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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Join MemoriesHe receives a Tony Award nomination for "Best Actor in a Musical" as Billy Flynn in the original productions of "Chicago"
Jerry Orbach sits down for interview on the "Late Night"
He won the "Tony Award for Best Actor" (Musical) for his role as Chuck Baxter in the musical "Promises, Promises"
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