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Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

Born on October 20th, 1935

New York City, New York, USA

Died on December 28th, 2004

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.

Filmography

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Self

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Howard

2018

Self / Lumiere (archive footage)

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

Self (archive footage)

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Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party

2005

Lumiere (voice)

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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005

Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)

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Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004

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

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

2003

Self

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Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

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

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Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

2003

Self

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

2003

Self

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Manna from Heaven

2002

Waltz Contest Announcer

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The Hustler: The Inside Story

2002

Self - Actor

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Prince of Central Park

2000

Businessman

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Chinese Coffee

2000

Jake Manheim

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The Acting Class

2000

Self

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Belle's Tales of Friendship

1999

Lumiere (voice)

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Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind

1999

Narrator

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Exiled

1998

Detective Lenny Briscoe

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Belle's Magical World

1998

Lumiere (voice)

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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

1997

Lumiere (voice)

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Aladdin and the King of Thieves

1996

Sa'luk (voice)

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The Cemetery Club

1993

Jake Rubin (uncredited)

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Mastergate

1992

Clifton Byers

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Mr. Saturday Night

1992

Phil Gussman

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Universal Soldier

1992

Dr. Christopher Gregor

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Straight Talk

1992

Milo Jacoby

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Quiet Killer

1992

Dr. Vincent Califano

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Broadway Bound

1992

Jack Jerome

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A Gnome Named Gnorm

1992

Stan Walton

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Beauty and the Beast

1991

Lumiere (voice)

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Delirious

1991

Lou Sherwood

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Delusion

1991

Larry

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Toy Soldiers

1991

Albert Trotta (uncredited)

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Out for Justice

1991

Ronny Donziger

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

1991

Vic St. John

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Dead Women in Lingerie

1991

Mr. Bartoli

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California Casanova

1991

Constantin Rominoffski

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In Defense of a Married Man

1990

Alan Michelson

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Kojak: None So Blind

1990

Tony Salducci

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Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

Jack Rosenthal

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Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989

Boyce

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

1989

Blaine Counter

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Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

1988

Self

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Someone to Watch Over Me

1987

Lt. Garber

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Dirty Dancing

1987

Dr. Jake Houseman

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I Love N.Y.

1987

Leo

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Love Among Thieves

1987

Spicer

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F/X

1986

Nicholas DeFranco

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The Imagemaker

1986

Byron Caine

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Brewster's Millions

1985

Charley Pegler

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Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Self

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The Streets

1984

Sgt. Max Grozzo

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The Magic of Herself the Elf

1983

King Thorn (voice)

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An Invasion of Privacy

1983

Sam Bianchi

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Plaza Suite

1982

Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash

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Night of 100 Stars

1982

Self

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Prince of the City

1981

Gus Levy

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Underground Aces

1981

Herbert Penlittle

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Alex and the Doberman Gang

1980

Rogers

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The Sentinel

1977

Michael Dayton

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Fore Play

1975

Jerry Lorsey

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Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

1974

Self

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A Fan's Notes

1972

Fred Exley

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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971

Kid Sally

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Annie Get Your Gun

1967

Charles Davenport

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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

Pinkerton

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Bye Bye Birdie

1963

Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)

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Mad Dog Coll

1961

Joe Clegg

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24 Hours in a Woman's Life

1961

Cristof

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Cop Hater

1958

Mumzer

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Guys and Dolls

1955

Barbershop Patron (uncredited)

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Marty

1955

Ballroom Patron (uncredited)

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