Jerry Orbach
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1935-10-20 – 2004-12-28
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Orbach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Dirty Dancing
1987Dr. Jake Houseman
Beauty and the Beast
1991Lumiere (voice)
Mad Dog Coll
1961Joe Clegg
Belle's Magical World
1998Lumiere (voice)
Brewster's Millions
1985Charley Pegler
A Gnome Named Gnorm
1991Stan Walton
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989Jack Rosenthal
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
Someone to Watch Over Me
1987Lt. Garber
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002Self - Actor
Prince of the City
1981Gus Levy
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989Boyce
Universal Soldier
1992Dr. Christopher Gregor
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997Lumiere (voice)
Delusion
1991Larry
Out for Justice
1991Ronny Donziger
Straight Talk
1992Milo Jacoby
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
1999Narrator
Cop Hater
1958Mumzer