Jim Ortlieb

James Ortlieb
Born (1956-06-19) 19 June 1956 (age 68)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor

James Ortlieb (born June 19, 1956)[1] is an American film, television and theatre actor known for his roles in Roswell and Felicity.[2] Ortlieb has also appeared in Broadway productions of Guys and Dolls and Of Mice and Men, Billy Elliot the Musical, and The Farnsworth Invention.[3][4][5]

Raised in Hazlet, New Jersey, Ortlieb graduated from Raritan High School in 1974. He attended Glassboro State College (since renamed as Rowan University), planning to study music and play soccer, but dropped out shortly after suffering an injury on one of the first days of team practice and started acting. After a few years on the stage, he earned a degree in drama from the Mason Gross School of the Arts of Rutgers University.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Running Scared Lab Technician
1989 An Innocent Man Convict - Robby's Death
1990 Flatliners Uncle Dave
1990 Home Alone Herb the Drugstore Clerk
1991 Cold Justice Illinois Troy
1992 The Babe Scribe
1994 The Childhood Friend Eddie 'Chuck' Greenberg
1996 Chain Reaction Orbit
1999 Love and Action in Chicago Business Man
1999 The Opera Lover Emcee
1999 Magnolia Middle Aged Guy
2002 Crazy as Hell Mr. Tobin
2002 Bug Louis - The Health Inspector
2003 A Mighty Wind David Kantor
2003 Latter Days Brother Farron Davis
2004 Out for Blood Doctor Blake
2005 Say Uncle David Berman
2005 Dirty Husband
2006 The Enigma with a Stigma Travis Lass
2008 The Onion Movie Bank Mr. Poniewicz
2008 Ernesto Don
2010 Drunkboat Morley
2010 Black Mail Rev. Madison
2011 Contagion Funeral Director
2014 Of Mice and Men The Boss
2017 The Crash Jeff Grillstein
2017 Inheritance Glen Crawford
2018 Whisper Desert Man
2022 Next Exit Milton

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Lady Blue Thompson Episode: "Designer White"
1986 Jack and Mike Bob Episode: "Ready or Not"
1990 Gabriel's Fire Fecky Episode: "Pilot"
1990 Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston MacLean Television film
1991 Dillinger Kahler
1993 The Untouchables Wobbly Episode: "Deal with the Devil"
1993 Missing Persons Eli Saltz Episode: "Some People's Priorities"
1997 Early Edition Prosecutor Episode: "The Jury"
1998 ER Cook Episode: "The Good Fight"
1999 Arliss Ring Announcer Episode: "The Stories You Don't Hear About"
2000 Will & Grace Ira Episode: "An Affair to Forget"
2000 Judging Amy Sidney Gilbert Episode: "Blast from the Past"
2000 The West Wing Dr. Keller Episode: "In The Shadow of Two Gunmen Part I"
2000 Roswell Ed Harding 7 episodes
2000 Spin City Jim Episode: "Smile"
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Winston Barger Episode: "Pledging Mr. Johnson"
2000 Boston Public Judge Jeremy Allen Episode: "Chapter Seven"
2000, 2001 Diagnosis: Murder Dr. Frederick Wilson 2 episodes
2001 Any Day Now Principal Sloan Episode: "Life Isn't Fair"
2001 JAG Miller Josephson Episode: "Past Tense"
2001 Angel Wolfram & Hart Translator Episode: "Lullaby"
2001 Men, Women & Dogs Dr. Baker Episode: "Old Dog, New Tricks"
2001–2002 Felicity Professor Bill Hodges 7 episodes
2002 The Shield Dr. Bernard Grady Episode: "Pilot"
2002 The Court Counsel Episode: "Back in the Bottle"
2002 The Division Sid Lockman Episode: "Brave New World"
2002 Push, Nevada The Middle Management Man 3 episodes
2003 Gilmore Girls Mr. Hunter Episode: "Lorelai Out of Water"
2003 Six Feet Under Andrew Wayne Milne Episode: "You Never Know"
2004 Without a Trace Claude Cleary 2 episodes
2005 The Young and the Restless Zoo Security Guard
2005 CSI: NY John Swinton Episode: "Til Death Do We Part"
2005 Bones Hal Episode: "The Man in the Fallout Shelter"
2006 CSI: Miami Dr. Kagen Episode: "Rampage"
2006 Boston Legal Dr. George Murrow 2 episodes
2007 The Closer Judd Whaley Episode: "The Round Fire"
2007 The Unit Principal Episode: "Inside Out"
2007 American Body Shop Floyd Episode: "The Gift"
2008 Grey's Anatomy Jack O'Brien Episode: "Here Comes the Flood"
2012 Vegas Gus Wilson Episode: "Solid Citizens"
2015 Masters of Sex Minister Episode: "Three's a Crowd"
2016 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Belka Maier Episode: "McPoyle vs. Ponderosa: The Trial of the Century"
2017 Chicago Justice Judge Episode: "Dead Meat"
2017 Do You Want to See a Dead Body? Mr. Greer Episode: "A Body and a Breakup (with Judy Greer)"
2018 How to Get Away with Murder Dennis Cruz Episode: "I Got Played"
2019 The Rookie Judge Stevens Episode: "Fallout"
2021 Chicago Med Dr. Richard Cohen Episode: "Better Is the Enemy of Good"
2021 9-1-1: Lone Star Frank Episode: "A Little Help from My Friends"
2021 American Horror Story: Double Feature Ray Cunningham Episode: "Blood Buffet"
2022 Station 19 Harry Episode: "The Little Things You Do Together"

References

  1. ^ "Jim Ortlieb". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. ^ "Of Mice and Men: full cast announced". New York Theater Guide. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. ^ Brantley, Ben (2009-03-01). "It's a Cinch That the Bum Is Under the Thumb of Some Little Broad". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  4. ^ "JIM ORTLIEB". Lookingglass Theatre Company. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  5. ^ "Jim Ortlieb". buzznews.net. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  6. ^ "Hazlet native's career taking off", Asbury Park Press, July 29, 1986. Accessed April 25, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The part of the lab technician who examines the confiscated narcotics in the movie Running Scared is a brief one, but the actor manages to make a strong impact on the audience with his humorous performance. The actor is Jim Ortlieb, a native of Hazlet Township.... Nevertheless, acting is a serious pursuit for the 1974 Raritan High School graduate."
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