Jerry Orbach
Jerome Bernard "Jerry" Orbach (born October 20, 1935 in New York City , New York ; † December 28, 2004 there ) was an American actor .
Life
Orbach received his diploma from Northwestern University . He studied with Lee Strasberg and was a member of the Actors Studio . Orbach began his career on Broadway , where he attracted attention in various musical productions. He created the role of El Gallo in The Fantasticks and won two Tony Awards , among others . He has also appeared in the musicals Chicago , 42nd Street , Carnival !, Guys and Dolls , Promises and The Cradle Will Rock .
He made his film debut in the late 1950s, but after that he rarely got beyond supporting roles. However, he played under directors such as Sidney Lumet ( Prince of the City ), Ridley Scott ( The Man in the Background ) and Woody Allen ( Crime and Other Trifles ) . His greatest successes had Orbach in the film Dirty Dancing , in which he played the father of baby 'Houseman, as well as Universal Soldier by Roland Emmerich and as Speaker of the Lumiere in the Walt Disney - Cartoons Beauty and the Beast .
Orbach also became known through television roles. From 1987 to 1988 he played the main role of the private detective of the same name in the television series Harry McGraw . The series was a short-lived spin-off of the series Murder is Her Hobby , in which the character of Harry McGraw had previously appeared. His most successful role was that of detective Lennie Briscoe, which he played from 1992 to 2004 in the crime series Law & Order , which has existed since 1990 . He then had two appearances in the series Law & Order: Trial by Jury , in which he also embodied this role.
Orbach was honored seven times with an Actors Union nomination for best performance in a television series ensemble, and he received three Emmy nominations . At the beginning of December 2004 it was announced that Orbach had been undergoing treatment for prostate cancer since the spring of 2004 . His agent Robert Malcolm said that Orbach had had cancer for ten years. Orbach died on December 28, 2004 in New York.
Orbach was married to Broadway dancer Elaine Cancilla (1940-2009) since 1979 and has two sons from a previous marriage. His son Chris Orbach appeared in the first offshoot of Law & Order , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , in which he played the nephew of Jerry Orbach's series character Lennie Briscoe.
In September 2007, a section of 53rd Street at 8th Avenue in Manhattan was named Jerry Orbach Way in honor of Jerry Orbach . In June 2007 one of the theaters in the Snapple Theater Center was renamed the Jerry Orbach Theater .
Filmography (selection)
- 1958: Cop Hater
- 1961: The Rabid (Mad Dog Coll)
- 1963: Bye Bye Birdie
- 1965: One Too Many in the Harem (John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!)
- 1971: Where gangsters pop around the corner (The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight)
- 1975: Kojak (TV series, 1 double episode)
- 1977: Witches' Sabbath (The Sentinel)
- 1980: Alex and the Doberman Gang
- 1981: The Moles of Beverly Hills (Underground Aces)
- 1981: Prince of the City
- 1985: Hell with the Coals (Brewster's Millions)
- 1985–1991: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote ; TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1986: F / X - Deadly Tricks (F / X)
- 1987: Dirty Dancing
- 1987: Flashpoint Mexico (Love Among Thieves)
- 1987–1988: Private detective Harry McGraw ( The Law and Harry McGraw ; TV series, 16 episodes)
- 1988: A Gnome named Gnorm
- 1989: Last Exit to Brooklyn (Last Exit to Brooklyn)
- 1989: Perry Mason and the Musical Murder ( Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder ; TV movie)
- 1989: Crimes and Misdemeanors ( Crimes and Misdemeanor)
- 1990: Golden Girls (episode 5x22)
- 1991: Boy Soldiers
- 1991: Deadly Revenge - The Brooklyn Massacre (Out for Justice)
- 1991: Beauty and the Beast ( Beauty and the Beast , voice)
- 1991–2004: Law & Order (TV series, 274 episodes)
- 1992: Broadway Family (Broadway Bound)
- 1992: Say it openly, Shirlee (Straight Talk)
- 1992: Universal Soldier
- 1999–2000: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2000: Chinese Coffee
- 2005: Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV series, 2 episodes)
Web links
- Jerry Orbach in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jerry Orbach in the Internet Broadway Database
- Jerry Orbach Sharp-tongued cop of 'Law & Order' dies at 69
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Orbach, Jerry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Orbach, Jerome Bernard (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |
DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 2004 |
Place of death | New York City , New York, United States |