Jerry Orbach
Acting
Born: Oct 20, 1935 — Died: Dec 28, 2004
From: New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") … | 2005 | 7.2 |
| Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Host (segment "Revivals and Record … | 2004 | 8.25 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 | 7.0 |
| Try to Remember: The Fantasticks | Self | 2003 | 6.75 |
| The Hustler: The Inside Story | Self - Actor | 2002 | 7.0 |
| Chinese Coffee | Jake Manheim | 2000 | 6.724 |
| Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind | Narrator | 1999 | 8.2 |
| Belle's Magical World | Lumiere (voice) | 1998 | 6.203 |
| Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Lumiere (voice) | 1997 | 6.235 |
| Universal Soldier | Dr. Christopher Gregor | 1992 | 6.331 |
| Straight Talk | Milo Jacoby | 1992 | 6.038 |
| Mr. Saturday Night | Phil Gussman | 1992 | 5.82 |
| Quiet Killer | Dr. Vincent Califano | 1992 | 5.625 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Lumiere (voice) | 1991 | 7.726 |
| A Gnome Named Gnorm | Stan Walton | 1991 | 4.652 |
| Delusion | Larry | 1991 | 4.921 |
| Out for Justice | Ronny Donziger | 1991 | 6.132 |
| Dead Women in Lingerie | Mr. Bartoli | 1991 | 3.429 |
| Crimes and Misdemeanors | Jack Rosenthal | 1989 | 7.422 |
| Last Exit to Brooklyn | Boyce | 1989 | 6.487 |
| Dirty Dancing | Dr. Jake Houseman | 1987 | 7.325 |
| Someone to Watch Over Me | Lt. Garber | 1987 | 5.871 |
| Brewster's Millions | Charley Pegler | 1985 | 6.601 |
| The Magic of Herself the Elf | King Thorn (voice) | 1983 | 6.0 |
| Prince of the City | Gus Levy | 1981 | 7.017 |
| The Sentinel | Michael Dayton | 1977 | 6.1 |
| Fore Play | Jerry Lorsey | 1975 | 3.571 |
| The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Kid Sally | 1971 | 5.167 |
| Mad Dog Coll | Joe Clegg | 1961 | 5.4 |
| Cop Hater | Mumzer | 1958 | 5.917 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1935 |
| From | New York City, … |