Jerry Orbach
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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.
Known for
Credits
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
as Lumiere (voice)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
as Dr. Jake Houseman
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
as Lumiere (voice)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
as Sa'Luk (voice)
Universal Soldier (1992)
as Dr. Christopher Gregor
Out for Justice (1991)
as Ronny Donziger
Brewster's Millions (1985)
as Charley Pegler
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
as Jack Rosenthal
Belle's Magical World (1998)
as Lumiere (voice)
F/X (1986)
as Nicholas DeFranco
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
as Boyce
Guys and Dolls (1955)
as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)
Marty (1955)
as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)
Delusion (1991)
as Larry
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Toy Soldiers (1991)
as Albert Trotta (uncredited)
The Sentinel (1977)
as Michael Dayton
Mad Dog Coll (1961)
as Joe Clegg
Dead Women in Lingerie (1991)
as Mr. Bartoli
Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
as Lt. Garber
Mastergate (1992)
as Clifton Byers
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
as Phil Gussman
Straight Talk (1992)
as Milo Jacoby
Manna from Heaven (2002)
as Waltz Contest Announcer
Prince of the City (1981)
as Gus Levy
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Howard (2018)
as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Prince of Central Park (2000)
as Businessman
Love Among Thieves (1987)
as Spicer
The Cemetery Club (1993)
as Jake Rubin (uncredited)
Exiled (1998)
as Detective Lenny Briscoe
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
A Gnome Named Gnorm (1991)
as Stan Walton
Delirious (1991)
as Lou Sherwood
The Magic of Herself the Elf (1983)
as King Thorn (voice)
The Acting Class (2000)
as Self
An Invasion of Privacy (1983)
as Sam Bianchi
Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999)
as Lumiere (voice)
Plaza Suite (1982)
as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash
Quiet Killer (1992)
as Dr. Vincent Califano
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
as Pinkerton
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
as Kid Sally
Fore Play (1975)
as Jerry Lorsey
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)
Underground Aces (1981)
as Herbert Penlittle
Kojak: None So Blind (1990)
as Tony Salducci
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
as Vic St. John
In Defense of a Married Man (1990)
as Alan Michelson
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)
as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")
Chinese Coffee (2000)
as Jake Manheim
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989)
as Blaine Counter
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
The Imagemaker (1986)
as Byron Caine
Law & Order: Corruption Empire (2003)
Actor
California Casanova (1991)
as Constantin Rominoffski
Broadway Bound (1992)
as Jack Jerome
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988)
as Self
24 Hours in a Woman's Life (1961)
as Cristof
Cop Hater (1958)
as Mumzer
Annie Get Your Gun (1967)
as Charles Davenport
A Fan's Notes (1972)
as Fred Exley
Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind (1999)
as Narrator
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party (2005)
as Lumiere (voice)
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks (2003)
as Self
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife (1974)
as Self
I Love N.Y. (1987)
as Leo
The Streets (1984)
as Sgt. Max Grozzo
The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002)
as Self - Actor
Alex and the Doberman Gang (1980)
as Rogers