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Jerry Orbach (1935–2004)

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Jerry was born in the Bronx. His father, Leon, was a former vaudevillian actor and his mother, Emily, was a radio singer. His family moved frequently and eventually settled in Waukegan, Illinois where he went to high school. The constant moving made him the new kid on the block and forced him to become "a chameleon" to blend in his new settings... See full bio »

Born:

Jerome Bernard Orbach
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 69) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV series)
D.A. Investigator Lennie Briscoe
– 41 Shots (2005) … D.A. Investigator Lennie Briscoe
– The Abominable Showman (2005) … D.A. Investigator Lennie Briscoe
 
2004 Protesters (video)
Police Investigator in street
 
2004 Law & Order: Justice Is Served (Video Game)
Senior Homicide Detective Lennie Briscoe (voice)
 
1991-2004 Law & Order (TV series)
Detective Lennie Briscoe / Frank Lehrman
– C.O.D. (2004) … Detective Lennie Briscoe
– Caviar Emptor (2004) … Detective Lennie Briscoe
– Gaijin (2004) … Detective Lennie Briscoe
– Vendetta (2004) … Detective Lennie Briscoe
– Everybody Loves Raimondo's (2004) … Detective Lennie Briscoe
See all 274 episodes »
 
2003 Mickey's PhilharMagic (short)
Lumiere (voice)
 
2003 Law & Order II: Double or Nothing (Video Game)
Senior Homicide Detective Lennie Briscoe (voice)
 
2002 Law & Order: Dead on the Money (Video Game)
Senior Homicide Detective Lennie Briscoe (voice)
 
2002 Manna from Heaven
Waltz Contest Announcer
 
2001-2002 House of Mouse (TV series)
Lumiere
– Max's Embarrassing Date (2002) … Lumiere (voice)
– Not So Goofy (2001) … Lumiere (voice)
– The Mouse Who Came to Dinner (2001) … Lumiere (voice)
– Clarabelle's Big Secret (2001) … Lumiere (voice)
– Pluto Saves the Day (2001) … Lumiere (voice)
See all 9 episodes »
 
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Detective Lennie Briscoe
– Poison (2001) … Detective Lennie Briscoe
 
2000 Prince of Central Park
Businessman
 
2000 Chinese Coffee
Jake Manheim
 
1999-2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Detective Lennie Briscoe
– Entitled (2000) … Detective Lennie Briscoe
– Hysteria (1999) … Detective Lennie Briscoe
– Or Just Look Like One (1999) … Detective Lennie Briscoe
 
1996-1999 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
Det. Leonard 'Lennie' Briscoe
– Sideshow: Part 2 (1999) … Det. Leonard 'Lennie' Briscoe
– Baby, It's You: Part 2 (1997) … Det. Leonard 'Lennie' Briscoe
– For God and Country (1996) … Det. Leonard 'Lennie' Briscoe
 
1999 Temps
Announcer
 
1998 Exiled (TV movie)
Detective Lennie Briscoe
 
1998 Belle's Magical World (video)
Lumiere (voice)
 
1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (video)
Lumiere (voice)
 
1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves (video)
Sa'luk (voice)
 
1996 Frasier (TV series)
Mitch
– High Crane Drifter (1996) … Mitch (voice)
 
1993 The Cemetery Club (uncredited)
 
1992 Mastergate (TV movie)
Clifton Byers
 
1992 Empty Nest (TV series)
Arthur
– ...Or Forever Hold Your Peace (1992) … Arthur
– The Mismatchmaker (1992) … Arthur
 
1992 Mr. Saturday Night
Phil Gussman
 
1992 Universal Soldier
Dr. Christopher Gregor
 
1992 Straight Talk
Milo Jacoby
 
1992 Quiet Killer (TV movie)
Dr. Vincent Califano
 
1992 Broadway Bound (TV movie)
Jack Jerome
 
1991 Beauty and the Beast
Lumiere (voice)
 
1991 Delirious
Lou Sherwood
 
1991 Delusion
Larry
 
1985-1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Harry McGraw / Harland 'Harry' McGraw
– The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane (1991) … Harry McGraw
– From the Horse's Mouth (1991) … Harry McGraw
– Double Exposure (1989) … Harry McGraw
– Death Takes a Dive (1987) … Harry McGraw
– One Good Bid Deserves a Murder (1986) … Harland 'Harry' McGraw
See all 6 episodes »
 
1991 Toy Soldiers
Albert Trotta (uncredited)
 
1991 Out for Justice
Capt. Ronnie Donziger
 
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (TV movie)
Vic St. John
 
1991 Dead Women in Lingerie
Bartoli
 
1991 California Casanova
Constantin Rominoffski
 
1990 Who's the Boss? (TV series)
Nick
– Starlight Memories (1990) … Nick
 
1990 In Defense of a Married Man (TV movie)
Alan Michelson
 
1990 A Gnome Named Gnorm
Stan Walton
 
1990 Kojak: None So Blind (TV movie)
Tony Salducci
 
1990 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Glen O'Brien
– Cheaters (1990) … Glen O'Brien
 
