quote:NEW YORK (AP) � Law & Order star Jerry Orbach has died of prostate cancer at 69, a representative of the show said Wednesday.
Orbach died Tuesday night in Manhattan after several weeks of treatment, Audrey Davis of the public relations agency Lippin Group said.
When his illness was diagnosed, he had begun production on NBC's upcoming spinoff Law & Order: Trial By Jury, after 12 seasons playing Detective Lennie Briscoe in the original series. His return to the new show had been expected early next year.
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Posted by Fleet-Admiral Michael T. Colorge (Member # 144) on :
Oh shit, I thought he left Law & Order because of the cancer and not of another spinoff. Still, I liked his character a lot and will be sad.
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
That's awful......
He was perhaps one of the two characters that defined the original Law and Order series. I was looking forward to seeing him in the new series.....
Some quotes from the Briscoe...
"I want to go to law school so I can learn how to turn gold into lead."
"I told you, you should have gone to bed with her. You're getting the grief without getting the gravy."
"Even though you are a taxpayer, you know, we don't actually work for you personally."
"Love - a dangerous disease instantly cured by marriage."
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