Jerry Orbach

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and memories. The new docume ...

Howard (2018)

Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman's family, friends, associates, and longtime partn ...

Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flo ...

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)

Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great musical performances from the archives of the Tony Award® broadcasts. Legendary stars from legendary shows ...

Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)

The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences to experience as if they were front-row-center on opening night. This second compilation of great musical moments from the Tonys features another dazzling arr ...

Law & Order: The First 3 Years (2004)

This DVD bonus feature describes Law & Order's first three seasons, with candid interviews with seven of its early castmembers. ...

Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)

Conan O'Brien celebrates ten years of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in this one-hour special. Many guest appearances and clip montages show us how funny his show has been. ...

Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)

The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, were the producers of the show. This film offers a compilation of performances from Tony Award broadcasts d ...

Try to Remember: The Fantasticks (2003)

On the eve of the final Off-Broadway performance of the long-running musical "The Fantasticks," filmmaker Eli Kabillio takes a wistful look back at the show's genesis with composer Harvey Schmidt, author Tom Jones and original cast member Jerry Orbach. ...

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywo ...

Manna from Heaven (2002)

Manna From Heaven is a comedic fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan and it's due immediately. Once upon a time, many years ago, a neighborhood in Buffalo, NY is ...

The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002)

A brief overview of The Hustler's making and the players involved. ...

Prince of Central Park (2000)

A young boy sets out to find his mother. After setting up camp in Central Park, he encounters a group of people even needier than himself. ...

Chinese Coffee (2000)

When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt. ...

The Acting Class (2000)

A comedy about an exceptionally dysfunctional acting class. Playing unsuspecting college students, Liz and Jill set off to find the most influential acting teacher of the decade and soon discover a heralded guru named Kenneth LaPoubelle. After a visit to K ...

Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999)

Two different stories: in the first one a group of children walk into the store eager to hear Belle's stories, as she is noted to be a great storyteller, in the second one Belle throws a party to cheer Mrs. Potts up. ...

Serial Killers: Profiling the Criminal Mind (1999)

Former FBI agent John Douglas, the inventor of criminal profiling, leads a journey into the minds of the 20th Century's most notorious killers, including Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer. ...

Exiled (1998)

NYPD Detective Mike Logan, who was reassigned to Staten Island after punching a corrupt politician, takes on a grisly murder case. When the investigation leads him back to the 27th Precinct, Logan sees a chance to resurrect his flailing career and be reins ...

Belle's Magical World (1998)

Belle, the Beast, Lumiere, Cogsworth and the rest of those zany castle residents use their imaginations to embark on three magical, storybook adventures. This direct-to-video anthology serves as a "sequel" to Disney's animated hit film. In "The Perfect Wor ...

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)

Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter. ...

Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)

Legendary secrets are revealed as Aladdin and his friends—Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and, of course, the always entertaining Genie—face all sorts of terrifying threats and make some exciting last-minute escapes pursuing the King Of Thieves and his villainous ...

The Cemetery Club (1993)

The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives. ...

Mastergate (1992)

A "play on words" about a fictional political scandal concerning covert arms deals and double-dealing government operatives, satirizing the Watergate hearings of 1972-1973. ...

Mr. Saturday Night (1992)

Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world ha ...

Universal Soldier (1992)

An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to ex ...

Straight Talk (1992)

Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doct ...

Quiet Killer (1992)

On her way home in a plane to New York, the teenage Sarah gets very ill. She realizes too late that it's more than a cold and with her parents still on vacation, she breaks down in the middle of the street and dies shortly after in a hospital -- by the pla ...

Broadway Bound (1992)

Eugene and Stanley Jerome try to break into show biz as comedy writers while their parents' marriage ends. ...

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beaut ...

Delirious (1991)

A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show. ...

A Gnome Named Gnorm (1991)

A young Los Angeles police officer and a mysterious gnome become unlikely partners as they track a killer. When a sting operation goes awry, officer Casey is blamed for the murder of his colleague and Gnorm the gnome is the only witness. ...

Toy Soldiers (1991)

After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary. ...

Out for Justice (1991)

Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for justice. ...

Delusion (1991)

A computer expert embezzles half a million dollars and races off to Reno to start anew. Unfortunately, en route, he picks up a pair of hitchers and ends up entangled with a crazed couple who commandeer his car and leave him alone in the desert to die. As s ...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)

Perry is at TV station "KGGY" to be interviewed but thanks to the interference of main anchor-person Brett Huston the interview is pulled. Mostly everybody hates Brett as Brett knows all the station workers secrets. He has also written a memo insulting all ...

Dead Women in Lingerie (1991)

A private detective is hired to catch a serial killer who makes immigrant garment workers his victims. ...

