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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Mini Biography:
Jerry was born in the Bronx. His father, Leon, was a former vaudevillian... more
Trivia:
Father was German-Jewish whose ancestry was Spanish Sephardic and Mother... more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.
Another
1 win
&
15 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(23 articles)
Media Theatre's Wizard Of Oz Plays Through 1/10/2010
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(From BroadwayWorld.com. 25 November 2009, 3:50 PM, PST)
Oprah's Leap From Series To Network Should Inspire These Five Shows To Follow Her Lead
(From MTV Movies Blog. 20 November 2009, 1:00 PM, PST)
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actor:
- "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" .... Detective Lennie Briscoe (2 episodes, 2005)
- 41 Shots (2005) TV episode .... Detective Lennie Briscoe
- The Abominable Showman (2005) TV episode .... Detective Lennie Briscoe - Law & Order: Justice Is Served (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Senior Homicide Detective Lennie Briscoe
- "Law & Order" .... Detective Lennie Briscoe / ... (274 episodes, 1991-2004)
... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
- C.O.D. (2004) TV episode .... Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Caviar Emptor (2004) TV episode .... Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Gaijin (2004) TV episode .... Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Vendetta (2004) TV episode .... Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Everybody Loves Raimondo's (2004) TV episode .... Detective Lennie Briscoe
(269 more) - Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003) (voice) (uncredited) .... Lumiere
- Law & Order II: Double or Nothing (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Senior Homicide Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Law & Order: Dead on the Money (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Senior Homicide Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Manna from Heaven (2002) .... Waltz Contest Announcer
- "House of Mouse" .... Lumiere (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
- Max's Embarrassing Date (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Lumiere
- Not So Goofy (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Lumiere
- The Mouse Who Came to Dinner (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Lumiere
- Clarabelle's Big Secret (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Lumiere
- Pluto Saves the Day (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Lumiere
(4 more) - "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Detective Lennie Briscoe (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Poison (2001) TV episode .... Detective Lennie Briscoe - Prince of Central Park (2000) .... Businessman
- Chinese Coffee (2000) .... Jake Manheim
- "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Detective Lennie Briscoe (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
- Entitled (2000) TV episode .... Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Hysteria (1999) TV episode .... Detective Lennie Briscoe
- Or Just Look Like One (1999) TV episode .... Detective Lennie Briscoe - "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Det. Leonard 'Lennie' Briscoe (3 episodes, 1996-1999)
... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
- Sideshow: Part 2 (1999) TV episode .... Det. Leonard 'Lennie' Briscoe
- Baby, It's You: Part 2 (1997) TV episode .... Det. Leonard 'Lennie' Briscoe
- For God and Country (1996) TV episode .... Det. Leonard 'Lennie' Briscoe - Temps (1999) .... Announcer
- Exiled (1998) (TV) .... Detective Lennie Briscoe
... aka Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (USA: promotional title) - Belle's Magical World (1998) (V) (voice) .... Lumiere
... aka Disney's Belle's Magical World (USA: complete title) - Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (V) (voice) .... Lumiere
... aka Beauty and the Beast 2 (USA: promotional title) - "Frasier" .... Mitch (1 episode, 1996)
