Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

10/20/1935 – 12/28/2004New York City, New York, USA

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 (105 titles)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeMovie

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self · 2021

Howard6.8Movie

Howard

Self / Lumiere (archive footage) · 2018

The New Yorker Presents6.8Show

The New Yorker Presents

Detective Lennie Brisco · 2016

Waking Sleeping Beauty7.2Movie

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Self (archive footage) · 2009

Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party8.0Movie

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

Lumiere (voice) · 2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards7.2Movie

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

Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage) · 2005

Law & Order: Trial by Jury8.1Show

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Lennie Briscoe · 2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures II8.3Movie

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago") · 2004

Law & Order: Corruption Empire10.0Movie

Law & Order: Corruption Empire

2003

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special7.0Movie

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

Self · 2003

Broadway's Lost Treasures6.4Movie

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street") · 2003

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks6.8Movie

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

Self · 2003

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There7.0Movie

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

Self · 2003

Manna from Heaven10.0Movie

Manna from Heaven

Waltz Contest Announcer · 2002

The Hustler: The Inside Story7.0Movie

The Hustler: The Inside Story

Self - Actor · 2002

Law & Order: Criminal Intent7.6Show

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Lennie Briscoe · 2001

Disney's House of Mouse7.5Show

Disney's House of Mouse

Lumiere (voice) · 2001

Prince of Central Park4.9Movie

Prince of Central Park

Businessman · 2000

Chinese Coffee6.7Movie

Chinese Coffee

Jake Manheim · 2000

9.5Show

Encounters With the Unexplained

2000

The Acting Class6.0Movie

The Acting Class

Self · 2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit8.0Show

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Detective Lennie Briscoe · 1999

Belle's Tales of Friendship7.0Movie

Belle's Tales of Friendship

Lumiere (voice) · 1999

7.5Show

Where Are They Now?

Self · 1999

Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind8.2Movie

Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind

Narrator · 1999

Exiled5.9Movie

Exiled

Detective Lenny Briscoe · 1998

Belle's Magical World6.2Movie

Belle's Magical World

Lumiere (voice) · 1998

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas6.2Movie

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Lumiere (voice) · 1997

E! True Hollywood Story8.2Show

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

Aladdin and the King of Thieves6.3Movie

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

Sa'Luk (voice) · 1996