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Jerry Orbach

Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20 1935 – December 28 2004) was an American award-winning actor, perhaps best known for his starring role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and for his musical theater roles. (more)

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  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home: John Goldfarb, Please Come Home is a 1963 novel by William Peter Blatty. The comic spoof of the Cold War was inspired by a May 1960 incident involving American Francis Gary Powers, a CIA operative whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Uni
  • Love Among Thieves: Love Among Thieves was a made-for-television romantic-adventure motion picture that was produced by the ABC network in 1987. The film starred Audrey Hepburn as the Baroness Caroline DuLac who finds herself involved in a jewel heist scheme with Mike C
  • The Magic of Herself the Elf: The Magic of Herself the Elf (also known by its on-screen title, The Special Magic of Herself the Elf) is a 1983 animated television special produced by the Canadian animation company, Nelvana Limited. Directed by John Celestri (credited under first
  • The Law & Harry McGraw: The Law & Harry McGraw is an American TV series that ran on CBS from September 27 1987 to February 10 1988. It is a spin-off from the long running mystery series Murder, She Wrote. The series starred Jerry Orbach (up to this point best known for his
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