- High Crane Drifter (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Mitch - Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1995) (V) (voice) .... Sa'luk
- The Cemetery Club (1993) (uncredited)
... aka Looking for a Live One - Mastergate (1992) (TV) .... Clifton Byers
- "Empty Nest" .... Arthur (2 episodes, 1992)
- ...Or Forever Hold Your Peace (1992) TV episode .... Arthur
- The Mismatchmaker (1992) TV episode .... Arthur - Mr. Saturday Night (1992) .... Phil Gussman
- Universal Soldier (1992) .... Dr. Christopher Gregor
- Straight Talk (1992) .... Milo Jacoby
- Quiet Killer (1992) (TV) .... Dr. Vincent Califano
... aka Black Death (UK)
... aka New York, alerte à la peste (France) - Broadway Bound (1992) (TV) .... Jack Jerome
... aka Neil Simon's Broadway Bound (USA: complete title) - Beauty and the Beast (1991) (voice) .... Lumiere
... aka Beauty and the Beast 3-D (USA: promotional title)
... aka Beauty and the Beast: Special Edition (USA: longer version) - Delirious (1991) .... Lou Sherwood
- Delusion (1991) .... Larry
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Harry McGraw / ... (6 episodes, 1985-1991)
- The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane (1991) TV episode .... Harry McGraw
- From the Horse's Mouth (1991) TV episode .... Harry McGraw
- Double Exposure (1989) TV episode .... Harry McGraw
- Death Takes a Dive (1987) TV episode .... Harry McGraw
- One Good Bid Deserves a Murder (1986) TV episode .... Harland 'Harry' McGraw
(1 more) - Toy Soldiers (1991) (uncredited) .... Albert Trotta
- Out for Justice (1991) .... Capt. Ronnie Donziger
- California Casanova (1991) .... Constantin Rominoffski
- "The American Experience" .... Voice Only (1 episode, 1991)
- Coney Island (1991) TV episode .... Voice Only - Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991) (TV) .... Vic St. John
- Dead Women in Lingerie (1991) .... Bartoli
- "Who's the Boss?" .... Nick (1 episode, 1990)
- Starlight Memories (1990) TV episode .... Nick - In Defense of a Married Man (1990) (TV) .... Alan Michelson
- A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990) .... Stan Walton
... aka The Adventures of a Gnome Named Gnorm
... aka Upworld (UK: video title)
... aka Upworld, the Magic Little Alien (Philippines: English title) - Kojak: None So Blind (1990) (TV) .... Tony Salducci
- "The Golden Girls" .... Glen O'Brien #2 (1 episode, 1990)
- Cheaters (1990) TV episode .... Glen O'Brien #2 - "Hunter" .... Sal Scarlatti (1 episode, 1990)
- Son and Heir (1990) TV episode .... Sal Scarlatti - Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) .... Jack Rosenthal
- Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) .... Boyce
... aka Letzte Ausfahrt Brooklyn (West Germany) - The Flamingo Kid (1989) (TV) .... Phil Brody
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989) (TV) .... Blaine Counter
- "Simon & Simon" .... Harrison / ... (1 episode, 1988)
- Ain't Gonna Get It from Me, Jack (1988) TV episode .... Harrison/Malcolm Shanley III - "The Law and Harry McGraw" .... Harry McGraw (16 episodes, 1987-1988)
- Maginnis for the People (1988) TV episode .... Harry McGraw
- Beware the Ides of May (1988) TV episode .... Harry McGraw
- Gilhooey's Is History (1988) TV episode .... Harry McGraw
- Yankee Boodle Dandy (1987) TV episode .... Harry McGraw
- State of Art (1987) TV episode .... Harry McGraw
(11 more) - Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) .... Lt. Garber
- Dirty Dancing (1987) .... Dr. Jake Houseman
- "The Hitchhiker" .... Cameron (1 episode, 1987)
... aka Deadly Nightmares (UK: video compilation title)
... aka Le voyageur (France)
- Cabin Fever (1987) TV episode .... Cameron - I Love N.Y. (1987) .... Leo
- Love Among Thieves (1987) (TV) .... Spicer
- "Tales from the Darkside" .... Robert (1 episode, 1987)
- Everybody Needs a Little Love (1987) TV episode .... Robert - Out on a Limb (1987) (TV) .... Mort Viner
- "The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers" .... Zachary Foxx (7 episodes, 1986)
... aka Galaxy Rangers (USA: short title)
