Detectives Rey Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) and Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) fought crime side by side during “Law & Order” Seasons 6 through 9. While the actors’ on-screen chemistry was evident, the real-life friends shared a close bond whether they were hard at work, or hanging out away from the set. And Orbach was quite influential on both his younger co-star’s professional and personal lives.
“I learned a lot about acting and life from Jerry Orbach,” Bratt said in an interview with Hollywood Outbreak. “He quickly became one of my dearest friends. In spite of the age difference, he was one of the last old school gentlemen. He was a former song and dance man. Quick with a joke. Great with a story.” Bratt also revealed that the two colleagues would spend even more time together than Orbach spent with his wife, Elaine Cancilla Orbach, because of their long days shooting “Law & Order.”
“Depending on the location, we’d go out and grab a bite somewhere,” Bratt continued. “And it always had to be fried calamari to start and then whatever else came along.” Orbach died in December of 2004 from prostate cancer, and the actor’s death had a profound effect on his friend. “He’s missed,” Bratt said. “He was a dear, dear man.”
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