Jerry Orbach (1935-2004), the versatile stage and film actor whose portrayal of the wry Detective Lennie Briscoe helped make NBC's original "Law & Order" show a hit for a dozen seasons, died of prostate cancer Tuesday at a New York hospital.
The 69-year-old actor filmed his last episode of the show in the spring and was scheduled to start production of a spin-off, "Law & Order: Trial By Jury."