Cast & creator
Jerry Orbach
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Law & Order
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.
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film credits
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television credits
107
1955–2021 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (107)
Showing 107 of 107 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Detective Lennie Briscoe
1999
Law & Order
Frank Lehrman
1990Law & Order
Lennie Briscoe
1990
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Lennie Briscoe
2001
Jeopardy!
Self
1984
Frasier
Mitch (voice)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Murder, She Wrote
Harry McGraw
1984
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Tony Awards
Self - Host / Presenter
1956Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer
1956
Love, American Style
Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews
1969
Homicide: Life on the Street
Lennie Briscoe
1993
The Golden Girls
Glen
1985
Simon & Simon
1981
The Defenders
J.P. Loring
1961
Tales from the Darkside
Roberts
1984
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Hunter
Sal Scarlatti
1984
Medical Center
1969
The Hitchhiker
Cameron
1983
Kojak
Brubaker
1973
Beauty and the Beast
Lumiere (voice)
1991
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Lars Mangros
1979
Disney's House of Mouse
Lumiere (voice)
2001
Dirty Dancing
Jake Houseman
1987Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Lennie Briscoe
2005
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Lumiere (voice)
1997
Universal Soldier
Dr. Christopher Gregor
1992
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Zachary Foxx (voice)
1986
Out for Justice
Ronny Donziger
1991
Belle's Magical World
Lumiere (voice)
1998
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Sa'Luk (voice)
1996
Brewster's Millions
Charley Pegler
1985
The Sentinel
Michael Dayton
1977
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The New Yorker Presents
Detective Lennie Brisco
2016
Someone to Watch Over Me
Lt. Garber
1987
The Law & Harry McGraw
Harry McGraw
1987
Toy Soldiers
Albert Trotta (uncredited)
1991
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Jack Rosenthal
1989Encounters With the Unexplained
2000
Out on a Limb
Mort Viner
1987
Prince of the City
Gus Levy
1981
Guys and Dolls
Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
1955
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Boyce
1989
Bye Bye Birdie
Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
1963
Marty
Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
1955
F/X
Nicholas DeFranco
1986
Straight Talk
Milo Jacoby
1992
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
A Gnome Named Gnorm
Stan Walton
1991
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
The Cemetery Club
Jake Rubin (uncredited)
1993
Howard
Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
2018
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2010
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Kid Sally
1971
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
2003
Delirious
Lou Sherwood
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Blaine Counter
1989
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Pinkerton
1965
Mastergate
Clifton Byers
1992
Love Among Thieves
Spicer
1987
Mr. Saturday Night
Phil Gussman
1992
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
In Defense of a Married Man
Alan Michelson
1990
Belle's Tales of Friendship
Lumiere (voice)
1999
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Vic St. John
1991
Quiet Killer
Dr. Vincent Califano
1992
Dead Women in Lingerie
Mr. Bartoli
1991
Delusion
Larry
1991
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
Lumiere (voice)
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
2003
The Magic of Herself the Elf
King Thorn (voice)
1983
Prince of Central Park
Businessman
2000
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
2005
Alex and the Doberman Gang
Rogers
1980
Exiled
Detective Lenny Briscoe
1998
Kojak: None So Blind
Tony Salducci
1990
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Self
1988
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
Cristof
1961
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
2004
Manna from Heaven
Waltz Contest Announcer
2002
The Hustler: The Inside Story
Self - Actor
2002
An Invasion of Privacy
Sam Bianchi
1983
Annie Get Your Gun
Charles Davenport
1967
Mad Dog Coll
Joe Clegg
1961
Plaza Suite
Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
1982
Chinese Coffee
Jake Manheim
2000
Fore Play
Jerry Lorsey
1975
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
2003
The Acting Class
Self
2000
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
Self
2003
Underground Aces
Herbert Penlittle
1981
A Fan's Notes
Fred Exley
1972
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
Self
1974
I Love N.Y.
Leo
1987
Cop Hater
Mumzer
1958
The Imagemaker
Byron Caine
1986
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
Narrator
1999
California Casanova
Constantin Rominoffski
1991
Broadway Bound
Jack Jerome
1992The Streets
Sgt. Max Grozzo
1984