Jerry Orbach
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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
Credits
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
as Lumiere (voice)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
as Jake Houseman
Universal Soldier (1992)
as Dr. Christopher Gregor
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
as Lumiere (voice)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
as Sa'Luk (voice)
Out for Justice (1991)
as Ronny Donziger
Belle's Magical World (1998)
as Lumiere (voice)
Brewster's Millions (1985)
as Charley Pegler
F/X (1986)
as Nicholas DeFranco
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
as Jack Rosenthal
Mastergate (1992)
as Clifton Byers
Delusion (1991)
as Larry
Marty (1955)
as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
as Lt. Garber
Toy Soldiers (1991)
as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
The Sentinel (1977)
as Michael Dayton
Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999)
as Lumiere (voice)
Guys and Dolls (1955)
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
Dead Women in Lingerie (1991)
as Mr. Bartoli
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
as Boyce
A Gnome Named Gnorm (1991)
as Stan Walton
Prince of the City (1981)
as Gus Levy
Manna from Heaven (2002)
as Waltz Contest Announcer
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Howard (2018)
as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
Fore Play (1975)
as Jerry Lorsey
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
Law & Order: Corruption Empire (2003)
Actor
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
as Kid Sally
Delirious (1991)
as Lou Sherwood
The Acting Class (2000)
as Self
The Magic of Herself the Elf (1983)
as King Thorn (voice)
Straight Talk (1992)
as Milo Jacoby
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Plaza Suite (1982)
as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
as Phil Gussman
Mad Dog Coll (1961)
as Joe Clegg
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
as Pinkerton
Chinese Coffee (2000)
as Jake Manheim
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Cemetery Club (1993)
as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989)
as Blaine Counter
In Defense of a Married Man (1990)
as Alan Michelson
Exiled (1998)
as Detective Lenny Briscoe
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
as Vic St. John
I Love N.Y. (1987)
as Leo
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party (2005)
as Lumiere (voice)
Prince of Central Park (2000)
as Businessman
Kojak: None So Blind (1990)
as Tony Salducci
Love Among Thieves (1987)
as Spicer
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
Annie Get Your Gun (1967)
as Charles Davenport
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
Quiet Killer (1992)
as Dr. Vincent Califano
Broadway Bound (1992)
as Jack Jerome
Underground Aces (1981)
as Herbert Penlittle
An Invasion of Privacy (1983)
as Sam Bianchi
A Fan's Notes (1972)
as Fred Exley
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988)
as Self
24 Hours in a Woman's Life (1961)
as Cristof
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind (1999)
as Narrator
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks (2003)
as Self
The Imagemaker (1986)
as Byron Caine
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife (1974)
as Self
The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002)
as Self - Actor
Alex and the Doberman Gang (1980)
as Rogers
Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell (1987)
as (archived voice in He Is My Lawyer music video segment)
The Streets (1984)
as Sgt. Max Grozzo
Cop Hater (1958)
as Mumzer
California Casanova (1991)
as Constantin Rominoffski