Jerry Orbach

Acting

Born: 1935-10-20
Died: 2004-12-28
From: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.9

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.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

1976
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

1969

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