A tribute to a Native American Actor Artie Ortega.
He was born in San Jose, California, the son of Benjamin Ortega and Rosa Gardnos. His siblings were Mary Ortega and Ben Ortega.
(Photo courtesy of Michael Wayne Marousek)
Artie Ortega, A Missing Star!
Our wish is to have Artie Ortega have his own Hollywood Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Artie Ortego on IMDB
Artie Ortego was born on February 9, 1890, he passed away on July 24, 1960 at the age of 70.
Movie Career
He started his movie career starting from 1912 all the way up to 1960. A lot of his parts were uncredited.
Artie Ortego on B-Westerns
Read more about Artie Ortego at B-Westerns.com. Known for his roles as a Native American, Henchman, and Cowboy. His roles varied.
Spouses
According to some sources he was married to Billie Mack, Marie Manly and later to Della Saenz . Not all at the same time.
Family
Artie Ortego’s daughter Elaine Lorena Ortego was born on August 3, 1920, she passed on February 26, 2006.
The Missing Star
Our goal here is to nominate Artie Ortego for a Hollywood Star. All help and suggestions are appreciated.
An array of photos
We will be uploading photos that belonged to Artie Ortego’s personal collection. These photos were passed down to my father from his mother Elaine Ortego.
Photos we have are from
- Movie set shots
- Family photos
- Autographs to Artie
Artie Saves Oliva de Havilland
- On the filming of “The Adventures of Robin Hood.”
- Signed by Oliva and Artie
- News article is unkown at this time
Watch Artie Ortego movies and see if you can spot him!
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