ODS-1 Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Latest WAVE Headlines Shock Probation Request Denied In La Grange Officer's Death Passengers Grew Testy During Extra 18 Hours On Plane Wal-Mart Employees Charged With Killing Cat Inmate Serving Life Sentence Commits Suicide AAA Still Overwhelmed With Calls For Help Kentucky Group Rides Out Tsunami Waves Job Link Featured Job Hundreds of Jobs Available Employers Click Here (NEW YORK, December 29th, 2004) -- 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. Among his film appearances were roles in "Dirty Dancing," "Prince of the City" and "Crimes and Misdemeanors." Orbach is expected to appear in early episodes of "Law & Order: Trial by Jury," for which he continued as Briscoe in a secondary role, when the series premieres later this season, Davis said. "I'm immensely saddened by the passing of not only a friend and colleague, but a legendary figure of 20th Century show business," said Dick Wolf, creator and executive producer of the "Law & Order" series, in a statement. "He was one of the most honored performers of his generation. His loss is irreplaceable." 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." In 1987-88, he starred in the series "The Law and Harry McGraw," a spinoff featuring a character he created in "Murder, She Wrote." In 1990, a shot on "The Golden Girls" brought him an Emmy nomination as best guest actor in a comedy series. His character was really the only good character on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodice_ripper Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 big BIG RIP. guy just seemed like a top notch all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Law And Order was always a good show. Rest In Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T=E=A=S=E Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 definately seemed like a ginuine person all around. good actor to... rip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 i used to love that show. RIP seeks/thankfully hesh was able to survive this tragedy as well. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I wonder how Ed is taking it? those two had great cop chemistry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 very sad. i knew he was retiring because of his cancer to get treatment, but i still didnt expect him to die so soon. he was one of the best characters on law and order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrshmonster Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 http://www.wavcentral.com/tv/law_order.html rest in peace.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyeforAnEYE Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodice_ripper Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 from back in the day, I gather... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 same info, just a video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Well damn, that's sad. I've always enjoyed his work with Law & Order. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 you can tell he was a pimp (in a respectfull way) "hey ladies!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2old2care Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 We miss you already...(Stencil Portrait by Slack SS>>>FLOG) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmellyCouch Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 :cry2: Lenny! nooooooooooo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uncle-boy Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Rest In Peace :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 bummer, i saw it last night on the news, i didn't know he had cancer. Law and Order is one of the better shows on TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowkid Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 real, real big shame. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyLode Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 I was sad. My dad got me into watchin L & W a while back and I've watched it religously since. I wonder how they will do the new show now that he has died, since he was supposed to be the star. I was sad when he retired last year from the regular series and I was excited to know he was still going to be invovled in the new show. RIP JERRY ORBACH (L & W > CSI) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 why does it seem like people who are famous have been droppin like flies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0RB1T0N3R Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 i always thought this guy was wack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYU Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 RIP best cop on law and order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 mafuckin niugguh. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekro Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Rest in Power We'll miss you Jerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS-1 Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 Who is going to make those smartass comments when they arrest people now? Fuck man.... This is a bunch of bullshit. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Originally posted by onesecondple@Dec 31 2004, 12:22 AM why does it seem like people who are famous have been droppin like flies? Quoted post uuuhhhh... maybe because they dont report it when ordinary people die? oh... except for that hundred thousand and growing over there where they dont speak english so well. You know..... ordinary people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindvapors Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 My girlfriend loved this guy. Law and Order with him was by far her favorite show. And she did get me hooked. R.I.P Jerry Orbach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS-1 Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 Let's see what stupid fat ex nypd blue character they try to replace him with. From now on I'm only watching reruns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyLode Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Originally posted by ODS-1@Dec 31 2004, 12:48 PM Let's see what stupid fat ex nypd blue character they try to replace him with. From now on I'm only watching reruns. Quoted post dude he retired from the show last year. if your gonna make some dumb comment at least watch the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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