Jimmy Smits

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-07-09 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Jimmy Smits

Biography

Jimmy Smits is an American actor. Smits is perhaps best known for his roles as attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s legal drama L.A. Law, as NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue, and as U.S. Congressman Matt Santos on The West Wing. He is also notable for his portrayal of Bail Organa in the Star Wars franchise, and Miguel Prado in Dexter. Beginning in 1986, Smits played Victor Sifuentes in the first five seasons of the NBC television Steven Bochco legal drama L.A. Law, for which he was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, winning in 1990. In 1999, Smits receiv...

Acting

1991

Switch

as Walter Stone

2000

Bless the Child

as Agent John Travis

1987

The Believers

as Tom Lopez

2009

Backyard

as Mickey Santos

2009

1989

Old Gringo

as Gen. Tomas Arroyo

1986

Running Scared

as Julio Gonzales

1997

1995

My Family

as Jimmy

1990

Vital Signs

as Dr. David Redding

1997

Murder in Mind

as Peter Walker

2000

Price of Glory

as Arturo Ortega

1996

Marshal Law

as Jack Coleman

1993

Gross Misconduct

as Justin Thorne

2005

Lackawanna Blues

as Ruben Santiago Sr.

1994

The Cisco Kid

as Cisco Kid

1988

Glitz

as Vincent Marra

2008

Roberto Clemente

as Narrator

1996

Animal Charm: Golden Digest

as Himself (Archival Footage)

1991

Fires Within

as Nestor

1992

The Broken Cord

as David Norwell

1987

Stamp of a Killer

as Richard Braden

2022

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

as Bail Organa (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984

1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday

as Victor Sifuentes

2018

2021

In the Heights

as Kevin Rosario

1995

Solomon & Sheba

as King Solomon

1987

Hotshot

as Stars Team Member

2020

The Tax Collector

as The Wizard

1986

Rockabye

as 2nd Policeman

1986

L.A. Law: Pilot

as Victor Sifuentes

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