Jerry Orbach

Actor Oct 20 (died age 69) New York City, New York, USA 1955–2021 (66 year career)

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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, P…

Known For

Film

Beauty and the Beast

Lumiere (voice)

Film

Dirty Dancing

Dr. Jake Houseman

Film

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Jack Rosenthal

Film

Law & Order

Lennie Briscoe

Film

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

Sa'Luk (voice)

Film

Universal Soldier

Dr. Christopher Gregor

Film

Marty

Ballroom Patron (uncredited)

Film

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Lumiere (voice)

Filmography

Acting (111)

Movies (75)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

as Self

Howard

2018

as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)

6.8

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005

as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)

7.2

Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party

2005

as Lumiere (voice)

8.0

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004

as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")

8.0

Law & Order: Corruption Empire

2003

10.0

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

2003

as Self

6.9

Mickey's PhilharMagic

2003

as Lumiere

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

as Self

7.0

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")

6.1

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

2003

as Self

6.7

The Hustler: The Inside Story

2002

as Self - Actor

Manna from Heaven

2002

as Waltz Contest Announcer

Chinese Coffee

as Jake Manheim

The Acting Class

as Self

Prince of Central Park

2000

as Businessman

4.5

Law and Order: Justice

1999

as Lennie Briscoe

Belle's Tales of Friendship

1999

as Lumiere (voice)

6.8

Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind

1999

as Narrator

8.2

Belle's Magical World

1998

as Lumiere (voice)

6.2

Exiled

1998

as Detective Lenny Briscoe

5.7

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

1997

as Lumiere (voice)

6.2

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

1996

as Sa'Luk (voice)

6.3

The Cemetery Club

1993

as Jake Rubin (uncredited)

5.3

Universal Soldier

1992

as Dr. Christopher Gregor

Mr. Saturday Night

as Phil Gussman

Mastergate

as Clifton Byers

Quiet Killer

as Dr. Vincent Califano

Straight Talk

as Milo Jacoby

Broadway Bound

as Jack Jerome

Beauty and the Beast

as Lumiere (voice)

Out for Justice

as Ronny Donziger

Toy Soldiers

as Albert Trotta (uncredited)

6.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

as Vic St. John

Delusion

as Larry

A Gnome Named Gnorm

as Stan Walton

Delirious

as Lou Sherwood

Dead Women in Lingerie

1991

as Mr. Bartoli

2.7

California Casanova

1991

as Constantin Rominoffski

Kojak: None So Blind

1990

as Tony Salducci

6.0

In Defense of a Married Man

1990

as Alan Michelson

4.5

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

as Jack Rosenthal

7.4

Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989

as Boyce

6.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

1989

as Blaine Counter

6.5

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

1988

as Self

Dirty Dancing

1987

as Dr. Jake Houseman

7.3

Someone to Watch Over Me

as Lt. Garber

Love Among Thieves

as Spicer

I Love N.Y.

as Leo

F/X

as Nicholas DeFranco

The Imagemaker

as Byron Caine

Brewster's Millions

as Charley Pegler

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0

The Streets

1984

as Sgt. Max Grozzo

An Invasion of Privacy

1983

as Sam Bianchi

1.0

The Magic of Herself the Elf

1983

as King Thorn (voice)

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Plaza Suite

as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash

Prince of the City

as Gus Levy

Underground Aces

as Herbert Penlittle

Alex and the Doberman Gang

1980

as Rogers

The Sentinel

as Michael Dayton

Fore Play

as Jerry Lorsey

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

as Self

A Fan's Notes

as Fred Exley

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971

as Kid Sally

5.0

Annie Get Your Gun

1967

as Charles Davenport

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

as Pinkerton

3.1

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)

5.9

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

as Cristof

Mad Dog Coll

as Joe Clegg

Cop Hater

as Mumzer

Marty

as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)

7.4

Guys and Dolls

1955

as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)

6.5

Television (36)

The New Yorker Presents

2016

as Detective Lennie Brisco

6.8

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005

as Lennie Briscoe

8.1

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Lennie Briscoe

7.6

Disney's House of Mouse

2001

as Lumiere (voice)

7.5

Encounters With the Unexplained

2000

10.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Detective Lennie Briscoe

7.9

Where Are They Now?

1999

as Self

7.5

E! True Hollywood Story

Frasier

as Mitch (voice)

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

as Lennie Briscoe

8.1

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self

Law & Order

as Lennie Briscoe

Law & Order

as Frank Lehrman

The Law & Harry McGraw

as Harry McGraw

Out on a Limb

as Mort Viner

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

The Golden Girls

as Glen

Murder, She Wrote

as Harry McGraw

Jeopardy!

as Self

Hunter

as Sal Scarlatti

Tales from the Darkside

as Roberts

The Hitchhiker

as Cameron

Simon & Simon

Trapper John, M.D.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Lars Mangros

Kojak

as Brubaker

Love, American Style

Medical Center

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Defenders

as J.P. Loring

Tony Awards

as Self - Host / Presenter

5.9

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Nominee / Performer

5.9

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Host / Presenter

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Nominee / Performer