Jerry Orbach in F/X
Jerry Orbach (1935 - 2004)
Film Deaths[]
- F/X (1986) [Nicholas DeFranco]: Dies of heart failure when he touches a screen door that Bryan Brown had electrified, overloading his pacemaker.
- Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996; animated, video) [Sa'luk]: Transformed into a gold statue when he touches the Hand of Midas (instead of its handle), after John Rhys-Davies throws it to him (with his body then falling off a suspended platform into a flooded room).
TV Deaths[]
- Hunter: Son and Heir (1990) [Sal Scarlatti]: Commits suicide off-screen. His death was mentioned at the end of the episode.
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Renewal (2007) [Det. Lennie Briscoe]: Jerry doesn't appear in this episode (as it was filmed after his real-life death) but it's revealed that his character died in the time between this episode and his last appearance in the 2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury episode 41 Shots (his death was implied in several episodes throughout the Law & Order franchise, but it wasn't actually confirmed until this episode).
Notable Connections[]
- Mr. Elaine Cancilla.
- Father of Chris Orbach.
- Cousin of Ron Orbach.
Gallery[]
Jerry Orbach's animated death in Aladdin and the King of Thieves