Jerry Orbach played Detective Lennie Briscoe for 12 years on the original Law & Order TV series until he died of prostate cancer on Dec 28, 2004. The character of Lennie Briscoe also had guest spots over the years on Homicide: Life on the Streets, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: CI, and Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Lennie Briscoe was also the longest running character on a prime time TV series until 2005.
― Anonymous User 6/27/2007
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Lennie was the name of the large, simple character in John Steinbeck's unsentimental tragedy "Of Mice & Men ". Claimed by many as one the greatest novels of all time.