Actor
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, P ...

Known For
Acting
2021 -- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self
2018 -- Howard | Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
2009 -- Waking Sleeping Beauty | Self (archive footage)
2005 -- Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party | Lumiere (voice)
2005 -- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
2004 -- Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
2003 -- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | Self
2003 -- Broadway's Lost Treasures | Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
2003 -- Try to Remember: The Fantasticks | Self
2003 -- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self
2002 -- Manna from Heaven | Waltz Contest Announcer
2002 -- The Hustler: The Inside Story | Self - Actor
2000 -- Prince of Central Park | Businessman
2000 -- Chinese Coffee | Jake Manheim
2000 -- The Acting Class | Self
1999 -- Belle's Tales of Friendship | Lumiere (voice)
1999 -- Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind | Narrator
1998 -- Exiled | Detective Lenny Briscoe
1998 -- Belle's Magical World | Lumiere (voice)
1997 -- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Lumiere (voice)
1996 -- Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Sa'luk (voice)
1993 -- The Cemetery Club | Jake Rubin (uncredited)
1992 -- Mastergate | Clifton Byers
1992 -- Mr. Saturday Night | Phil Gussman
1992 -- Universal Soldier | Dr. Christopher Gregor
1992 -- Straight Talk | Milo Jacoby
1992 -- Quiet Killer | Dr. Vincent Califano
1992 -- Broadway Bound | Jack Jerome
1992 -- A Gnome Named Gnorm | Stan Walton
1991 -- Beauty and the Beast | Lumiere (voice)
1991 -- Delirious | Lou Sherwood
1991 -- Delusion | Larry
1991 -- Toy Soldiers | Albert Trotta (uncredited)
1991 -- Out for Justice | Ronny Donziger
1991 -- Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter | Vic St. John
1991 -- California Casanova | Constantin Rominoffski
1991 -- Dead Women in Lingerie | Mr. Bartoli
1990 -- In Defense of a Married Man | Alan Michelson
1990 -- Kojak: None So Blind | Tony Salducci
1989 -- Crimes and Misdemeanors | Jack Rosenthal
1989 -- Last Exit to Brooklyn | Boyce
1989 -- Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder | Blaine Counter
1988 -- Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration | Self
1987 -- Someone to Watch Over Me | Lt. Garber
1987 -- Dirty Dancing | Dr. Jake Houseman
1987 -- I Love N.Y. | Leo
1987 -- Love Among Thieves | Spicer
1986 -- F/X | Nicholas DeFranco
1986 -- The Imagemaker | Byron Caine
1985 -- Brewster's Millions | Charley Pegler
1985 -- Night of 100 Stars II | Self
1984 -- The Streets | Sgt. Max Grozzo
1983 -- The Magic of Herself the Elf | King Thorn (voice)
1983 -- An Invasion of Privacy | Sam Bianchi
1982 -- Plaza Suite | Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
1982 -- Night of 100 Stars | Self
1981 -- Prince of the City | Gus Levy
1981 -- Underground Aces | Herbert Penlittle
1980 -- Alex and the Doberman Gang | Rogers
1977 -- The Sentinel | Michael Dayton
1975 -- Fore Play | Jerry Lorsey
1974 -- Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife | Self
1972 -- A Fan's Notes | Fred Exley
1971 -- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Kid Sally
1967 -- Annie Get Your Gun | Charles Davenport
1965 -- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Pinkerton
1963 -- Bye Bye Birdie | Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
1961 -- Mad Dog Coll | Joe Clegg
1961 -- 24 Hours in a Woman's Life | Cristof
1958 -- Cop Hater | Mumzer
1955 -- Guys and Dolls | Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
1955 -- Marty | Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
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