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R.I.P. Jerry Orbach
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'Law & Order' Star Jerry Orbach Dies
3 minutes ago
Top Stories - AP
By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer
NEW YORK - Actor Jerry Orbach, who played a sardonic, seen-it-all cop on TV's "Law & Order" and scored on Broadway as a song-and-dance man, has died of prostate cancer at 69, a representative of the show said Wednesday.
Orbach died Tuesday night in Manhattan after several weeks of treatment, Audrey Davis of the public relations agency Lippin Group said.
When his illness was diagnosed, he had begun production on NBC's upcoming spinoff "Law & Order: Trial By Jury," after 12 seasons playing Detective Lennie Briscoe in the original series. His return to the new show had been expected early next year.
On Broadway, the Bronx-born Orbach starred in hit musicals including "Carnival," "Promises, Promises" (for which he won a Tony Award), "Chicago" and "42nd Street."
Earlier, he was in the original cast of the off-off-Broadway hit "The Fantasticks," playing the narrator. The show went on to run for more than 40 years.
In a 2000 Associated Press interview, Orbach said the role in the acclaimed "Law & Order" brought him "wonderful security" rare in the life of an actor.
"All my life, since I was 16, I've been wondering where that next job was gonna come from," he explained. "Now I take the summer off, relax, and I know that at the end of July we're gonna start another season."
He said he didn't know "where I stop and Lennie starts, really. ... I know he's tougher than me and he carries a gun. And I'm not an alcoholic."
"I know I wouldn't want to be him," Orbach sums up. "I guess THAT'S where I stop and he starts."
Among his film appearances were roles in "Dirty Dancing," "Prince of the City" and "Crimes and Misdemeanors." |
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| b4k-oz |
| Been a real fan for many years. May he RIP. |
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| [NFC]Wave |
| Just read this. Sad news :( |
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| RobbyG. |
| Yeah that totally sux:sadgreen: ...I loved the "Briskoe" character on Law & Order.He was also coming out with another L & O series but thats all for not now:sadgreen: :sadgreen: |
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| MarkT |
| I just read that today too...I enjoyed much of his work :( |
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| che |
| quote: | Originally posted by [NFC]Wave
Just read this. Sad news :( |
Indeed sad news. RIP.. |
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| dallastar |
such sad newz..
R.I.P. Jerry Orbach |
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| VERTiG0 |
Damn, I had no idea he was this old.
Rest in piece, Jerry. |
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| DarkAngel |
Aw MAN.
That suckx.
I only seen him in a couple of movies (Universal Soldier, Out for Justice) but he was a good actor.
RIP. :sadgreen: |
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| DancingQueen169 |
This is so sad :(
I was sad when his character left Law & Order at the end of last season, but I didn't realize he was so sick
R.I.P Lennie! :( |
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| DigiNut |
Wow, I didn't even know he was sick. Sad news indeed. Law & Order was one of the few TV shows I can honestly say was truly well-done, and he made the show what it was.
RIP, you will be missed. |
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