Actor

Jerry Orbach

1955–present1935–2004ComedyDramaCrimeMusic

Comic Visionary

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Known For

73 acting credits

as Lumiere (voice)

Beauty and the Beast

as Lumiere (voice)

1991

Beauty and the Beast

as Dr. Jake Houseman

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as Dr. Jake Houseman

1987

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Filmography

2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf 2018HowardSelf / Lumiere (archive footage)6.8 2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)7.2 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsChuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)7.2 2005Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea PartyLumiere (voice)8.0 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II

About

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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