- New Frontier (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Zachary Foxx
- Mistwalker (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Zachary Foxx
- Tune Up (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Zachary Foxx
- Mindnet (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Zachary Foxx
- Tortuna (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Zachary Foxx
(2 more) - "Dream West" (1986) TV mini-series .... Capt. John Sutter
- The Imagemaker (1986) .... Byron Caine
- F/X (1986) .... Nicholas DeFranco
... aka F/X - Murder by Illusion
... aka Murder by Illusion - "Our Family Honor" .... Brian Merrick (2 episodes, 1985)
- In the Line of Duty (1985) TV episode .... Brian Merrick
- Everybody Is a Star (1985) TV episode .... Brian Merrick - Brewster's Millions (1985) .... Charley Pegler
- The Streets (1984) (TV) .... Sgt. Max Grozzo
- "Ryan's Hope" .... Mr. Brahm (1 episode, 1983)
- Episode dated 17 March 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Mr. Brahm - An Invasion of Privacy (1983) (TV) .... Sam Bianchi
- The Special Magic of Herself the Elf (1983) (TV) (voice) .... King Thorn
... aka The Magic of Herself the Elf (USA: video title) - Prince of the City (1981) .... Gus Levy
- Underground Aces (1981) .... Herbert Penlittle
- "One Life to Live" (1968) TV series .... Irwin Keyser (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
- Alex and the Doberman Gang (1980) (TV) .... Rogers
- "Trapper John, M.D." .... Dr. Beeker (1 episode, 1980)
- Hot Line (1980) TV episode .... Dr. Beeker - "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" .... Lars Mangros (1 episode, 1980)
- Space Rockers (1980) TV episode .... Lars Mangros - The Sentinel (1977) .... Michael Dayton
- "Kojak" .... Brubaker (1 episode, 1975)
- A Question of Answers (1975) TV episode .... Brubaker - Fore Play (1975) .... Jerry Lorsey
... aka Foreplay
... aka The President's Women - "Medical Center" .... Josh (1 episode, 1975)
- The Captives (1975) TV episode .... Josh - "Diana" .... Donald Kirby (1 episode, 1973)
- Never, Never, Ever Again... Maybe (1973) TV episode .... Donald Kirby - "Love, American Style" .... Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews (segment "Love and the Hoodwinked Honey") (1 episode, 1973)
- Love and the Cozy Comrades/Love and the Flunky/Love and the Hoodwinked Honey/Love and the Secret Spouse (1973) TV episode .... Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews (segment "Love and the Hoodwinked Honey") - A Fan's Notes (1972) .... Fred
- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) .... Kid Sally
... aka The Gang That Couldn't Shoot (UK: cable TV title) - Annie Get Your Gun (1967) (TV) .... Charles Davenport
- "The Defenders" .... J.P. Loring (1 episode, 1965)
- The Sworn Twelve (1965) TV episode .... J.P. Loring - John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965) .... Pinkerton
- "Camera Three" .... Larry Foreman (1 episode, 1964)
- The Cradle Will Rock (1964) TV episode .... Larry Foreman - Ensign Pulver (1964) (uncredited)
- "The Nurses" .... Steve Ford (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
- Field of Battle (1963) TV episode .... Steve Ford - Mad Dog Coll (1961) .... Joe
- Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (1961) (TV) .... Cristof
- Cop Hater (1958) .... Joe 'Mumzer' Sanchez, street gang leader
- Guys and Dolls (1955/I) (uncredited) .... Barbershop customer
- Marty (1955) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Ballroom Extra
Soundtrack:
- "Great Performances" (3 episodes, 1985-2004)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004) TV episode (performer: "All I Care About")
- Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) TV episode (performer: "Lullaby of Broadway")
- The Best of Broadway (1985) TV episode (performer: "Try To Remember", "Lullaby Of Broadway") - Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (V) (performer: "Deck the Halls", "As Long As There's Christmas", "A Cut Above the Rest")
... aka Beauty and the Beast 2 (USA: promotional title) - Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1995) (V) (performer: "Are You In or Out?")
