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American Actor Jerry Orbach was born Jerome Bernard Orbach on 20th October, 1935 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA and passed away on 28th Dec 2004 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA aged 69. He is most remembered for his roles as Salvatore Palumbo in the 1971 comedy crime drama film The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, NYPD Detective Gus Levy in the 1981 epic neo-noir crime drama film Prince of the City, Harry McGraw in the CBS crime drama series Murder, She Wrote and its mystery crime drama spinoff series The Law & Harry McGraw, Dr. Jake Houseman in the 1987 romantic drama dance film Dirty Dancing, Jack Rosenthal in the 1989 existential comedy-drama film Crimes and Misdemeanors, NYPD Captain Ronnie Donziger in the 1991 action thriller film Out for Justice, Monsieur Lumière the Candlestick (voice) in the 1991 animated musical romantic fantasy film Beauty and the Beast, Milo Jacoby in the 1992 romantic comedy film Straight Talk, NYPD Detective Leonard W. “Lennie” Briscoe in the NBC police procedural and legal drama series Law & Order (as well as several spin-offs), and Sa'luk (voice) in the 1996 direct-to-video animated musical fantasy adventure film Aladdin and the King of Thieves. His zodiac sign is Libra.
Jerry Orbach was in 3 on-screen matchups, including Bea Arthur in The Golden Girls (1985), Kelly Bishop in Dirty Dancing (1987) and Kimmy Robertson in Beauty and the Beast (1991).
Jerry Orbach is a member of the following lists: American film actors, American television actors and American voice actors.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Married | 3 |
26 years
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19 years, 3 months
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14 years, 10 months
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| Dating | 1 |
1 month, 1 day
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-
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|---|
| Encounter | 1 |
73 years, 3 months
|
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-
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| Total | 5 |
73 years, 3 months
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26 years, 3 months
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1 month, 1 day
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Details
| First Name |
Jerry
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| Last Name |
Orbach
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| Full Name at Birth |
Jerome Bernard Orbach
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| Alternative Name |
Jerome Bernard Orbach, Jerry, Jerry Orbach
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| Birthday |
20th October, 1935
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| Birthplace |
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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| Died |
28th December, 2004
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| Place of Death |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Prostate Cancer
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| Buried |
Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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| Height |
6' 1¼" (186 cm)
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| Weight |
165lbs (75 kg)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Waukegan High School
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| University |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University, Actors Studio
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| Occupation Text |
Actor, voice actor, singer
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Claim to Fame |
his roles as Salvatore Palumbo in the 1971 comedy crime drama film The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, NYPD Detective Gus Levy in the 1981 epic neo-noir crime drama film Prince of the City, Harry McGraw in the CBS crime drama series Murder, She Wrote and its mystery crime drama spinoff series The Law & Harry McGraw, Dr. Jake Houseman in the 1987 romantic drama dance film Dirty Dancing, Jack Rosenthal in the 1989 existential comedy-drama film Crimes and Misdemeanors, NYPD Captain Ronnie Donziger in the 1991 action thriller film Out for Justice, Monsieur Lumière the Candlestick (voice) in the 1991 animated musical romantic fantasy film Beauty and the Beast, Milo Jacoby in the 1992 romantic comedy film Straight Talk, NYPD Detective Leonard W. “Lennie” Briscoe in the NBC police procedural and legal drama series Law & Order (as well as several spin-offs), and Sa'luk (voice) in the 1996 direct-to-video animated musical fantasy adventure film Aladdin and the King of Thieves
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| Year(s) Active |
1955–2004, 1955-2004
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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 leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity on television" and a "versatile stage and film actor." Over his career he received a Tony Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for three Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award.
