Norberto Kerner

Norberto Kerner (b. 1929, Chile) plays Mr. Ortiz on Sesame Street.

Kerner played in Broadway productions My Old Friends (1979) and Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1995), originating the role of Xius, a widower. In a review of a 1992 off-Broadway production, The New York Times said "The company has gathered an unusually strong cast for "La Carreta," especially Norberto Kerner as a grandfather who embodies the values Marques cherished most."

He played a Columbian officer on a 1985 episode of Miami Vice, appeared in two roles in three episodes of Kojak, and as two characters in two episodes of The Equalizer.