Jerome Bernard Orbach (October , â€" December , ) was an American
actor and singer, described at the time of his death as "one of the
lastbona fide leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity
on television" and a "versatile stage and film actor".Orbach's
professional career began on the New York stage, both on and
off-Broadway, where he created roles such as El Gallo in the original
off-Broadway run of The Fantasticks () and became the first performer
to sing that show's standard "Try to Remember"; Billy Flynn in the
original Chicago (â€"), and Julian Marsh in the original nd Street
(â€"). Nominated for multiple Tony Awards, Orbach won for his
performance as Chuck Baxter in Promises, Promises (â€").Later in his
career, Orbach played supporting roles in films such as Prince of the
City (), Dirty Dancing (), Crimes and Misdemeanors () and Disney's
Beauty and the Beast (). He also made frequent guest appearances on
television, including a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote (â€") as
private detective Harry McGraw. However, he gained worldwide fame for
his starring role from to as NYPD Detective Lennie Briscoe on the
long-running NBC crime drama Law & Order.
actor and singer, described at the time of his death as "one of the
lastbona fide leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity
on television" and a "versatile stage and film actor".Orbach's
professional career began on the New York stage, both on and
off-Broadway, where he created roles such as El Gallo in the original
off-Broadway run of The Fantasticks () and became the first performer
to sing that show's standard "Try to Remember"; Billy Flynn in the
original Chicago (â€"), and Julian Marsh in the original nd Street
(â€"). Nominated for multiple Tony Awards, Orbach won for his
performance as Chuck Baxter in Promises, Promises (â€").Later in his
career, Orbach played supporting roles in films such as Prince of the
City (), Dirty Dancing (), Crimes and Misdemeanors () and Disney's
Beauty and the Beast (). He also made frequent guest appearances on
television, including a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote (â€") as
private detective Harry McGraw. However, he gained worldwide fame for
his starring role from to as NYPD Detective Lennie Briscoe on the
long-running NBC crime drama Law & Order.
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