Jerry Orbach
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Jerry Orbach was an American actor best known for his long-running role as Detective Lennie Briscoe on the television series "Law & Order" and for originating the role of Billy Flynn in the musical "Chicago" on Broadway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jerry Orbach canonical | 13 |
| Jerome Bernard Orbach | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T842534 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Orbach Context triple: [Trinity Church Cemetery, burialPlaceOf, Jerry Orbach]
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A.
Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane is an American actor and comedian renowned for his work on stage and screen, including acclaimed performances in Broadway musicals like "The Producers" and films such as "The Birdcage."
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B.
Blake Perlman
Blake Perlman is an American actress and singer known for roles in film and television, including appearances in projects associated with her father, actor Ron Perlman.
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C.
John Lithgow
John Lithgow is an American actor acclaimed for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, known for roles ranging from the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun" to dramatic turns in works like "The Crown" and "Dexter."
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D.
Bradley Whitford
Bradley Whitford is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Josh Lyman on the political drama series "The West Wing."
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E.
Carroll O’Connor
Carroll O’Connor was an American actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Archie Bunker on the groundbreaking television sitcom "All in the Family."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Orbach Target entity description: Jerry Orbach was an American actor best known for his long-running role as Detective Lennie Briscoe on the television series "Law & Order" and for originating the role of Billy Flynn in the musical "Chicago" on Broadway.
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A.
Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane is an American actor and comedian renowned for his work on stage and screen, including acclaimed performances in Broadway musicals like "The Producers" and films such as "The Birdcage."
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B.
Blake Perlman
Blake Perlman is an American actress and singer known for roles in film and television, including appearances in projects associated with her father, actor Ron Perlman.
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C.
John Lithgow
John Lithgow is an American actor acclaimed for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, known for roles ranging from the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun" to dramatic turns in works like "The Crown" and "Dexter."
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D.
Bradley Whitford
Bradley Whitford is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Josh Lyman on the political drama series "The West Wing."
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E.
Carroll O’Connor
Carroll O’Connor was an American actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Archie Bunker on the groundbreaking television sitcom "All in the Family."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York, United States
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surface form:
Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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| causeOfDeath | prostate cancer ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Billy Flynn in Chicago
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surface form:
Billy Flynn in Chicago (stage musical)
Lennie Briscoe in Law & Order ⓘ Lumière in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-10-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-12-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Actors Studio
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Northwestern University ⓘ University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Orbach ⓘ |
| fullName |
Jerry Orbach
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jerome Bernard Orbach
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| givenName |
Jérôme
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surface form:
Jerome
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| notableAchievement |
originated the role of Billy Flynn in the original 1975 Broadway production of Chicago
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originated the role of El Gallo in the original Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks ⓘ played Detective Lennie Briscoe on Law & Order for more than a decade ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
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surface form:
Beauty and the Beast
Chicago ⓘ Dirty Dancing ⓘ Law & Order ⓘ Promises, Promises ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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singer ⓘ |
| parent |
Emily Orbach
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Leonard Orbach ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
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Chicago (film musical) ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago (Broadway musical)
Dirty Dancing ⓘ
surface form:
Dirty Dancing (1987 film)
Law & Order ⓘ Promises, Promises (Broadway musical) ⓘ The Fantasticks (Off-Broadway musical) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
Billy Flynn
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Lennie Briscoe ⓘ Lumière ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elaine Cancilla Orbach
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Marta Curro ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerry Orbach Description of subject: Jerry Orbach was an American actor best known for his long-running role as Detective Lennie Briscoe on the television series "Law & Order" and for originating the role of Billy Flynn in the musical "Chicago" on Broadway.
Referenced by (14)
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this entity surface form:
Jerome Bernard Orbach