JIMMY BORGES IN HAWAII FIVE-O
The multi-talented Jimmy Borges has been described by a Honolulu columnist as one of the fifty islanders who’ve “left an entertainment imprint and made a difference since Hawaii became a state.” He is known to his many loyal fans as the “keeper of the flame” –- referring to his musical respect for Gershwin, Porter, Kern, Mercer, Arlen, Rodgers & Hart and other legendary songwriters. Jimmy’s early film career includes multiple episodes on the classic Hawaii Five-O, as well as Magnum P.I. and various other TV shows. This tribute page highlights his Five-O career, with screen shots and video clips of his appearances.
FLASH NEWS!
(Feb. 2012) Jimmy reports on his Facebook page: "Peter Lenkov, Producer, told me about a year ago that he wanted to write me into one of the episodes [of the new Hawaii Five-0]. Last week, I got a call to come in and look at some dialogue and take some camera shots. It seems that all went well on both sides and I'll be shooting a nice part that could be a recurring part. My big excitement is ... I'm shooting with Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan and ... TAH RAH ... JAMES CAAN. He's one of my favorite actors! We get to bang heads (dialogue-wise). We shoot next week. Thank you, Peter Lenkov, Thank you Rachel (for the hot read) ... JAMES CAAN ... YAY." Jimmy can be seen briefly in the preview for this episode, which airs Monday, February 27th.
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JIMMY'S MINI-BIOGRAPHY (by J.B. himself)
I went to college in San Francisco on a football scholarship and fell in love with singing while doing college rallies with my girlfriend. One of the other singers was Johnny Mathis. It was a good choice as I traveled the world, singing in places like Las Vegas, New York, Miami, Rio de Janeiro, Auckland, Tokyo, etc. until I came back to Hawaii to perform. I loved being home so much that I was back to stay. I was never interested in acting. I was singing at a jazz spot called Keone’s in Waikiki when Jack Lord came in to see me. He liked me and asked me to come down to read for him. I asked him why and he said he liked the way I was ”extemporaneous” with the language, and if I could do that on the set, it would save the production company money by eliminating many of the ‘cuts’, thus saving money. Well, I went down and wound up doing 15 episodes of Five-0, along with many Magnum P.I., Charlie’s Angels, and quite a few other shows and Movie-of-the-Week features. Peter Lenkov, the producer of the new Five-0 is really a great guy, trying to get as many of the old gang some roles in his new show. I can’t say enough about him. Rachel Sutton is so helpful as a casting director and her crew, along with the production crew is simply outstanding and filled with aloha. I hope I have an opportunity to work more over the years. I’m one of only three or four actors to have done both the old and new Five-0. That’s pretty cool. In the meantime, I continue doing jazz concerts around the country and Hawaii and lecturing at universities, colleges and schools concerning my career and cancer, which put up a fierce battle…but I’m winning! A documentary is being made on my life and my 57-year-career in music, film and show-business in general.
HAWAII FIVE-O EPISODES
Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain
Number One with a Bullet: Part 1