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Jerry Orbach
Acting

Jerry Orbach

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

20 Oct 1935

Age

91 Years

Born In

New York City, New York, USA

Total Projects

107

Years Active

66 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

movie

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self

Howard

movie

Howard

2018

Howard

as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)

The New Yorker Presents

tv

The New Yorker Presents

2016

The New Yorker Presents

as Detective Lennie Brisco

Waking Sleeping Beauty

movie

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

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

movie

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

2005

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

as Lumiere (voice)

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

movie

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

2005

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

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

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

tv

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Lennie Briscoe

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

movie

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

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

Law & Order: Corruption Empire

movie

Law & Order: Corruption Empire

2003

Law & Order: Corruption Empire

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

movie

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

2003

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

as Self

Broadway's Lost Treasures

movie

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

Broadway's Lost Treasures

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

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

movie

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

2003

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

as Self

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

movie

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

2003

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

as Self

Manna from Heaven

movie

Manna from Heaven

2002

Manna from Heaven

as Waltz Contest Announcer

The Hustler: The Inside Story

movie

The Hustler: The Inside Story

2002

The Hustler: The Inside Story

as Self - Actor

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

tv

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Lennie Briscoe

Disney's House of Mouse

tv

Disney's House of Mouse

2001

Disney's House of Mouse

as Lumiere (voice)

Prince of Central Park

movie

Prince of Central Park

2000

Prince of Central Park

as Businessman

Chinese Coffee

movie

Chinese Coffee

2000

Chinese Coffee

as Jake Manheim

CineRaya

tv

Encounters With the Unexplained

2000

Encounters With the Unexplained

The Acting Class

movie

The Acting Class

2000

The Acting Class

as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

tv

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Detective Lennie Briscoe

Belle's Tales of Friendship

movie

Belle's Tales of Friendship

1999

Belle's Tales of Friendship

as Lumiere (voice)

CineRaya

tv

Where Are They Now?

1999

Where Are They Now?

as Self

Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind

movie

Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind

1999

Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind

as Narrator

Exiled

movie

Exiled

1998

Exiled

as Detective Lenny Briscoe

Belle's Magical World

movie

Belle's Magical World

1998

Belle's Magical World

as Lumiere (voice)

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

movie

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

1997

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

as Lumiere (voice)

E! True Hollywood Story

tv

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

movie

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

1996

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

as Sa'Luk (voice)

Frasier

tv

Frasier

1993

Frasier

as Mitch (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

tv

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

The Cemetery Club

movie

The Cemetery Club

1993

The Cemetery Club

as Jake Rubin (uncredited)

Homicide: Life on the Street

tv

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Lennie Briscoe

Mastergate

movie

Mastergate

1992

Mastergate

as Clifton Byers

Mr. Saturday Night

movie

Mr. Saturday Night

1992

Mr. Saturday Night

as Phil Gussman

Universal Soldier

movie

Universal Soldier

1992

Universal Soldier

as Dr. Christopher Gregor

Straight Talk

movie

Straight Talk

1992

Straight Talk

as Milo Jacoby

Quiet Killer

movie

Quiet Killer

1992

Quiet Killer

as Dr. Vincent Califano

Broadway Bound

movie

Broadway Bound

1992

Broadway Bound

as Jack Jerome

Beauty and the Beast

movie

Beauty and the Beast

1991

Beauty and the Beast

as Lumiere (voice)

Delirious

movie

Delirious

1991

Delirious

as Lou Sherwood

A Gnome Named Gnorm

movie

A Gnome Named Gnorm

1991

A Gnome Named Gnorm

as Stan Walton

Toy Soldiers

movie

Toy Soldiers

1991

Toy Soldiers

as Albert Trotta (uncredited)

