Acting credits
102
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Jerry Orbach
Acting
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Movies: 72Series: 30
TMDB ID: 725
IMDb ID: nm0001583
Known for: Acting
Born: October 20, 1935
Died: December 28, 2004
Age: 69
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2021
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 6.81
Wikidata: Q421707
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Jerry Orbach.
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021 Movie
Howard
as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
2018 Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2010 Movie
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
as Lumiere (voice)
2005 Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
2005 Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
2004 Movie
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
2003 Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
2003 Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
2003 Movie
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
as Self
2003 Movie
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003 Movie
Manna from Heaven
as Waltz Contest Announcer
2002 Movie
The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self - Actor
2002 Movie
Prince of Central Park
as Businessman
2000 Movie
Chinese Coffee
as Jake Manheim
2000 Movie
The Acting Class
as Self
2000 Movie
Belle's Tales of Friendship
as Lumiere (voice)
1999 Movie
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
as Narrator
1999 Movie
Exiled
as Detective Lenny Briscoe
1998 Movie
Belle's Magical World
as Lumiere (voice)
1998 Movie
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
as Lumiere (voice)
1997 Movie
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
as Sa'Luk (voice)
1996 Movie
The Cemetery Club
as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
1993 Movie
Mastergate
as Clifton Byers
1992 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Jerry Orbach.
The New Yorker Presents
as Detective Lennie Brisco • 1 eps
2016 Series
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Lennie Briscoe • 2 eps
2005 Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Lennie Briscoe • 1 eps
2001 Series
Disney's House of Mouse
as Lumiere (voice) • 8 eps
2001 Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Detective Lennie Briscoe • 3 eps
1999 Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
Frasier
as Mitch (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Lennie Briscoe • 3 eps
1993 Series
Law & Order
as Frank Lehrman • 1 eps
1990 Series
The Law & Harry McGraw
as Harry McGraw • 16 eps
1987 Series
Out on a Limb
as Mort Viner • 1 eps
1987 Series
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
as Zachary Foxx (voice) • 65 eps
1986 Series
The Golden Girls
as Glen • 1 eps
1985 Series
Murder, She Wrote
as Harry McGraw • 6 eps
1984 Series
Tales from the Darkside
as Roberts • 1 eps
1984 Series
Hunter
as Sal Scarlatti • 1 eps
1984 Series
Jeopardy!
as Self • 2 eps
1984 Series
The Hitchhiker
as Cameron • 1 eps
1983 Series
Simon & Simon
1 eps
1981 Series
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
1979 Series
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Lars Mangros • 1 eps
1979 Series
Kojak
as Brubaker • 2 eps
1973 Series
Love, American Style
as Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews • 1 eps
1969 Series