Jerry Orbach
Born October 20, 1935 (Age: 90)
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New York City, New York, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 73
Manna from Heaven
2002
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as Waltz Contest Announcer
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Age: 66
Prince of Central Park
2000
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as Businessman
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Age: 64
Chinese Coffee
2000
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as Jake Manheim
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Age: 64
The Acting Class
2000
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as Self
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Age: 64
Mr. Saturday Night
1992
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as Phil Gussman
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Age: 56
Universal Soldier
1992
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as Dr. Christopher Gregor
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Age: 56
Straight Talk
1992
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as Milo Jacoby
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Age: 56
Beauty and the Beast
1991
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as Lumiere (voice)
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Age: 56
Delirious
1991
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as Lou Sherwood
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Age: 55
Toy Soldiers
1991
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as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Out for Justice
1991
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as Ronny Donziger
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Age: 55
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
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as Jack Rosenthal
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Age: 53
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
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as Boyce
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Age: 53
Someone to Watch Over Me
1987
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as Lt. Garber
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Age: 51
Dirty Dancing
1987
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as Dr. Jake Houseman
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Age: 51
F/X
1986
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as Nicholas DeFranco
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Age: 50
Brewster's Millions
1985
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as Charley Pegler
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Age: 49
No Image
The Streets
1984
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as Sgt. Max Grozzo
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Age: 48
Prince of the City
1981
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as Gus Levy
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Age: 45
The Sentinel
1977
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as Michael Dayton
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Age: 41
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
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as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
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Age: 27
Mad Dog Coll
1961
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as Joe Clegg
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Age: 25
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
1961
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as Cristof
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Age: 25
Guys and Dolls
1955
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as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 20
Marty
1955
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as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 19