Jerry Orbach
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.
Movie Appearances
Dirty Dancing
as Dr. Jake Houseman
1987
Beauty and the Beast
as Lumiere (voice)
1991
Mad Dog Coll
as Joe Clegg
1961
Belle's Magical World
as Lumiere (voice)
1998
Brewster's Millions
as Charley Pegler
1985
A Gnome Named Gnorm
as Stan Walton
1991
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Jack Rosenthal
1989
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
2004
Someone to Watch Over Me
as Lt. Garber
1987
The Hustler: The Inside Story
as Self - Actor
2002
Prince of the City
as Gus Levy
1981
Last Exit to Brooklyn
as Boyce
1989
Universal Soldier
as Dr. Christopher Gregor
1992
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
as Lumiere (voice)
1997
Delusion
as Larry
1991
Out for Justice
as Ronny Donziger
1991
Straight Talk
as Milo Jacoby
1992
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
as Narrator
1999
Cop Hater
as Mumzer
1958
The Sentinel
as Michael Dayton
1977
TV Appearances
Law & Order
as Frank Lehrman
1990
Law & Order
as Lennie Briscoe
1990
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
1986
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Law & Harry McGraw
as Harry McGraw
1987
Love, American Style
as Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews
1969
The Golden Girls
as Glen
1985
Simon & Simon
1981
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Lars Mangros
1979
Disney's House of Mouse
as Lumiere (voice)
2001
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Detective Lennie Briscoe
1999