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Jerry Orbach, probably best known as Detective Lennie Briscoe on TV's Law & Order, passed away late Tuesday at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center where he was being treated for prostate cancer. He was 69. Fans of L&O will remember that earlier this year he was replaced by Dennis Farina, who has done an admirable job, but I think we're all still trying to figure out where he got all his money.

Orbach was on L&O for 12 seasons as the wise-cracking detective, but he was also well-known for his work on the big screen and on Broadway. L&O really made him a household name, however. Of the star-studded cast that has come through that show, he was my favorite, by far.

Jerry, you'll be missed.