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Jimmy Ortega

Jimmy Ortega

Actor · Born 1957-11-18 · El Paso, Texas, USA

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Biography

He was born and raised in El Paso Texas. Miguel Ortega (father) was a cross country truck driver and Paulina Ortega (mother) a housewife. Began career doing summer stock theater for 2 years - El Paso Del Norte. Moved to Los Angeles in 1978. Shortly after arriving, he started to work as a stuntman on a picture by the name of Hooper (1978). His first acting job was in a guest starring role on a TV show by the name of CHiPs (1977). He has won a Stuntman's Award - Most Spectacular Sequence - "North & South" miniseries. He also won a Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance By Cast - Traffic (2000).

Movies & TV Shows

  1. L.A. Confidential (1997) — Second Mexican (uncredited)
  2. The A-Team (2010) — Mexican Captor #2
  3. Babylon (2022) — Elephant Wrangler
  4. Crank: High Voltage (2009) — Groundskeeper (uncredited)
  5. Just Like Heaven (2005) — Security Guard
  6. Traffic (2000) — Arrested Man in Apartment
  7. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) — Rondell
  8. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) — Torres
  9. Arrested Development (2003) — Mexican Border Official
  10. Sabotage (2014) — Sicario #1
  11. Vampires (1998) — Male Vampire #1
  12. The Rum Diary (2011) — Cop on Fire
  13. Last Man Standing (1996) — Ramirez Bodyguard
  14. Columbo (1971) — Reporter
  15. Lethal Weapon (2016) — Drug Dealer
  16. The Double (2011) — Coyote
  17. The Replacement Killers (1998) — Gangster
  18. Man of the House (2005) — Border Bus Driver
  19. Knox Goes Away (2024) — Guard
  20. Internal Affairs (1990) — Oscar
  21. Magnum, P.I. (1980) — Suertudo
  22. Walker (2021) — Lookout
  23. Beauty and the Beast (1987) — Dice
  24. Dallas (1978) — Sheriff
  25. The Unit (2006) — Cop #1
  26. Extreme Prejudice (1987) — Young Mexican Man
  27. Taxi (1978) — Cab Driver (uncredited)
  28. Delta Farce (2007) — Bandito #2
  29. CHiPs (1977)
  30. Renegade (1992) — Acosta
  31. Martial Law (1998) — Tino
  32. Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006) — Cop
  33. Ticker (2002) — Body Guard 2
  34. Moving Violations (1985) — Spanish Immigration Officer
  35. Forest Warrior (1996) — Surveyor #2
  36. V.I.P. (1998) — Driver
  37. Falcon Crest (1981) — Ramon
  38. Knots Landing (1979) — Sheriff
  39. Guilty As Charged (1991) — Electrician
  40. Persons Unknown (1996) — Comet (as Jim Ortega)