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
| Birth Location | New York City, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935-10-20 |
| Died | 2004-12-28 |
Movies
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along
as Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)
2020
Howard
as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
2018
Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along
as Lumière
2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
as Lumiere (voice)
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises")
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
2004
Law & Order: The First 3 Years
as Self - Detective Lennie Briscoe
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
2003
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
as Self
2003
Manna from Heaven
as Waltz Contest Announcer
2002
The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Himself
2002
Prince of Central Park
as Businessman
2000
Chinese Coffee
as Jake Manheim
2000
The Acting Class
as Self
2000
Belle's Tales of Friendship
as Lumiere (voice)
1999
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
as Narrator
1999
Exiled
as Detective Lenny Briscoe
1998
Belle's Magical World
as Lumiere (voice)
1998
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
as Lumiere (voice)
1997
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
as Sa'luk (voice)
1996
The Cemetery Club
as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
1993
Mastergate
as Clifton Byers
1992
Mr. Saturday Night
as Phil Gussman
1992
Universal Soldier
as Dr. Christopher Gregor
1992
Straight Talk
as Milo Jacoby
1992
Quiet Killer
as Dr. Vincent Califano
1992
Broadway Bound
as Jack Jerome
1992
Beauty and the Beast
as Lumiere (voice)
1991
Delirious
as Lou Sherwood
1991
Delusion
as Larry
1991
Toy Soldiers
as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
1991
Out for Justice
as Ronny Donziger
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Vic St. John
1991
California Casanova
as Constantin Rominoffski
1991
Dead Women in Lingerie
as Mr. Bartoli
1991
In Defense of a Married Man
as Alan Michelson
1990
Kojak: None So Blind
as Tony Salducci
1990
A Gnome Named Gnorm
as Stan Walton
1990
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Jack Rosenthal
1989
Last Exit to Brooklyn
as Boyce
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
as Blaine Counter
1989
Someone to Watch Over Me
as Lt. Garber
1987
Dirty Dancing
as Dr. Jake Houseman
1987
I Love N.Y.
as Leo
1987
Love Among Thieves
as Spicer
1987
F/X
as Nicholas DeFranco
1986
The Imagemaker
as Byron Caine
1986
Brewster's Millions
as Charley Pegler
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
The Streets
as Sgt. Max Grozzo
1984
The Magic of Herself the Elf
as King Thorn (voice)
1983
An Invasion of Privacy
as Sam Bianchi
1983
Plaza Suite
as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
Prince of the City
as Gus Levy
1981
Underground Aces
as Herbert Penlittle
1981
Alex and the Doberman Gang
as Rogers
1980
The Sentinel
as Michael Dayton
1977
Fore Play
as Jerry Lorsey
1975
1974
A Fan's Notes
as Fred Exley
1972
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
as Kid Sally
1971
Annie Get Your Gun
as Charles Davenport
1967
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Pinkerton
1965
Bye Bye Birdie
as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
1963
Mad Dog Coll
as Joe Clegg
1961
Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life
as Cristof
1961
Cop Hater
as Mumzer
1958
Guys and Dolls
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
1955
Marty
as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
1955
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