Acting
Jerry Orbach
EN cinema · 74 credits
Born
20 October 1935
Died
28 December 2004 (aged 69)
Birthplace
New 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.
Known for
Filmography
Howard
as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self - Actor
Manna from Heaven
as Waltz Contest Announcer
Chinese Coffee
as Jake Manheim
Prince of Central Park
as Businessman
The Acting Class
as Self
Belle's Tales of Friendship
as Lumiere (voice)
Belle's Magical World
as Lumiere (voice)
Exiled
as Detective Lenny Briscoe
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
as Lumiere (voice)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
as Sa'Luk (voice)
The Cemetery Club
as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
Universal Soldier
as Dr. Christopher Gregor
Straight Talk
as Milo Jacoby
Mr. Saturday Night
as Phil Gussman
Quiet Killer
as Dr. Vincent Califano
Broadway Bound
as Jack Jerome
Mastergate
as Clifton Byers
Beauty and the Beast
as Lumiere (voice)
A Gnome Named Gnorm
as Stan Walton
Delusion
as Larry
Out for Justice
as Ronny Donziger
Dead Women in Lingerie
as Mr. Bartoli
California Casanova
as Constantin Rominoffski
Toy Soldiers
as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
Delirious
as Lou Sherwood
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Vic St. John
Kojak: None So Blind
as Tony Salducci
In Defense of a Married Man
as Alan Michelson
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Jack Rosenthal
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
as Blaine Counter
Dirty Dancing
as Jake Houseman
Someone to Watch Over Me
as Lt. Garber
Love Among Thieves
as Spicer
I Love N.Y.
as Leo
Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell
as (archived voice in He Is My Lawyer music video segment)
The Imagemaker
as Byron Caine
F/X
as Nicholas DeFranco
Brewster's Millions
as Charley Pegler
The Streets
1984
The Streets
as Sgt. Max Grozzo
The Magic of Herself the Elf
as King Thorn (voice)
An Invasion of Privacy
as Sam Bianchi
Plaza Suite
as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
Prince of the City
as Gus Levy
Underground Aces
as Herbert Penlittle
The Sentinel
as Michael Dayton
Fore Play
as Jerry Lorsey
A Fan's Notes
as Fred Exley
Annie Get Your Gun
as Charles Davenport
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Pinkerton
Bye Bye Birdie
as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
Mad Dog Coll
as Joe Clegg
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
as Cristof
Cop Hater
as Mumzer
Guys and Dolls
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
Marty
as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)