Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born October 20, 1935
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.
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
MovieHoward
2018
as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
TVThe New Yorker Presents
2016
as Detective Lennie Brisco
MovieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDisney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
2005
as Lumiere (voice)
MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
TVLaw & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Lennie Briscoe
MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
MovieLaw & Order: Corruption Empire
2003
MovieLate Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self
MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
MovieTry to Remember: The Fantasticks
2003
as Self
MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
MovieManna from Heaven
2002
as Waltz Contest Announcer
MovieThe Hustler: The Inside Story
2002
as Self - Actor
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Lennie Briscoe
TVDisney's House of Mouse
2001
as Lumiere (voice)
MoviePrince of Central Park
2000
as Businessman
MovieChinese Coffee
2000
as Jake Manheim
Encounters With the Unexplained
2000
MovieThe Acting Class
2000
as Self
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Detective Lennie Briscoe
MovieBelle's Tales of Friendship
1999
as Lumiere (voice)
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
MovieSerial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
1999
as Narrator
MovieExiled
1998
as Detective Lenny Briscoe
MovieBelle's Magical World
1998
as Lumiere (voice)
MovieBeauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
as Lumiere (voice)
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieAladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
as Sa'Luk (voice)
TVFrasier
1993
as Mitch (voice)
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Cemetery Club
1993
as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Lennie Briscoe
MovieMastergate
1992
as Clifton Byers
MovieMr. Saturday Night
1992
as Phil Gussman
MovieUniversal Soldier
1992
as Dr. Christopher Gregor
MovieStraight Talk
1992
as Milo Jacoby
MovieQuiet Killer
1992
as Dr. Vincent Califano
MovieBroadway Bound
1992
as Jack Jerome
MovieBeauty and the Beast
1991
as Lumiere (voice)
MovieDelirious
1991
as Lou Sherwood
MovieA Gnome Named Gnorm
1991
as Stan Walton
MovieToy Soldiers
1991
as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
MovieOut for Justice
1991
as Ronny Donziger
MovieDelusion
1991
as Larry
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
as Vic St. John
MovieDead Women in Lingerie
1991
as Mr. Bartoli
MovieCalifornia Casanova
1991
as Constantin Rominoffski
MovieIn Defense of a Married Man
1990
as Alan Michelson
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Frank Lehrman
MovieKojak: None So Blind
1990
as Tony Salducci
MovieCrimes and Misdemeanors
1989
as Jack Rosenthal
MovieLast Exit to Brooklyn
1989
as Boyce
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
as Blaine Counter
MovieIrving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
as Self
MovieSomeone to Watch Over Me
1987
as Lt. Garber
TVThe Law & Harry McGraw
1987
as Harry McGraw
MovieDirty Dancing
1987
as Dr. Jake Houseman
MovieI Love N.Y.
1987
as Leo
MovieLove Among Thieves
1987
as Spicer
TVOut on a Limb
1987
as Mort Viner
TVThe Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
1986
as Zachary Foxx (voice)
MovieF/X
1986
as Nicholas DeFranco
MovieThe Imagemaker
1986
as Byron Caine
TVThe Golden Girls
1985
as Glen
MovieBrewster's Millions
1985
as Charley Pegler
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
TVTales from the Darkside
1984
as Roberts
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Harry McGraw
TVHunter
1984
as Sal Scarlatti
TVJeopardy!
1984
as Self
The Streets
1984
as Sgt. Max Grozzo
TVThe Hitchhiker
1983
as Cameron
MovieThe Magic of Herself the Elf
1983
as King Thorn (voice)
MovieAn Invasion of Privacy
1983
as Sam Bianchi
MoviePlaza Suite
1982
as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
TVSimon & Simon
1981
MoviePrince of the City
1981
as Gus Levy
MovieUnderground Aces
1981
as Herbert Penlittle
MovieAlex and the Doberman Gang
1980
as Rogers
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
TVBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Lars Mangros
MovieThe Sentinel
1977
as Michael Dayton
MovieFore Play
1975
as Jerry Lorsey
MovieMitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
1974
as Self
TVKojak
1973
as Brubaker
MovieA Fan's Notes
1972
as Fred Exley
MovieThe Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as Kid Sally
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews
TVMedical Center
1969
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieAnnie Get Your Gun
1967
as Charles Davenport
MovieJohn Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
as Pinkerton
MovieBye Bye Birdie
1963
as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVThe Defenders
1961
as J.P. Loring
MovieMad Dog Coll
1961
as Joe Clegg
Movie24 Hours in a Woman's Life
1961
as Cristof
MovieCop Hater
1958
as Mumzer
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Presenter
MovieGuys and Dolls
1955
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
MovieMarty
1955
as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
