Spoiler : Orbach, Jerry (birth name was Jerome Bernard Orbach) Born in the Bronx, New York 10/20/1935; died 12/28/2005 of prostate cancer in Manhattan, New York. Married and divorced to Marta Curro (1958-1975); Elaine Cancilla (1979-2005 his death). His father Leon was a former vaudevillian actor, his mother Emily was a former radio singer. His family moved to Waukegan, Illinois where he attended high school. Orbach studied drama at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University. After moving to New York in the middle 1950s, he got constant work in plays, then movies and television. Screen debut in Cop Hater (1958). Character actor on television programs from the early 1960s to his death. Actor on radio programs including The CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1975).

Spoiler : Provided his voice for Zachary Foxx on The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (1986). Harry McGraw on The Law And Harry McGraw for CBS-TV (1987). Detective Leonard (Lennie) Brisco on Law & Order for NBC-TV (1992-2004). Host of You Be the Judge (1999). Host of Encounters with the Unexplained (2000). Host of You Be the Judge (2000). Provided his voice for Lumiere on House of Mouse (2001). Detective Leonard (Lennie) Brisco on Lar & Order: Trial by Jury for NBC-TV for the first few episodes in 2005.