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Jerry Orbach filmography

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Jerry Orbach in the Broadway production of Chicago in 1975

Jerry Orbach was an American actor of the stage and screen. Orbach is most known for his long-running leading role as Det. Lenny Briscoe in Law & Order from 1992 to 2004. He also made appearances on Murder, She Wrote and The Golden Girls.

He originally starred on the Broadway stage appearing in a revival of Guys and Dolls in 1965. He also starred in Carousel that same year, Annie Get Your Gun in 1966, Promises, Promises in 1968, and Chicago in 1975. Orbach also made appearances in film including small roles in Guys and Dolls (1955), Marty (1955), and Bye Bye Birdie (1963). He gained greater attention for his performances in Sidney Lumet's Prince of the City (1981), and Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). He earned affection from audiences for his roles in romantic drama Dirty Dancing (1987), and his voice role as Lumiere in the Walt Disney Animated classic Beauty and the Beast (1991).

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1955 Guys and Dolls Barbershop Extra Uncredited
1955 Marty Ballroom Extra
1958 Cop Hater Mumzer - Gang Leader
1961 Mad Dog Coll Joe Clegg
1963 Bye Bye Birdie Bob - Ed Sullivan Show Producer Uncredited
1964 Ensign Pulver
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home Pinkerton
1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Salvatore 'Kid Sally' Palumbo
1972 A Fan's Notes Frederick Earl Exley
1975 Fore Play Jerry Lorsey
1977 The Sentinel Michael Dayton
1981 Underground Aces Herbert Penlittle
Prince of the City Detective Gus Levy
1985 Brewster's Millions Charlie Pegler
1986 The Imagemaker Byron Caine
F/X Nicolas DeFranco
1987 Dirty Dancing Dr. Jake Houseman
Someone to Watch Over Me Lieutenant Garber
I Love N.Y. Leo
1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn Boyce
Crimes and Misdemeanors Jack Rosenthal
1991 Dead Women in Lingerie Bartoli
A Gnome Named Gnorm Stan Walton
Out for Justice Captain Ronnie Dozinger
Toy Soldiers Albert Trotta Uncredited
Delusion Larry
Delirious Lou Sherwood
California Casanova Constantin Rominoffski
Beauty and the Beast Lumière Voice
1992 Straight Talk Milo Jacoby
Universal Soldier Dr. Christopher Gregor
Mr. Saturday Night Phil Gussman
1993 The Cemetery Club Jake Rubin Uncredited
1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves Sa'luk Voice, Direct-to-video
1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Lumière
1998 Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
1999 Temps Announcer
2000 The Acting Class
The Road to El Dorado Voice
Chinese Coffee Jake Manheim
Prince of Central Park Businessman
2002 Manna from Heaven Waltz Contest Announcer
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Himself
Try to Remember: The Fantasticks
2004 Protesters Police Investigator

Source: Turner Classic Movies[1]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1961 Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life Cristoff TV movie
1967 Annie Get Your Gun Charles Davenport
1973 Love, American Style Homer Episode: "Love and the Hoodwinked Honey"
1975 Medical Center Josh Episode: "The Captives"
Kojak Brubaker Episode: "A Question of Answers"
1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Lars Mangros Episode: "Space Rockers"
1983 Ryan's Hope Mr. Brahm Airdate: March 17, 1983
The Magic of Herself the Elf King Thorn Voice, TV movie
An Invasion of Privacy Sam Bianchi TV movie
1985 Our Family Honor Brian Merrick 2 episodes
1985–91 Murder, She Wrote Harry McGraw 6 episodes
1986 Dream West Capt. John Stutter Television mini-series
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers Zachary Foxx Voice
1987 Tales from the Darkside Robert Episode: "Everybody Needs a Little Love"
Out on a Limb Mort Viner TV movie
Love Among Thieves Spicer
1987–88 The Law & Harry McGraw Harry McGraw 16 episodes
1988 Simon & Simon Harrison / Malcolm Stanley III Episode: "Ain't Gonna Get It From Me, Jack"
1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder Blaine Counter TV movie
The Flamingo Kid Phil Brody
1990 Hunter Sal Scarlatti Episode: "Son and Heir"
The Golden Girls Glen O'Brien Episode: "Cheaters"
Who's the Boss? Nick Episode: "Starlight Memories"
Dead Women in Lingerie Bartoli TV movie
Kojak: None So Blind Tony Salducci
In Defense of a Married Man Alan Michaelson
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter Vic St. John
Law & Order Frank Lehrmann Episode: "The Wages of Love"
1992 Empty Nest Arthur 2 episodes
Quiet Killer Dr. Califano
Neil Simon's Broadway Bound Jack Jerome TV movie
Mastergate Clifton Byers
1992–2004 Law & Order Det. Lennie Briscoe 273 episodes
1995 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Voice
1996 Frasier Mitch (voice) Episode: "High Crane Drifter"
1996–99 Homicide: Life on the Street Det. Lennie Briscoe 3 episodes
1998 Exiled: A Law & Order Movie TV movie
1999–2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 3 episodes
2000-02 Encounters with the Unexplained Himself, Host TV documentary
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Det. Lennie Briscoe Episode: "Poison"
2001–02 Disney's House of Mouse Lumière Voice, 8 episodes
2003 Mickeypalooza Voice; Television special
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury D.A. Investigator Lennie Briscoe 2 episodes; Posthumous release

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1955–61 The Threepenny Opera Streetsinger, Smith and Macheath Theatre de Lys, NY
1960 The Fantasticks El Gallo Sullivan Street Playhouse, NY
1961–63 Carnival! Various roles Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway [2]
1964 The Cradle Will Rock Larry Foreman Theatre Four, NY
1965 Guys and Dolls Sky Masterson City Center, Broadway [3]
Carousel Jigger Craigin New York City Center
1966 Annie Get Your Gun Charlie Davenport 1681 Broadway Theatre, Broadway [4]
1967 The Natural Look Malcolm Longacre Theatre, Broadway [5]
Scuba Duba Harold Wonder New Theatre, NY
1968–72 Promises, Promises Chuck Baxter Shubert Theatre, Broadway [6]
1972–73 6 Rms Riv Vu Paul Friedman Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway [7]
1975–77 Chicago Billy Flynn 46th Street Theatre, Broadway [8]
1980–85 42nd Street Julian Marsh St. James Theatre, Broadway [9]

Other

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Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom Lumière Voice
2002 Law & Order: Dead on the Money Det. Lennie Briscoe
2003 Law & Order: Double or Nothing
2004 Law & Order: Justice Is Served Senior Homicide Detective Lennie Briscoe

Theme park

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Year Title Role
2003 Mickey's PhilharMagic Lumière

References

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  1. ^ "Jerry Orbach - filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Carnival". Playbill.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Guys and Dolls". Playbill.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Annie Get Your Gun". Playbill.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Natural Look". Playbill.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Promises, Promises". Playbill.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "6 Rms Riv Vu". Playbill.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "Chicago". Playbill.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "42nd Street". Playbill.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.