1990 Hunter (TV series)
Sal Scarlatti
– Son and Heir (1990) … Sal Scarlatti
 
1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors
Jack Rosenthal
 
1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn
Boyce
 
1989 The Flamingo Kid (TV short)
Phil Brody
 
1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (TV movie)
Blaine Counter
 
1988 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Harrison / Malcolm Shanley III
– Ain't Gonna Get It from Me, Jack (1988) … Harrison/Malcolm Shanley III
 
1987-1988 The Law and Harry McGraw (TV series)
Harry McGraw
– Maginnis for the People (1988) … Harry McGraw
– Harry Does the Hustle (1988) … Harry McGraw
– Waiting Game (1988) … Harry McGraw
– Beware the Ides of May (1988) … Harry McGraw
– Gilhooey's Is History (1988) … Harry McGraw
See all 16 episodes »
 
1987 Someone to Watch Over Me
Lt. Garber
 
1987 Dirty Dancing
Dr. Jake Houseman
 
1987 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
Cameron
– Cabin Fever (1987) … Cameron
 
1987 I Love N.Y.
Leo
 
1987 Love Among Thieves (TV movie)
Spicer
 
1987 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Roberts
– Everybody Needs a Little Love (1987) … Roberts
 
1987 Out on a Limb (TV movie)
Mort Viner
 
1986 The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (TV series)
Zachary Foxx
– New Frontier (1986) … Zachary Foxx (voice)
– Mistwalker (1986) … Zachary Foxx (voice)
– Tune Up (1986) … Zachary Foxx (voice)
– Mindnet (1986) … Zachary Foxx (voice)
– Tortuna (1986) … Zachary Foxx (voice)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1986 Dream West (TV mini-series)
Capt. John Sutter
 
1986 The Imagemaker
Byron Caine
 
1986 F/X
Nicholas DeFranco
 
1985 Our Family Honor (TV series)
Brian Merrick
– In the Line of Duty (1985) … Brian Merrick
– Everybody Is a Star (1985) … Brian Merrick
 
1985 Brewster's Millions
Charley Pegler
 
1984 The Streets (TV movie)
Sgt. Max Grozzo
 
1983 Ryan's Hope (TV series)
Mr. Brahm
– Episode dated 17 March 1983 (1983) … Mr. Brahm
 
1983 An Invasion of Privacy (TV movie)
Sam Bianchi
 
1983 The Special Magic of Herself the Elf (TV movie)
King Thorn (voice)
 
1981 Prince of the City
Gus Levy
 
1981 Underground Aces
Herbert Penlittle
 
1980-1981 One Life to Live (TV series)
Irwin Keyser
 
1980 Alex and the Doberman Gang (TV movie)
Rogers
 
1980 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Beeker
– Hot Line (1980) … Dr. Beeker
 
1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Lars Mangros
– Space Rockers (1980) … Lars Mangros
 
1977 The Sentinel
Michael Dayton
 
1975 Kojak (TV series)
Brubaker
– A Question of Answers (1975) … Brubaker
 
1975 Fore Play
Jerry Lorsey
 
1975 Medical Center (TV series)
Josh
– The Captives (1975) … Josh
 
1973 Diana (TV series)
Donald Kirby
– Never, Never, Ever Again... Maybe (1973) … Donald Kirby
 
1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews (segment "Love and the Hoodwinked Honey")
– Love and the Cozy Comrades/Love and the Flunky/Love and the Hoodwinked Honey/Love and the Secret Spouse (1973) … Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews (segment "Love and the Hoodwinked Honey")
 
1972 A Fan's Notes
Fred
 
1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Kid Sally
 
1967 Annie Get Your Gun (TV movie)
Charles Davenport
 
1965 The Defenders (TV series)
J.P. Loring
– The Sworn Twelve (1965) … J.P. Loring
 
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Pinkerton
 
1964 Camera Three (TV series)
Larry Foreman
– The Cradle Will Rock (1964) … Larry Foreman
 
1963 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Steve Ford
– Field of Battle (1963) … Steve Ford
 
1961 Mad Dog Coll
Joe Clegg
 
1961 Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (TV movie)
Cristof
 
1958 Cop Hater
Gang Leader - Mumzer
 
1955 Marty
Ballroom Extra (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (11 titles)
1985-2004 Great Performances (TV series)
– Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004) (performer: "All I Care About")
– Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) (performer: "Lullaby of Broadway")
– The Best of Broadway (1985) (performer: "Try To Remember", "Lullaby Of Broadway")
 
1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (video) (performer: "Deck the Halls", "As Long As There's Christmas", "A Cut Above the Rest")
 
1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves (video) (performer: "Are You In or Out?")
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (performer: "Belle", "Be Our Guest")
 
1991 Beauty and the Beast (performer: "Be Our Guest", "Something There", "Human Again")
 
1981 The 35th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "Lullaby of Broadway")
 
1976 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 14 June 1976 (1976) (performer: "Razzle Dazzle")
 
