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. L...
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Complete Filmography

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
as Bail Organa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Celebrate Disney+ Day with a special look at the Star Wars original series Andor.

In the Heights
2021
as Kevin Rosario
The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Hei...

The Tax Collector
2020
as The Wizard
David Cuevas is a family man who works as a gangland tax collector for high ranking Los Angeles gang members. He makes collections across the city wit...

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to the...

Who We Are Now
2018
as Carl
Recently released from prison, Beth is working with her public defender to get her son back from her sister, who was awarded legal custody while Beth ...

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Bail Organa
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

Mother and Child
2009
as Paco
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for ado...

Backyard
2009
as Mickey Santos
Officer Blanca Bravo arrives in Juarez, Mexico — a grim nexus of corporate colonialism and sexual tourism — to investigate a rash of killings targetin...

Roberto Clemente
2008
as Narrator
Roberto Clemente is an in-depth look at an exceptional baseball player and committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination to become baseb...

The Jane Austen Book Club
2007
as Daniel
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing wi...

¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
2006
as Himself
Actress Rosie Perez makes a stunning directorial debut in this heartfelt tribute to Puerto Rican pride. She takes an in-depth look at the complex and ...

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
as Self
A one-hour, commercial-free benefit concert television special that aired simulcast worldwide on September 9, 2005, at 8 pm ET/CT live.

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Senator Bail Organa
The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power – and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.

Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Ruben Santiago Sr.
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he liv...

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Senator Bail Organa
Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could...

America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
A benefit concert and telethon organized by George Clooney and broadcast uninterrupted and commercial-free by the four major television networks just ...

Bless the Child
2000
as Agent John Travis
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed f...

Price of Glory
2000
as Arturo Ortega
An ex-boxer, living with the knowledge that his fight career was cut short by a crooked manager, channels his bitter disappointment in a single-minded...

Adventures in Wild California
2000
as Narrator
A visit to many of the places and people that give California its reputation as a place of extremes. Among the major segments: Sky surfing in the San ...

The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
as Geronimo
A federal agent searches for a potential killer among the bizarre residents of a dilapidated Los Angeles hotel.

Lesser Prophets
1997
as Mike
The police have three bookies under surveillance, but they escape and set up shop elsewhere. By chance, one of the police finds them; instead of turni...

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997
as Old King Cole (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of Mother Goose in this all-star, all-rhyming tale set in multi-ethnic nursery-rhyme land.

Murder in Mind
1997
as Peter Walker
The L.A. police find two bodies in a fancy house and suspect the wife of one victim. Dr. Ellis, a hypnotherapist, takes her back in time; with the pol...

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self
Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.

Marshal Law
1996
as Jack Coleman
A former cop in Texas comes into action when a gang threatens his family.

Animal Charm: Golden Digest
1996
as Himself (Archival Footage)
Animal Charm makes videos from other people's videos. By compositing TV and reducing it to a kind of tic-ridden babble, they force television to not m...

My Family
1995
as Jimmy
Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los A...

Solomon & Sheba
1995
as King Solomon
In the land of Israel, Solomon (Jimmy Smits) is trying to figure out a way to become the world’s supplier of frankincense. He sends an envoy to the ti...

The Cisco Kid
1994
as Cisco Kid
This update of the 1950 western TV series changes Cisco and Pancho from wandering heroes of the old west to somewhat anti-"gringo" Mexican revolutiona...

Gross Misconduct
1993
as Justin Thorne
Justin Thorne is a liberal arts professor. One of his college students is Jennifer Carter. She seduces Justin, then accuses him of rape. But it turns ...

The Broken Cord
1992
as David Norwell
Fact-based story of an idealistic single dad who discovers that his beloved Native American adopted son is afflicted with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and c...

Fires Within
1991
as Nestor
A Cuban emigre, living in Miami and involved in an affair with the American seaman who rescued her and her daughter years earlier, must face her husba...

Switch
1991
as Walter Stone
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to...

Vital Signs
1990
as Dr. David Redding
As they enter their third year of medical school, a group of young students must prepare to decide what they intend to specialize in. Somehow, they mu...

Old Gringo
1989
as Gen. Tomas Arroyo
A writer forms a triangle with a schoolmarm and a Mexican general on the run.

Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Victor Sifuentes
This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat from a Sorcerer and is put under a spell by the ang...

Glitz
1988
as Vincent Marra
Vincent Marra is a Miami cop on medical leave in Puerto Rico, where he's being stalked by a sex offender he testified against.

Stamp of a Killer
1987
as Richard Braden
A pregnant mother and her young son become the target of a killer.

The Believers
1987
as Tom Lopez
Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly...

Hotshot
1987
as Stars Team Member
The story of an American soccer player trying to make it big who turns to Pele, the greatest soccer player of all time, for guidance.

L.A. Law: Pilot
1986
as Victor Sifuentes
Pilot episode for the TV series introduces the lawyers and employees of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak, a Los Angeles law firm, in dealing with ...

Running Scared
1986
as Julio Gonzales
Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in t...

Rockabye
1986
as 2nd Policeman
A young woman, striking out on her own after having left her husband in California, has her young son snatched from her moments after getting off the ...

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
as Eddie Rivera
Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their re...