Jerry Orbach 1935-2004

Aoide · Dec 29, 2004

I'm so sad to see that Jerry Orbach has died. I loved him in Law & Order and he also had a wonderful career on Broadway, which I love.

From ABC News/AP Link:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=368323

"Law & Order" star Jerry Orbach has died of prostate cancer at age 69, a representative of the show said. Orbach announced last month he had been diagnosed with the disease.

Orbach, 69, starred for 12 seasons in the original "Law & Order" series, but left to head the spin-off "Law & Order: Trial by Jury," set to debut next year.

His representatives had said Orbach was receiving treatment since spring, but refused to discuss how advanced the illness was or the nature of the treatment.

Orbach began playing Detective Lennie Briscoe in 1992, the original show's third season.

Born in the Bronx, he was in the original cast of the off-off-Broadway hit "The Fantasticks" and has appeared in such films as "Dirty Dancing," "Prince of the City" and "Crimes and Misdemeanors."

Here is his IMDB listing. An amazing amount of work.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001583/

jadin · Dec 29, 2004

Great actor.

Walt · Dec 30, 2004

He shall be missed.

Bokeh · Dec 30, 2004

OMG!! I can't believe this.

Although I'm too busy living life to watch television much, one of the few shows I do watch is law and order. He was SO funny in that show; king of the one-liners. This is terrible.

So many famous people have died this year, I call it "the year of death."

RIP