1976 The 30th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "All I Care About")
 
1969 The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "She Likes Basketball/Turkey Lurkey Time")
 
1964 Camera Three (TV series)
– The Cradle Will Rock (1964) (performer: "The Cradle Will Rock" selections)
 
1961 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
– Episode #14.27 (1961) (performer: "Her Face")
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
– View from Up Here (2005) (dedicatee)
 
2005 From Stage to Screen: The History of Chicago (video documentary short) (dedicatee)
 
2004 Law & Order: The First 3 Years (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (58 titles)
2005 From Stage to Screen: The History of Chicago (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
Himself / Billy Flynn (in 'Chicago') / Julian Marsh (in '42nd Street')
– Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) … Himself/Julian Marsh (in '42nd Street')
– Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) … Himself/Billy Flynn (in 'Chicago')
 
2004 Fox and Friends (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 August 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Law & Order: The First 3 Years (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1994-2004 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 January 1995 (1995) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 March 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
2004 Law & Order: Set Tour with Jerry Orbach (video documentary short)
Lennie Briscoe
 
2003 Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (TV special)
Himself
 
1985-2003 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) … Himself (also archive footage)
– The Best of Broadway (1985) … Himself
 
2003 Try to Remember: The Fantasticks (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Tale as Old as Time: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (video documentary)
Himself - Voice of 'Lumiere'
 
2002 The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000-2002 Encounters with the Unexplained (TV series documentary)
Host / Himself - Host
– Political Victim: Vince Foster - Suicide or Political Execution?/Attack on America: Were There Miracles Amidst the Mayhem of 911? (2002) … Host
– America's Lost Colony: Has the Lost Colony of Roanoke Been Found?/Prophetic Last Days: Have We Entered the End Times? (2002) … Host
– Global Climate Changes: Will Global Warming Change Our Lives?/Biblical Paradise: Have We Found the Garden of Eden? (2002) … Host
– Deadly Insects: Are We Creating Killer Insects?/Fields of Mystery: Are Crop Circles the Language of Aliens? (2002) … Host
– Has the Lost Colony of Roanoke Been Found?/Are the End Times Here? (2002) … Host
See all 46 episodes »
 
2002 The Hustler: The Inside Story (video documentary short)
Himself - Actor
 
2002 The 56th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Leading Actress in a Musical
 
2002 TV Guide's 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
2001/II The Hunt (TV documentary)
Presenter
 
2000 Badge of Courage: Police Officer of the Year (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jerry Orbach: The Singing Detective (2000) … Himself
– Ethel Merman: There's No Business Like Show Business (1999) … Himself
 
2000 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 September 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
1999-2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dirty Dancing (2000) … Himself
– Herve Villechaize (1999) … Himself
– Christopher Jones (1999) … Himself
 
2000 VH-1 Where Are They Now? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Music Movie Stars (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The Acting Class
Himself
 
2000 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 April 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind (video documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1999/I You Be the Judge (TV series documentary)
Host
 
1998 Jeopardy! (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
– 1998 Celebrity Invitational Game 5 (1998) … Himself - Celebrity Contestant
 
1998 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1993 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 September 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The 45th Annual Directors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1992 Later with Bob Costas (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 November 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
– Coney Island (1991) (voice)
 
1988 Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 In Performance at the White House: A Salute to Broadway - The Shows (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a TV-Series Drama
 
1986 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
– Germs Make Me Sick! (1986) … Himself (voice)
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The Best of Everything (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The 37th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1981 The Way They Were (TV special)
 
1980 Macy's 54th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968-1976 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 June 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1976 The 30th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1974 Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973 The 27th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 November 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1970-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.23 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #3.236 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.232 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.206 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer and Winner: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
 
1969 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Broadway's Best: 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1967 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.194 (1967) … Himself
 
1965 ABC's Nightlife (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 February 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1962 The Shari Lewis Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 May 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1961 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #14.27 (1961) … Himself
 
1960 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.147 (1960) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 America's Top Sleuths (TV documentary)
Det. Lenny Briscoe
 
2006 A Different Look at 'Law & Order' (video short)
Himself
 
2004-2005 Great Performances (TV series)
 
2005 Jerry Orbach Tribute (video short)
Himself
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 
2005 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2003 Very Merry Christmas Sing Along Songs (video)
Lumiere (voice)
 
1992 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Be Our Guest (video short)
Lumiere (voice)
 

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42nd Street (1980). Musical comedy. Music by Harry Warren. Lyrics by Al Dubin. Lead Ins and Crossovers by Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble and Bradford Ropes [posthumous credit]. Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes. Musical Director: John Lesko. Vocal arrangements by John Lesko. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang... See more »

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[on working on Law & Order] It's a lot more fun for actors to cry and rant and rave, or have a drug problem or a drinking problem. Once in a while I get jealous of people who get to do real histrionics. But that's all right. That stuff's only about awards. It's not about people watching. People are very loyal to our show and they want to see the case resolved in an hour. See more »

Trivia:

Spent part of his childhood in Nanticoke, PA. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra