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Jerry Orbach was an American actor born in New York City in 1935. He worked as a stage, television, and film actor, with a career spanning from 1955 to 2004. Orbach was educated at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Northwestern University, the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and the Actors Studio. He spoke and wrote in English.
He received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and was nominated for the same honor. Orbach died of prostate cancer in New York City in 2004. He is buried at Trinity Church Cemetery. He had two children. His notable works include *Scuba duba* and *Man on the Roof*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Scuba duba
- Man on the Roof
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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
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1935
- Active to
- 2004
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 26,968
- Total plays
- 111,874
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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 19,126x
- 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 10,797x
- 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 9,234x
- Diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: 2010 Revisions to the McDonald criteria
· 2011 · cited 7,700x
- 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 6,815x
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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
- film actor
- Educated at
- Actors Studio
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- Q499767
- Image
- Jerry Orbach 1965 press photo.JPG
- Number of children
- 2
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1935-10-20
- date of death
- 2004-12-28
- Commons category
- Jerry Orbach
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- place of burial
- Trinity Church Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 2004-00-00
- notable role
- Lumière
Sources (15)
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