Jerry Orbach Add to My Celebs Age 69 (passed away Dec. 28th, 2004) Birthday Oct. 20th, 1935 Born in New York City, New York, USA Height 6' 2"

Jerry Orbach's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Law & Order Detective L… Law & Order: Trial by Jury D.A. Invest… The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers Zachary Foxx Diana Donald Kirby Later with Bob Costas Jerry Orbach Our Family Honor Brian Merrick

Main Movie Roles 1992 - Universal Soldier 1992 - Straight Talk 1991 - Toy Soldiers 1991 - Out For Justice 1991 - Beauty and the Beast 1991 - Delusion 1991 - Delirious 1989 - Last Exit to Brooklyn 1989 - Crimes and Misdemeanors 1987 - Dirty Dancing 1987 - Someone to Watch Over Me 1986 - FX 1985 - Brewster's Millions 1984 - Beverly Hills Cop 1981 - Prince of the City 1977 - The Sentinel 1961 - Mad Dog Coll 1955 - Marty

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Jerry was born in the Bronx. His father, Leon, was a former vaudevillian actor and his mother, Emily, was a radio singer. His family moved frequently and eventually settled in Waukegan, Illinois where he went to high school. The constant moving made him the new kid on the block and forced him to become "a chameleon" to blend in his new settings. He studied drama at the University of Illinois and at Northwestern. He then went to study acting in New York and got constant work in musicals. He slowly pushed to get acting roles in tv and movies, but was frequently overlooked because of his musical roots.


TRIVIA:

• W 53rd St. in Manhattan has been named Jerry Orbach Way!.
• In 1969, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor (Musical) for his 1968 role of Chuck Baxter in the 'Burt Bacharach' (qv)/'Hal David (II)' (qv) musical "Promises, Promises", a stage adaptation of 'Billy Wilder' (qv)'s _The Apartment (1960)_ (qv). This was preceded by a 1965 Tony nomination as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for a revival of "Guys and Dolls," and followed by a 1976 Best Actor (Musical) nomination for the original production of "Chicago."
• Was partying at the Copacabana with famed New York mobster Joey Gallo hours before Gallo was shot dead at Umberto's Clam House in New York City
• Father was German-Jewish whose ancestry was Spanish Sephardic and Mother was Polish Catholic.
• Worked as a chauffeur for 'Mae West' (qv).
• Was an organ donor and upon his death he gave his eyes as a gift of sight.
• On Monday, 20th March 2000 he sued on-line auctioneer eBay Inc. in Manhattan (New York) federal court for displaying his Social Security number on the Internet. The suit alleges that eBay began broadcasting the confidential information on its Web site on Wednesday 15th March 2000 when it advertised the sale of two of Orbach's contracts from 1958.
• Spent part of his childhood in Nanticoke, PA.

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