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Jerry Orbach

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.

Filmography

1997
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

as Lumiere (voice)

Movie
1996
Aladdin and the King of Thieves

as Sa'Luk (voice)

Movie
1992
Universal Soldier

as Dr. Christopher Gregor

Movie
1991
Beauty and the Beast

as Lumiere (voice)

Movie
1987
Dirty Dancing

as Dr. Jake Houseman

Movie
1977
The Sentinel

as Michael Dayton

Movie
1971
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

as Kid Sally

Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Lennie Briscoe

TV Show
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Harry McGraw

TV Show