1991Winner
Best Performance
Beauty and the Beast
Jerry Orbach
Actor
New York City, New York, USA
October 20, 1935
Biography
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.
Photo
Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1987Nominee
Best Performance
Dirty Dancing
1992Nominee
Best Performance
Universal Soldier
Career Highlights
1996Highlight
Best Performance
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1997Highlight
Best Performance
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Video
Beauty and the Beast
Dirty Dancing
Universal Soldier