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Jerry Orbach

Acting

Overview

Known for

Acting

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Birthday

Oct 20, 1935 (89 years old)

Death date

Dec 28, 2004

Jerry Orbach

Known For

1h 25m

Movie 2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway...

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1h 33m

Movie 2018

Howard

Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his...

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0h 12m

Movie 2003

Mickey's PhilharMagic

Stagehand Donald Duck secretly puts on Mickey's sorcerer's hat and...

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

1h 3m

Movie 2003

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

Conan O'Brien celebrates ten years of "Late Night with Conan...

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0h 57m

Movie 2003

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks

On the eve of the final Off-Broadway performance of the...

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

1h 51m

Movie 2003

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

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and...

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0h 24m

Movie 2002

The Hustler: The Inside Story

A brief overview of The Hustler's making and the players...

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1h 49m

Movie 2000

Prince of Central Park

A young boy sets out to find his mother. After...

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1h 39m

Movie 2000

Chinese Coffee

When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is...

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1h 0m

TV Show 2000

Encounters With the Unexplained

Historians and scientists explore myths, legends and mysterious phenomena.

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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.