California Casanova (1991)

Stagehand at a nightclub falls for one of the performers. He wins her heart after taking lessons on suavity from a gigolo "count". ...

In Defense of a Married Man (1990)

When a defense lawyer's adulterous husband becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the woman he was cheating with, his wife chooses to defend him. Can she overcome his betrayal while searching for the truth? ...

Kojak: None So Blind (1990)

After a flighty young woman accidentally witnesses a Mob hit in an Italian restaurant, New York Police Inspector Theo Kojak must both protect her from an unscrupulous Dutch hitman, and bring Mob kingpin Tony Salducci to justice. ...

Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about her insufferably self-centered boss. ...

Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)

A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegiti ...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989)

A young theatre director is accused of killing a more famous Broadway director. Perry takes his case. ...

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988)

The life, career, and music of Irving Berlin are celebrated live on stage with musical performances. ...

Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)

Claire Gregory, an upper class New York personality, witnesses a murder in a luxurious nightclub. Detective Mike Keegan, recently promoted, is assigned to protect her. ...

Dirty Dancing (1987)

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love. ...

I Love N.Y. (1987)

Photographer Mario Cotone is hired to cover a big N.Y. actor. When his pretty daughter Nicole Yeats (N.Y.) and Mario fall in love, this angers her father and hurts Mario's work which further infuriates his boss. Will love prevail? ...

Love Among Thieves (1987)

Caroline DuLac, a baroness and concert pianist, steals three jewel-encrusted Faberge eggs from a San Francisco museum. The eggs were demanded as ransom for her kidnapped fiancé. She boards a plane for the Latin American city of Ladera, as per instructions ...

F/X (1986)

A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents. ...

The Imagemaker (1986)

Roger Blackwell has been a media advisor to countless politicians: probably one too many. He is set on using his experience to make a film about manipulation of the media by unscrupulous politicos. ...

Brewster's Millions (1985)

Monty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if he can successfully spend $30 million in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it soun ...

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" ...

The Streets (1984)

Undercover cops Wreade & Grozzo (Beck & Orbach) are searching for the identity of a gang leader who is selling handguns to people for their self protection. ...

The Magic of Herself the Elf (1983)

Herself must stop an evil king from upsetting the balance of nature in this animated adventure. ...

An Invasion of Privacy (1983)

A woman on a remote island is raped by a local resident and finds her fight for justice impeded by community prejudice. ...

Plaza Suite (1982)

HBO filmed version of the Neil Simon play (filmed in front of a live audience) has three separate acts set in the same hotel suite in New York's Plaza Hotel with Lee Grant and Jerry Orbach playing three roles. ...

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution ...

Prince of the City (1981)

New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force ...

Underground Aces (1981)

The escapades of a crew of zany parking lot attendants. ...

Alex and the Doberman Gang (1980)

A more than slightly incompetent private eye inherits five doberman pinschers. The dogs at first create havoc with Alex's home and personal life, but soon become trusted allies and on more than one occasion help Alex solve cases. ...

The Sentinel (1977)

As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a Brooklyn Heights apartment building where she encounters a number of bizarre, eccentric tenants and attempt ...

Fore Play (1975)

A three-part omnibus centered around sex and its discontents. ...

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife (1974)

Mitzi Gaynor and guests Ted Knight (Mary Tyler Moore Show), Jerry Orbach (Chicago), Suzanne Pleshette (Bob Newhart Show) and Jane Withers in music, dance and comedy vignettes celebrating housewives. Songs include "Married," "I Can Cook, Too," and "You Are ...

A Fan's Notes (1972)

A writer has a mental breakdown, unable to deal with the society around him. ...

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)

A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals. ...

Annie Get Your Gun (1967)

This 1967 TV Movie featured the cast of the recent Lincoln Center and Broadway Revival of the classic musical. Starring Ethel Merman, who recreated her original 1946 role as sharp shooter Annie Oakley, the telecast co-starred Bruce Yarnell, Jerry Orbach an ...

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. His captor, King Fawz, soon discovers that Goldfarb used to be a college football star. So he issues him an ultimatum: coach his coun ...

Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted. ...

Mad Dog Coll (1961)

Killer Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll moves in on gangster Dutch Schultz in 1920s New York. ...

24 Hours in a Woman's Life (1961)

Helen Lester is in love with a man she has known just 24 hours, a playboy who spent time in jail for passing bad checks. Though the man has promised to change, most of her strait-laced relatives are up in arms. But Clare Lester, Helen's grandmother, says t ...

Cop Hater (1958)

Members of the 87th Precinct search for a cop killer who has already murdered two of their own. ...

Guys and Dolls (1955)

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game. ...

Marty (1955)

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Marty meets Clara, an una ...