James Ortlieb
Birth dateJune 19, 1956
Years active1985–present
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]

Early life and education

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.[3]

Career

Ortlieb has also appeared in Broadway productions of Guys and Dolls and Of Mice and Men, Billy Elliot the Musical, and The Farnsworth Invention.[4][5][6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Running ScaredLab Technician
1989An Innocent ManConvict - Robby's Death
1990FlatlinersUncle Dave
1990Home AloneHerb the Drugstore Clerk
1991Cold JusticeIllinois Troy
1992The BabeScribe
1994The Childhood FriendEddie 'Chuck' Greenberg
1996Chain ReactionOrbit
1999Love and Action in ChicagoBusiness Man
1999The Opera LoverEmcee
1999MagnoliaMiddle Aged Guy
2002Crazy as HellMr. Tobin
2002BugLouis - The Health Inspector
2003A Mighty WindDavid Kantor
2003Latter DaysBrother Farron Davis
2004Out for BloodDoctor Blake
2005Say UncleDavid Berman
2005DirtyHusband
2006The Enigma with a StigmaTravis Lass
2008The Onion MovieBank Mr. Poniewicz
2008ErnestoDon
2010DrunkboatMorley
2010Black MailRev. Madison
2011ContagionFuneral Director
2014Of Mice and MenThe Boss
2017The CrashJeff Grillstein
2017InheritanceGlen Crawford
2018WhisperDesert Man
2022Next ExitMilton

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Lady BlueThompsonEpisode: "Designer White"
1986Jack and MikeBobEpisode: "Ready or Not"
1990Gabriel's FireFeckyEpisode: "Pilot"
1990Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in BostonMacLeanTelevision film
1991DillingerKahler
1993The UntouchablesWobblyEpisode: "Deal with the Devil"
1993Missing PersonsEli SaltzEpisode: "Some People's Priorities"
1997Early EditionProsecutorEpisode: "The Jury"
1998ERCookEpisode: "The Good Fight"
1999ArlissRing AnnouncerEpisode: "The Stories You Don't Hear About"
2000Will & GraceIraEpisode: "An Affair to Forget"
2000Judging AmySidney GilbertEpisode: "Blast from the Past"
2000The West WingDr. KellerEpisode: "In The Shadow of Two Gunmen Part I"
2000RoswellEd Harding7 episodes
2000Spin CityJimEpisode: "Smile"
2000'Winston BargerEpisode: "Pledging Mr. Johnson"
2000Boston PublicJudge Jeremy AllenEpisode: "Chapter Seven"
2000, 2001Diagnosis: MurderDr. Frederick Wilson2 episodes
2001Any Day NowPrincipal SloanEpisode: "Life Isn't Fair"
2001JAGMiller JosephsonEpisode: "Past Tense"
2001AngelWolfram & Hart TranslatorEpisode: "Lullaby"
2001Men, Women & DogsDr. BakerEpisode: "Old Dog, New Tricks"
2001–2002FelicityProfessor Bill Hodges7 episodes
2002The ShieldDr. Bernard GradyEpisode: "Pilot"
2002The CourtCounselEpisode: "Back in the Bottle"
2002The DivisionSid LockmanEpisode: "Brave New World"
2002Push, NevadaThe Middle Management Man3 episodes
2003Gilmore GirlsMr. HunterEpisode: "Lorelai Out of Water"
2003Six Feet UnderAndrew Wayne MilneEpisode: "You Never Know"
2004Without a TraceClaude Cleary2 episodes
2005The Young and the RestlessZoo Security Guard
2005'John SwintonEpisode: "Til Death Do We Part"
2005BonesHalEpisode: "The Man in the Fallout Shelter"
2006'Dr. KagenEpisode: "Rampage"
2006Boston LegalDr. George Murrow2 episodes
2007The CloserJudd WhaleyEpisode: "The Round Fire"
2007The UnitPrincipalEpisode: "Inside Out"
2007American Body ShopFloydEpisode: "The Gift"
2008Grey's AnatomyJack O'BrienEpisode: "Here Comes the Flood"
2012VegasGus WilsonEpisode: "Solid Citizens"
2015Masters of SexMinisterEpisode: "Three's a Crowd"
2016It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaBelka MaierEpisode: "McPoyle vs. Ponderosa: The Trial of the Century"
2017Chicago JusticeJudgeEpisode: "Dead Meat"
2017Do You Want to See a Dead Body?Mr. GreerEpisode: "A Body and a Breakup (with Judy Greer)"
2018How to Get Away with MurderDennis CruzEpisode: "I Got Played"
2019The RookieJudge StevensEpisode: "Fallout"
2021Chicago MedDr. Richard CohenEpisode: "Better Is the Enemy of Good"
20219-1-1: Lone StarFrankEpisode: "A Little Help from My Friends"
2021American Horror Story: Double FeatureRay CunninghamEpisode: "Blood Buffet"
2022Station 19HarryEpisode: "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. ^ "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."
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "JIM ORTLIEB". Lookingglass Theatre Company. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  6. ^ "Jim Ortlieb". buzznews.net. Retrieved 2021-08-01.