Jerry Orbach
Birthday
1935/10/20
Day of death
2004/12/28 (69 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Джерри Орбак
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...Read more
Acting
(1987) Dirty Dancing
as Dr. Jake Houseman
(1991) Beauty and the Beast
as Lumiere (voice)
(1961) Mad Dog Coll
as Joe Clegg
(1998) Belle's Magical World
as Lumiere (voice)
(1985) Brewster's Millions
as Charley Pegler
(1992) A Gnome Named Gnorm
as Stan Walton
(1996) Aladdin and the King of Thieves
as Sa'luk (voice)
(1989) Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Jack Rosenthal
(2004) Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
(1987) Someone to Watch Over Me
as Lt. Garber
(2002) The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self - Actor
(1981) Prince of the City
as Gus Levy
(1989) Last Exit to Brooklyn
as Boyce
(1992) Universal Soldier
as Dr. Christopher Gregor
(1997) Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
as Lumiere (voice)
(1991) Delusion
as Larry
(1991) Out for Justice
as Ronny Donziger
(1992) Straight Talk
as Milo Jacoby
(1999) Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
as Narrator
(1958) Cop Hater
as Mumzer
(1977) The Sentinel
as Michael Dayton
(2000) Chinese Coffee
as Jake Manheim
(2005) Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
(1992) Mr. Saturday Night
as Phil Gussman
(1971) The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Kid Sally
(2003) Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
(1983) The Magic of Herself the Elf
as King Thorn (voice)
(1975) Fore Play
as Jerry Lorsey
(2003) Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
as Self
(1991) Dead Women in Lingerie
as Mr. Bartoli
(1992) Quiet Killer
as Dr. Vincent Califano
(2000) Prince of Central Park
as Businessman
(1972) A Fan's Notes
as Fred Exley
(1991) California Casanova
as Constantin Rominoffski
(1989) Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
as Blaine Counter
(1986) The Imagemaker
as Byron Caine
(2009) Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
(2018) Howard
as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
(1986) F/X
as Nicholas DeFranco
(1988) Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
as Self
(2003) Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
(1981) Underground Aces
as Herbert Penlittle
(2005) Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
as Lumiere (voice)
(2002) Manna from Heaven
as Waltz Contest Announcer
(1955) Guys and Dolls
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
(1999) Belle's Tales of Friendship
as Lumiere (voice)
(1955) Marty
as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
(1998) Exiled
as Detective Lenny Briscoe
(1991) Toy Soldiers
as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
(1985) Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1984) The Streets
as Sgt. Max Grozzo
(1967) Annie Get Your Gun
as Charles Davenport
(1980) Alex and the Doberman Gang
as Rogers
(1991) Delirious
as Lou Sherwood
(1987) Love Among Thieves
as Spicer
(1990) Kojak: None So Blind
as Tony Salducci
(1992) Broadway Bound
as Jack Jerome
(1991) Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Vic St. John
(1987) I Love N.Y.
as Leo
(1992) Mastergate
as Clifton Byers
(1990) In Defense of a Married Man
as Alan Michelson
(1965) John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Pinkerton
(1982) Plaza Suite
as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
(1983) An Invasion of Privacy
as Sam Bianchi
(1961) 24 Hours in a Woman's Life
as Cristof
(1963) Bye Bye Birdie
as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
(2000) The Acting Class
as Self
(1974) Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
as Self
(1982) Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(2021) Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
(1993) The Cemetery Club
as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
(2003) Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
(1990) Law & Order
as Frank Lehrman
(1990) Law & Order
as Lennie Briscoe
(1986) The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
as ---
(1979) Trapper John, M.D.
as ---
(1987) The Law & Harry McGraw
as Harry McGraw
(1969) Love, American Style
as ---
(1985) The Golden Girls
as Glen
(1981) Simon & Simon
as ---
(1979) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Lars Mangros
(2001) Disney's House of Mouse
as Lumiere (voice)
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Detective Lennie Briscoe
(1993) Frasier
as Mitch (voice)
(1973) Kojak
as Brubaker
(1969) Medical Center
as ---
(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street
as ---
(1984) Hunter
as Sal Scarlatti
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Detective Lennie Briscoe
(1983) The Hitchhiker
as Cameron
(2005) Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Lennie Briscoe
(1999) Where Are They Now?
as Self
(1961) The Defenders
as J.P. Loring
(2000) Encounters With the Unexplained
as ---
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1984) Tales from the Darkside
as Roberts
(2016) The New Yorker Presents
as Detective Lennie Brisco
(1987) Out on a Limb
as Mort Viner
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Host / Presenter
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Harry McGraw