- The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) (TV) (performer: "Belle", "Be Our Guest")
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) (performer: "Be Our Guest", "Something There", "Human Again")
... aka Beauty and the Beast 3-D (USA: promotional title)
... aka Beauty and the Beast: Special Edition (USA: longer version) - The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981) (TV) (performer: "Lullaby of Broadway")
- "The Mike Douglas Show" (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 14 June 1976 (1976) TV episode (performer: "Razzle Dazzle") - The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976) (TV) (performer: "All I Care About")
- The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) (performer: "She Likes Basketball/Turkey Lurkey Time")
- "Camera Three" (1 episode, 1964)
- The Cradle Will Rock (1964) TV episode (performer: "The Cradle Will Rock" (selections)) - "Toast of the Town" (1 episode, 1961)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #14.27 (1961) TV episode (performer: "Her Face")
Thanks:
- Law & Order: The First 3 Years (2004) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- "America's Top Sleuths" (2006) TV mini-series .... Det. Lenny Briscoe
- "Broadway: The American Musical" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
- Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) TV episode .... Himself/Julian Marsh (in '42nd Street')
- Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) TV episode .... Himself/Billy Flynn (in 'Chicago') - "Fox and Friends" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Fox and Friends First (USA: alternative title)
... aka Fox and Friends Weekend (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 31 August 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Law & Order: The First 3 Years (2004) (V) .... Himself
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1995-2004)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 20 January 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.83 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - Law & Order: Set Tour with Jerry Orbach (2004) (V) .... Lennie Briscoe
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "Great Performances" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1985-2003)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) TV episode (also archive footage) .... Himself
- The Best of Broadway (1985) TV episode .... Himself - Try to Remember: The Fantasticks (2003) .... Himself
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) .... Himself
... aka Broadway (USA: short title)
... aka Broadway: The Golden Age (USA: short title)
... aka Broadway: The Movie (USA: short title) - Tale as Old as Time: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (2002) (V) .... Himself - Voice of 'Lumiere'
- The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- "Encounters with the Unexplained" .... Host / ... (46 episodes, 2000-2002)
- Political Victim: Vince Foster - Suicide or Political Execution?/Attack on America: Were There Miracles Amidst the Mayhem of 911? (2002) TV episode .... Host
- America's Lost Colony: Has the Lost Colony of Roanoke Been Found?/Prophetic Last Days: Have We Entered the End Times? (2002) TV episode .... Host
- Global Climate Changes: Will Global Warming Change Our Lives?/Biblical Paradise: Have We Found the Garden of Eden? (2002) TV episode .... Host
- Deadly Insects: Are We Creating Killer Insects?/Fields of Mystery: Are Crop Circles the Language of Aliens? (2002) TV episode .... Host
- Has the Lost Colony of Roanoke Been Found?/Are the End Times Here? (2002) TV episode .... Host
(41 more) - The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002) (V) .... Himself - Actor
- The 56th Annual Tony Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- The Hunt (2001/II) (TV) .... Presenter
- Badge of Courage: Police Officer of the Year (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Howard Stern Radio Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode dated 24 September 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Dirty Dancing (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Herve Villechaize (1999) TV episode .... Himself
- Christopher Jones (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Music Movie Stars (2000) TV episode .... Himself - The Acting Class (2000) .... Himself
- "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode dated 12 April 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "You Be the Judge" (1999/I) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
- Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind (1999) (V) (voice) .... Narrator
- "Showbiz Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode dated 10 September 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - "Later with Bob Costas" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Later
- Episode dated 24 November 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself - The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (1991) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Be Our Guest: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (USA: closing credits title) - Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- In Performance at the White House: A Salute to Broadway - The Shows (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode)
- Jerry Orbach (????) TV episode .... Himself - "Reading Rainbow" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
- Germs Make Me Sick! (1986) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- The Best of Everything (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- The 37th Annual Tony Awards (1983) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- The Way They Were (1981) (TV)
- "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1976)
- Episode dated 14 June 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 1 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife (1974) (TV) .... Himself
- The 27th Annual Tony Awards (1973) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Host
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 30 November 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 13 October 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Broadway's Best: 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - "ABC's Nightlife" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Les Crane Show (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 10 February 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - "The Shari Lewis Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode dated 26 May 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #14.27 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- A Different Look at 'Law & Order' (2006) (V) .... Himself
-
"Great Performances"
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of the Tony Awards (2005) TV episode .... Himself/Performer
- Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Host - Jerry Orbach Tribute (2005) (V) .... Himself
- The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Memorial Tribute
- 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
- Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Be Our Guest (1992) (V) (voice) .... Lumiere
Additional Details
Other Works:
Voice of Pierre in Walt Disney World's "The Enchanted Tiki Room -- Under New Management"
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Publicity Listings:
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