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: 6.8
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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jerry Orbach.
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 • Movie
as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
Howard
2018 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 • Movie
as Lumiere (voice)
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
2005 • Movie
as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 • Movie
as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004 • Movie
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
2003 • Movie
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003 • Movie
as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 • Movie
as Self
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
2003 • Movie
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 • Movie
as Waltz Contest Announcer
Manna from Heaven
2002 • Movie
as Self - Actor
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002 • Movie
as Businessman
Prince of Central Park
2000 • Movie
as Jake Manheim
Chinese Coffee
2000 • Movie
as Self
The Acting Class
2000 • Movie
as Lumiere (voice)
Belle's Tales of Friendship
1999 • Movie
as Narrator
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
1999 • Movie
as Detective Lenny Briscoe
Exiled
1998 • Movie
as Lumiere (voice)
Belle's Magical World
1998 • Movie
as Lumiere (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997 • Movie
as Sa'Luk (voice)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996 • Movie
as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
The Cemetery Club
1993 • Movie
as Clifton Byers
Mastergate
1992 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jerry Orbach.
as Detective Lennie Brisco • 1 eps
The New Yorker Presents
2016 • Series
as Lennie Briscoe • 2 eps
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 • Series
as Lennie Briscoe • 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 • Series
as Lumiere (voice) • 8 eps
Disney's House of Mouse
2001 • Series
as Detective Lennie Briscoe • 3 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Mitch (voice) • 1 eps
Frasier
1993 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
as Lennie Briscoe • 3 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 • Series
as Frank Lehrman • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series
as Harry McGraw • 16 eps
The Law & Harry McGraw
1987 • Series
as Mort Viner • 1 eps
Out on a Limb
1987 • Series
as Zachary Foxx (voice) • 65 eps
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
1986 • Series
as Glen • 1 eps
The Golden Girls
1985 • Series
as Harry McGraw • 6 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Roberts • 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
1984 • Series
as Sal Scarlatti • 1 eps
Hunter
1984 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Jeopardy!
1984 • Series
as Cameron • 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
1983 • Series
1 eps
Simon & Simon
1981 • Series
1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 • Series
as Lars Mangros • 1 eps
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 • Series
as Brubaker • 2 eps
Kojak
1973 • Series
as Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews • 1 eps
Love, American Style
1969 • Series