Jerry Orbach
Sign in to saveAmerican actor and singer (1935-2004)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1935-10-20
- Died
- 2004-12-28
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Scuba duba
- Man on the Roof
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · New York City, New York, USA
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,…
Known for
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
- Howard — Self / Lumiere (archive footage)2018
- The New Yorker Presents — Detective Lennie Brisco2016
- Waking Sleeping Beauty — Self (archive footage)2009
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards — Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)2005
- Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party — Lumiere (voice)2005
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury — Lennie Briscoe2005
- Broadway's Lost Treasures II — Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")2004
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
- Try to Remember: The Fantasticks — Self2003
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 26,968
- Total plays
- 111,874
Tags
musicalBroadwaymusical theaterSoundtrackDisney
Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor best known for his starring role as wisecracking Detective Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and for his musical theater roles. Orbach was born in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, son of Emily Olexy (a Polish American Roman Catholic) and the late Leon Orbach, a German Jew of Sephardic descent. He was an only child and raised as a Roman Catholic. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jerry+Orb
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- General atomic and molecular electronic structure system
· 1993 · cited 19,080x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,734x
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,169x
- Diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: 2010 Revisions to the McDonald criteria
· 2011 · cited 7,659x
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,784x
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Key dates
- Born
- 20 October 1935
- Died
- 28 December 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Actors Studio
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Gallery (2)
Connections
Categories
1935 births2004 deaths20th-century American male actors20th-century American male singers20th-century American Sephardic Jews20th-century American singers21st-century American male actorsAmerican male film actorsAmerican male musical theatre actorsAmerican male television actorsAmerican male voice actorsAmerican people of German-Jewish descent