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Jerry Orbach

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Acting credits

103

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.5

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Movies: 73Series: 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: 6.77

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.

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age poster

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self

2021 Movie
Howard poster
6.8

Howard

as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)

2018 Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty poster
7.2

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

2009 Movie
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party poster
8.0

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 poster
7.2

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 poster
8.0

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

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

2004 Movie
Mickey's PhilharMagic poster

Mickey's PhilharMagic

as Lumiere

2003 Movie
Law & Order: Corruption Empire poster
10.0

Law & Order: Corruption Empire

2003 Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special poster
6.9

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

as Self

2003 Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures poster
6.1

Broadway's Lost Treasures

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

2003 Movie
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks poster
6.7

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

as Self

2003 Movie
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There poster
7.0

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

as Self

2003 Movie
Manna from Heaven poster

Manna from Heaven

as Waltz Contest Announcer

2002 Movie
The Hustler: The Inside Story poster

The Hustler: The Inside Story

as Self - Actor

2002 Movie
Prince of Central Park poster
4.5

Prince of Central Park

as Businessman

2000 Movie
Chinese Coffee poster
6.7

Chinese Coffee

as Jake Manheim

2000 Movie
The Acting Class poster
5.5

The Acting Class

as Self

2000 Movie
Belle's Tales of Friendship poster
6.8

Belle's Tales of Friendship

as Lumiere (voice)

1999 Movie
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind poster
8.2

Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind

as Narrator

1999 Movie
Exiled poster
5.7

Exiled

as Detective Lenny Briscoe

1998 Movie
Belle's Magical World poster
6.2

Belle's Magical World

as Lumiere (voice)

1998 Movie
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas poster
6.2

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

as Lumiere (voice)

1997 Movie
Aladdin and the King of Thieves poster
6.3

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

as Sa'Luk (voice)

1996 Movie
The Cemetery Club poster
5.3

The Cemetery Club

as Jake Rubin (uncredited)

1993 Movie
Series

Series

Series credits linked with Jerry Orbach.

The New Yorker Presents poster
6.8

The New Yorker Presents

as Detective Lennie Brisco • 1 eps

2016 Series
Law & Order: Trial by Jury poster
8.1

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Lennie Briscoe • 2 eps

2005 Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster
7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Lennie Briscoe • 1 eps

2001 Series
Disney's House of Mouse poster
7.5

Disney's House of Mouse

as Lumiere (voice) • 7 eps

2001 Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster
7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Detective Lennie Briscoe • 3 eps

1999 Series
Where Are They Now? poster
7.5

Where Are They Now?

as Self • 1 eps

1999 Series
E! True Hollywood Story poster
8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1 eps

1996 Series
Frasier poster
7.7

Frasier

as Mitch (voice) • 1 eps

1993 Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster
7.2

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

1993 Series
Homicide: Life on the Street poster
8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Lennie Briscoe • 3 eps

1993 Series
Law & Order poster
7.3

Law & Order

as Frank Lehrman • 1 eps

1990 Series
The Law & Harry McGraw poster
6.5

The Law & Harry McGraw

as Harry McGraw • 16 eps

1987 Series
Out on a Limb poster
4.3

Out on a Limb

as Mort Viner • 1 eps

1987 Series
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers poster
7.4

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

65 eps

1986 Series
The Golden Girls poster
7.6

The Golden Girls

as Glen • 1 eps

1985 Series
Murder, She Wrote poster
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Harry McGraw • 6 eps

1984 Series
Tales from the Darkside poster
7.2

Tales from the Darkside

as Roberts • 1 eps

1984 Series
Hunter poster
7.1

Hunter

as Sal Scarlatti • 1 eps

1984 Series
Jeopardy! poster
6.8

Jeopardy!

as Self • 2 eps

1984 Series
The Hitchhiker poster
6.1

The Hitchhiker

as Cameron • 1 eps

1983 Series
Simon & Simon poster
6.7

Simon & Simon

1 eps

1981 Series
Trapper John, M.D. poster
6.5

Trapper John, M.D.

1 eps

1979 Series
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century poster
7.0

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Lars Mangros • 1 eps

1979 Series
Kojak poster
7.1

Kojak

as Brubaker • 2 eps

1973 Series
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