Something About Lennie Briscoe
Jerry Orbach (a.k.a Lennie Briscoe)
1935-2004
1935-2004
Law and Order would not have been the success it is without him. Here is Jerry's mini biography, taken from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia :
A Tony Award-winning veteran of the New York musical theater ("The Fantasticks," "42nd Street"), this quintessentially Noo Yawk character actor made his film debut in 1958's Cop Hater and later became a staple on episodic television. Usually cast as double-dealers, gangsters, or cops, he offered memorable support in 1981's Prince of the City 1986's F/X and 1989's Crimes and Misdemeanors He took the leading role in a movie just once, in the adaptation of Jimmy Breslin's The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971). He has since costarred in several TV series, including "The Law and Harry McGraw" (1987-88, a spinoff from "Murder, She Wrote") and "Law and Order" (1993- ), in which he replaced Paul Sorvino.
posted by Mike Peacock @ 10:04 AM
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Jerry will definity be missed. Law and Order isn't the same this season without him.
-Dan
And don't forget he was Baby's dad in Dirty Dancing. I miss him on Law & Order too. When he ended last season, I thought it was because he was going to retire. Apparently he was actually working on a Law & Order spinoff about Briscoe.
The show was called "The Jury," MBC has 7 (?) episodes taped but hasn't decided when to air it. The new guy they have on Law and Order reminds of a shady used car salesman.
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