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Jerry Orbach
0 FOLLOWERS • 38 CREDITS • OCT 20, 1935 - DEC 28, 2004 • 69
Biography
Jerome Bernard "Jerry" Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer, well known for his starring role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and as the voice of Lumière in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, 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
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Murder, She Wrote
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Kojak
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Frasier
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The Defenders
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Trapper John, M.D.
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E! True Hollywood Story
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Hunter
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The Golden Girls
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The Hitchhiker
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Simon & Simon
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Medical Center
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury
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Homicide: Life on the Street
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
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The New Yorker Presents
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
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Guys and Dolls
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Toy Soldiers
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Tony Awards
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Belle's Tales of Friendship
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Mastergate
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Crimes and Misdemeanors
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Mickey’s PhilharMagic
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Quiet Killer
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Universal Soldier
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Law & Order: The First 3 Years
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves
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Brewster's Millions
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Belle's Magical World
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Beauty and the Beast
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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
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Dirty Dancing
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Plaza Suite
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The Law & Harry McGraw
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Law & Order
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