Jerry Orbach
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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Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Detective Lennie Briscoe
Law & Order
Frank Lehrman
Law & Order
Lennie Briscoe
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Detective Lennie Briscoe
Frasier
Mitch (voice)
Love, American Style
Homicide: Life on the Street
Lennie Briscoe
Murder, She Wrote
Harry McGraw
Tony Awards
Self - Host / Presenter
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer
Tales from the Darkside
Roberts
The Golden Girls
Glen
Trapper John, M.D.
Disney's House of Mouse
Lumiere (voice)
Simon & Simon
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Lars Mangros
Medical Center
Hunter
Sal Scarlatti
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Where Are They Now?
Self
Beauty and the Beast
Lumiere (voice)
The Hitchhiker
Cameron
The Defenders
J.P. Loring
Kojak
Brubaker
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Lennie Briscoe
Dirty Dancing
Dr. Jake Houseman
E! True Hollywood Story
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Lumiere (voice)
Universal Soldier
Dr. Christopher Gregor
The Law & Harry McGraw
Harry McGraw
Encounters With the Unexplained
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Sa'luk (voice)
Belle's Magical World
Lumiere (voice)
F/X
Nicholas DeFranco
Brewster's Millions
Charley Pegler
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
The New Yorker Presents
Detective Lennie Brisco
Howard
Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
Guys and Dolls
Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
Someone to Watch Over Me
Lt. Garber
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Delirious
Lou Sherwood
Out for Justice
Ronny Donziger
Mr. Saturday Night
Phil Gussman
Straight Talk
Milo Jacoby
Prince of the City
Gus Levy
Bye Bye Birdie
Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Marty
Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
Exiled
Detective Lenny Briscoe
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Kid Sally
Delusion
Larry
The Acting Class
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Mastergate
Clifton Byers
Toy Soldiers
Albert Trotta (uncredited)
In Defense of a Married Man
Alan Michelson
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Boyce
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
A Gnome Named Gnorm
Stan Walton
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Blaine Counter
The Sentinel
Michael Dayton
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Vic St. John
Out on a Limb
Mort Viner
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
Love Among Thieves
Spicer
Manna from Heaven
Waltz Contest Announcer
Chinese Coffee
Jake Manheim
The Cemetery Club
Jake Rubin (uncredited)
Underground Aces
Herbert Penlittle
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Jack Rosenthal
Kojak: None So Blind
Tony Salducci
Belle's Tales of Friendship
Lumiere (voice)
Cop Hater
Mumzer
Prince of Central Park
Businessman
Mad Dog Coll
Joe Clegg
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Self
An Invasion of Privacy
Sam Bianchi
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
Lumiere (voice)
Quiet Killer
Dr. Vincent Califano
Dead Women in Lingerie
Mr. Bartoli
I Love N.Y.
Leo
Fore Play
Jerry Lorsey
Mickey's PhilharMagic
Lumiere (archive voice)
The Imagemaker
Byron Caine
The Magic of Herself the Elf
King Thorn (voice)
Alex and the Doberman Gang
Rogers
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
Self
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
Cristof
California Casanova
Constantin Rominoffski
Broadway Bound
Jack Jerome
The Hustler: The Inside Story
Self - Actor
A Fan's Notes
Fred Exley
The Streets
Sgt. Max Grozzo
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Pinkerton
Plaza Suite
Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
Annie Get Your Gun
Charles Davenport
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
Narrator
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest