Actor Actor Jerry Orbach played a memorable character on Murder She Wrote. As Harry McGraw, Actor Jerry Orbach starred in the "The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane" and "From the Horse's Mouth" episodes. In one bio for Jerry Orbach, it is stated that he was born in the Bronx. His father, Leon, was a former vaudevillian actor and his mother, Emily, was a radio singer. His family moved frequently which made it necessary for him to learn how to blend in. Actor Jerry Orbach studied drama at the University of Illinois and at Northwestern. One bio for Jerry Orbach states that he then went to study acting in New York and got constant work in musicals. As Actor Jerry Orbach settled into his career, he slowly pushed to get acting roles in TV and movies, but was frequently overlooked because of his musical roots.
