Jerry Orbach ... Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer, described at the time of his death as "one of the last bona fide …

Orbach died at age 69 on December 28, 2004, after a decade-long battle with prostate cancer. His widow, Elaine Cancilla Orbach died on April 1, 2009, from pneumonia.

Apr 2, 2014 · American actor Jerry Orbach left college in 1955 to begin his acting career. He played El Gallo in The Fantasticks and won a Tony Award in 1969 for his role in Promises.

Dec 30, 2004 · In “Chicago,” Orbach played money-loving lawyer Billy Flynn, the role Richard Gere inherited in the 2002 film. It was also in that show that he met dancer Elaine Cancilla, …

Actor. Jerry Orbach spent a dozen years on the hit NBC crime drama Law & Order as Detective Lennie Briscoe. Orbach's Briscoe was the quintessential television cop—tough, with the …

Orbach's career reached its peak with his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the long-running crime drama "Law & Order." Briscoe became one of the most popular television detectives, …

Sep 24, 2025 · Practically everybody knows the name Jerry Orbach. But how well do we really know the man best remembered for his long-running role on NBC's "Law & Order"?

Orbach, Jerome Bernard (“Jerry”) (b. 20 October 1935 in New York City; d. 28 December 2004 in New York City), star of musical theater and dramatic television who was known in his later …

Jerry Orbach was an American actor of the stage and screen. Orbach is most known for his long-running leading role as Det. Lennie Briscoe in Law & Order from 1992 to 2004.

Dec 28, 2004 · 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 …