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.

Known For

Beauty and the Beast

as Lumiere (voice)

Dirty Dancing

as Dr. Jake Houseman

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Detective Lennie Briscoe

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

as Sa'luk (voice)

Universal Soldier

as Dr. Christopher Gregor

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

as Lumiere (voice)

Crimes and Misdemeanors

as Jack Rosenthal

Frasier

as Mitch (voice)

Brewster's Millions

as Charley Pegler

Law & Order

as Frank Lehrman