Out for Justice

movie

Out for Justice

1991

Out for Justice

as Ronny Donziger

Delusion

movie

Delusion

1991

Delusion

as Larry

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

1991

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

as Vic St. John

Dead Women in Lingerie

movie

Dead Women in Lingerie

1991

Dead Women in Lingerie

as Mr. Bartoli

California Casanova

movie

California Casanova

1991

California Casanova

as Constantin Rominoffski

In Defense of a Married Man

movie

In Defense of a Married Man

1990

In Defense of a Married Man

as Alan Michelson

Law & Order

tv

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order

as Frank Lehrman

Law & Order

tv

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order

as Lennie Briscoe

Kojak: None So Blind

movie

Kojak: None So Blind

1990

Kojak: None So Blind

as Tony Salducci

Crimes and Misdemeanors

movie

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

Crimes and Misdemeanors

as Jack Rosenthal

Last Exit to Brooklyn

movie

Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989

Last Exit to Brooklyn

as Boyce

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

1989

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

as Blaine Counter

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

movie

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

1988

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

as Self

Someone to Watch Over Me

movie

Someone to Watch Over Me

1987

Someone to Watch Over Me

as Lt. Garber

The Law & Harry McGraw

tv

The Law & Harry McGraw

1987

The Law & Harry McGraw

as Harry McGraw

Dirty Dancing

movie

Dirty Dancing

1987

Dirty Dancing

as Dr. Jake Houseman

I Love N.Y.

movie

I Love N.Y.

1987

I Love N.Y.

as Leo

Love Among Thieves

movie

Love Among Thieves

1987

Love Among Thieves

as Spicer

Out on a Limb

tv

Out on a Limb

1987

Out on a Limb

as Mort Viner

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

tv

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

1986

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

F/X

movie

F/X

1986

F/X

as Nicholas DeFranco

The Imagemaker

movie

The Imagemaker

1986

The Imagemaker

as Byron Caine

The Golden Girls

tv

The Golden Girls

1985

The Golden Girls

as Glen

Brewster's Millions

movie

Brewster's Millions

1985

Brewster's Millions

as Charley Pegler

Night of 100 Stars II

movie

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

Tales from the Darkside

tv

Tales from the Darkside

1984

Tales from the Darkside

as Roberts

Murder, She Wrote

tv

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Harry McGraw

Hunter

tv

Hunter

1984

Hunter

as Sal Scarlatti

Jeopardy!

tv

Jeopardy!

1984

Jeopardy!

as Self

CineRaya

movie

The Streets

1984

The Streets

as Sgt. Max Grozzo

The Hitchhiker

tv

The Hitchhiker

1983

The Hitchhiker

as Cameron

The Magic of Herself the Elf

movie

The Magic of Herself the Elf

1983

The Magic of Herself the Elf

as King Thorn (voice)

An Invasion of Privacy

movie

An Invasion of Privacy

1983

An Invasion of Privacy

as Sam Bianchi

Plaza Suite

movie

Plaza Suite

1982

Plaza Suite

as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash

Night of 100 Stars

movie

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Simon & Simon

tv

Simon & Simon

1981

Simon & Simon

Prince of the City

movie

Prince of the City

1981

Prince of the City

as Gus Levy

Underground Aces

movie

Underground Aces

1981

Underground Aces

as Herbert Penlittle

Alex and the Doberman Gang

movie

Alex and the Doberman Gang

1980

Alex and the Doberman Gang

as Rogers

Trapper John, M.D.

tv

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

Trapper John, M.D.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

tv

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Lars Mangros

The Sentinel

movie

The Sentinel

1977

The Sentinel

as Michael Dayton

Fore Play

movie

Fore Play

1975

Fore Play

as Jerry Lorsey

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

movie

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

1974

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

as Self

Kojak

tv

Kojak

1973

Kojak

as Brubaker

A Fan's Notes

movie

A Fan's Notes

1972

A Fan's Notes

as Fred Exley

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

movie

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

as Kid Sally

Love, American Style

tv

Love, American Style

1969

Love, American Style

as Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews

Medical Center

tv

Medical Center

1969

Medical Center

The Dick Cavett Show

tv

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Annie Get Your Gun

movie

Annie Get Your Gun

1967

Annie Get Your Gun

as Charles Davenport

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

movie

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as Pinkerton

Bye Bye Birdie

movie

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

Bye Bye Birdie

as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)

The Merv Griffin Show

tv

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

tv

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Defenders

tv

The Defenders

1961

The Defenders

as J.P. Loring

Mad Dog Coll

movie

Mad Dog Coll

1961

Mad Dog Coll

as Joe Clegg

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

movie

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

1961

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

as Cristof

Cop Hater

movie

Cop Hater

1958

Cop Hater

as Mumzer

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Host / Presenter

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee / Performer

Guys and Dolls

movie

Guys and Dolls

1955

Guys and Dolls

as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)

Marty

movie

Marty

1955

Marty

as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)

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