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    Celebrating the life of

    Jerry Orbach

    20 Oct 1935 - 28 Dec 2004

    Jerome Bernard "Jerry" Orbach was an American actor and singer who passed away at the age of 69 due to prostate cancer. He was an accomplished Broadway and Off Broadway actor and was nominated for Tony awards several times, where he won for his performance as Chuck Baxter in "Promises, Promises." He starred in in a TV crime drama "Law & Order" which brought him international fame. Born 1935 in T... more

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    He receives a Tony Award nomination for "Best Actor in a Musical" as Billy Flynn in the original productions of "Chicago"

    Kathy Montilla19 Aug 2014

    Jerry Orbach sits down for interview on the "Late Night"

    Kathy Montilla19 Aug 2014

    He won the "Tony Award for Best Actor" (Musical) for his role as Chuck Baxter in the musical "Promises, Promises"

    Kathy Montilla19 Aug 2014
    19 Aug 2014

    Kathy Montilla He was named a "Living Landmark" by the New York Landmarks Conservancy in 2002

    The "Jerry Orbach Biography" with Harry Smith was featured in the A&E Television Networks

    Kathy Montilla19 Aug 2014