Style

Hunter

Homicide: Life on the Street

Kojak

Medical Center

Tales from the Darkside

The Defenders