Simmons appeared on the series for the first time in 1994 before joining the show as psychiatrist Emil Skoda ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Actor Jerry Orbach died Tuesday at ...

Jerry Orbach's Detective Lennie Briscoe was a fixture on "Law & Order" from its second season in 1991, appearing in 274 episodes through Season 14. Orbach left the show after Season 14 to bring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After debuting in 1990, Law & Order is now in its 25th season. Over the years, the show has bid farewell to iconic characters like ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jerry Orbach had a gift for charming audiences his entire career -- first as a song-and-dance man who starred in musicals on and off Broadway, then for 12 years as a sharp-tongued cop ...

Jerry Orbach left "Law & Order" after 12 years. He will appear in a reduced role in the next "Law & Order" spin-off. Early years: Jerome Bernard Orbach was born Oct. 20, 1935, in New York City. His ...

Jill Hennessy was a struggling actor when she got her big break: Law & Order. Hennessy, 57, opened up about her time on the show on Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia on AM 970 The Answer, in an ...

NEW YORK — Friends and colleagues gathered on Broadway to celebrate the life of Jerry Orbach, the song-and-dance man turned TV star. Master of ceremonies Sam Waterston, Orbach's co-star on "Law & ...

NEW YORK -- Jerry Orbach had a gift for charming audiences his entire career -- first as a song-and-dance man who starred in musicals on and off Broadway, then for 12 years as a sharp-tongued cop on ...