Jerry Orbach
Acting
Born: 1935-10-20 in New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Detective Lennie Briscoe
Law & Order
Frank Lehrman
Law & Order
Lennie Briscoe
Jeopardy!
Self
Frasier
Mitch (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Lennie Briscoe
Murder, She Wrote
Harry McGraw
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Tony Awards
Self - Host / Presenter
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Golden Girls
Glen
Homicide: Life on the Street
Lennie Briscoe
Simon & Simon
Tales from the Darkside
Roberts
Love, American Style
Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews
Hunter
Sal Scarlatti
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Defenders
J.P. Loring
Beauty and the Beast
Lumiere (voice)
The Hitchhiker
Cameron
Medical Center
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Lars Mangros
Dirty Dancing
Jake Houseman
Kojak
Brubaker
Trapper John, M.D.
Disney's House of Mouse
Lumiere (voice)
Universal Soldier
Dr. Christopher Gregor
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Sa'Luk (voice)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Lennie Briscoe
Howard
Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
Brewster's Millions
Charley Pegler
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Lumiere (voice)
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Zachary Foxx (voice)
Out for Justice
Ronny Donziger
Belle's Magical World
Lumiere (voice)
F/X
Nicholas DeFranco
The Sentinel
Michael Dayton