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Jerry Orbach
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Jerome Bernard "Jerry" Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer, well known for his starring role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and as the voice of Lumière in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, 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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Jerome Bernard "Jerry" Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer, well known for his starring role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and as the voice of Lumière in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, 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
Murder, She Wrote
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Kojak
Frasier
The Defenders
Trapper John, M.D.
E! True Hollywood Story
Hunter
The Golden Girls
The Hitchhiker
Simon & Simon
Medical Center
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Homicide: Life on the Street
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Guys and Dolls
Toy Soldiers
Tony Awards
The New Yorker Presents
Belle's Tales of Friendship
Mastergate
Mickey’s PhilharMagic
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Quiet Killer
Universal Soldier
Brewster's Millions
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Law & Order: The First 3 Years
Belle's Magical World
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Dirty Dancing
Plaza Suite
The Law & Harry McGraw
Law & Order
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