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 Chuc...
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Dirty Dancing
As Dr. Jake Houseman
Beauty and the Beast
As Lumiere (voice)
Mad Dog Coll
As Joe Clegg
Belle's Magical World
As Lumiere (voice)
Brewster's Millions
As Charley Pegler
A Gnome Named Gnorm
As Stan Walton
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
As Sa'luk (voice)
Crimes and Misdemeanors
As Jack Rosenthal
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
As Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
Someone to Watch Over Me
As Lt. Garber
The Hustler: The Inside Story
As Self - Actor
Prince of the City
As Gus Levy
Last Exit to Brooklyn
As Boyce
Universal Soldier
As Dr. Christopher Gregor
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
As Lumiere (voice)
Delusion
As Larry
Out for Justice
As Ronny Donziger
Straight Talk
As Milo Jacoby
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind
As Narrator
Cop Hater
As Mumzer
The Sentinel
As Michael Dayton
Chinese Coffee
As Jake Manheim
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
As Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
Mr. Saturday Night
As Phil Gussman
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
As Kid Sally
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
As Self
The Magic of Herself the Elf
As King Thorn (voice)
Fore Play
As Jerry Lorsey
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
As Self
Dead Women in Lingerie
As Mr. Bartoli
Quiet Killer
As Dr. Vincent Califano
Prince of Central Park
As Businessman
A Fan's Notes
As Fred Exley
California Casanova
As Constantin Rominoffski
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
As Blaine Counter
The Imagemaker
As Byron Caine
Waking Sleeping Beauty
As Self (archive footage)
Howard
As Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
F/X
As Nicholas DeFranco
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
As Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures
As Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
Underground Aces
As Herbert Penlittle
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party
As Lumiere (voice)
Manna from Heaven
As Waltz Contest Announcer
Guys and Dolls
As Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
Belle's Tales of Friendship
As Lumiere (voice)
Marty
As Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
Law & Order: The First 3 Years
As Self - Detective Lennie Briscoe
Exiled
As Detective Lenny Briscoe
Toy Soldiers
As Albert Trotta (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars II
As Self
The Streets
As Sgt. Max Grozzo
Annie Get Your Gun
As Charles Davenport
Alex and the Doberman Gang
As Rogers
Delirious
As Lou Sherwood
Love Among Thieves
As Spicer
Kojak: None So Blind
As Tony Salducci
Broadway Bound
As Jack Jerome
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
As Vic St. John
I Love N.Y.
As Leo
Mastergate
As Clifton Byers
In Defense of a Married Man
As Alan Michelson
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
As Pinkerton
Plaza Suite
As Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
An Invasion of Privacy
As Sam Bianchi
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
As Cristof
Bye Bye Birdie
As Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
The Acting Class
As Self
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
As Self
Night of 100 Stars
As Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
As Self
The Cemetery Club
As Jake Rubin (uncredited)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
As Self
Law & Order
As Frank Lehrman
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Trapper John, M.D.
The Law & Harry McGraw
As Harry McGraw
Love, American Style
The Golden Girls
As Glen
Simon & Simon
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
As Lars Mangros
Disney's House of Mouse
As Lumiere (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As Detective Lennie Briscoe
Frasier
As Mitch (voice)
Kojak
As Brubaker
Medical Center
Homicide: Life on the Street
Hunter
As Sal Scarlatti
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
As Self - Guest
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As Detective Lennie Briscoe
The Hitchhiker
As Cameron
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
As Lennie Briscoe
Where Are They Now?
As Self
The Defenders
As J.P. Loring
Encounters With the Unexplained
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self
Tales from the Darkside
As Roberts
The New Yorker Presents
As Detective Lennie Brisco
Out on a Limb
As Mort Viner
Tony Awards
As Self - Host / Presenter
The Dick Cavett Show
As Self - Guest
Murder, She Wrote
As Harry McGraw