'Actor Jerry Orbach Dies at 69'
Jerry Orbach, the stage actor who became best known for his long-running role on TV's 'Law & Order,' died Tuesday night after several weeks of treatment for prostate cancer; he was 69. Orbach was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year just as he had started production on the Law & Order franchise's fourth series, 'Law & Order: Trial by Jury,' slated for broadcast in early 2005. The Bronx-born actor initially found fame on the stage, starring as the narrator in the soon-to-be long-running 'The Fantasticks,' and then going on to star in a number of big-budget musicals for Broadway producer David Merrick.
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