Jimmy Ortega
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 18, 1957 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
El Paso, Texas, USA
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).
Known For
| 2024 | Knox Goes AwayGuard | |
| 2022 | BabylonElephant Wrangler | |
| 2021 | WalkerLookout | |
| 2016 | Lethal WeaponDrug Dealer | |
| 2014 | SabotageSicario #1 | |
| 2013 | Out of the BlueHenchman #2 | |
| 2011 | The Rum DiaryCop on Fire | |
| 2011 | The DoubleCoyote | |
| 2010 | The A-TeamMexican Captor #2 | |
| 2009 | Safe HarborSheriff | |
| 2009 | Crank: High VoltageGroundskeeper (uncredited) | |
| 2008 | Lone RiderRough Rider #4 | |
| 2007 | Delta FarceBandito #2 | |
| 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of HorrorCop | |
| 2005 | Man of the HouseBorder Bus Driver | |
| 2005 | Just Like HeavenSecurity Guard | |
| 2003 | Arrested DevelopmentMexican Border Official | |
| 2002 | TickerBody Guard 2 | |
| 2000 | TrafficArrested Man in Apartment | |
| 2000 | Ground ZeroJohanson | |
| 1998 | The Replacement KillersGangster | |
| 1998 | VampiresMale Vampire #1 | |
| 1998 | V.I.P.Driver | |
| 1998 | Martial LawTino | |
| 1997 | L.A. ConfidentialSecond Mexican (uncredited) | |
| 1997 | Brooklyn SouthFirst Killer | |
| 1996 | Last Man StandingRamirez Bodyguard | |
| 1996 | Persons UnknownComet (as Jim Ortega) | |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop IIIRondell | |
| 1994 | Dead ConnectionVince | |
| 1993 | Fugitive Nights: Danger in the DesertFugitive Look-Alike | |
| 1993 | JailbaitJohnny | |
| 1992 | RenegadeAcosta | |
| 1992 | RenegadeBorder Guard | |
| 1991 | Guilty As ChargedElectrician | |
| 1990 | Internal AffairsOscar | |
| 1988 | JuarezLuis | |
| 1987 | Extreme PrejudiceYoung Mexican Man | |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next GenerationTorres | |
| 1985 | Moving ViolationsSpanish Immigration Officer | |
| 1981 | Falcon CrestRamon | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.Suertudo | |
| 1979 | Knots LandingSheriff | |
| 1978 | DallasSheriff | |
| 1977 | CHiPs | |
| 1971 | ColumboReporter |
| 2018 | PeppermintStunts | |
| 2018 | Sicario: Day of the SoldadoStunts | |
| 2016 | WestworldStunts | |
| 2012 | The BabymakersStunt Double | |
| 2012 | SavagesStunt Double | |
| 2009 | Fast & FuriousStunts | |
| 2008 | Lakeview TerraceStunts | |
| 2007 | Dead WriteStunt Coordinator | |
| 2006 | Smokin' AcesStunts | |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. SmithUtility Stunts | |
| 2005 | Man of the HouseStunts | |
| 2005 | The Longest YardStunts | |
| 2004 | HidalgoUtility Stunts | |
| 2004 | SpanglishStunts | |
| 2003 | Once Upon a Time in MexicoStunts | |
| 2003 | The Italian JobStunts | |
| 2003 | A Man ApartStunts | |
| 2002 | Serving SaraStunts | |
| 2002 | TickerStunts | |
| 2001 | Ghosts of MarsStunts | |
| 2001 | Double TakeStunts | |
| 2000 | Across the LineStunts | |
| 2000 | TrafficStunt Double | |
| 2000 | All the Pretty HorsesStunts | |
| 2000 | SubmergedStunts | |
| 1999 | Running RedStunts | |
| 1999 | The BaseStunts | |
| 1998 | RingmasterStunts | |
| 1998 | David and LisaStunt Coordinator | |
| 1998 | American History XStunts | |
| 1998 | The Mask of ZorroStunts | |
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las VegasStunt Double | |
| 1997 | L.A. ConfidentialStunts | |
| 1997 | SpawnStunts | |
| 1997 | She's So LovelyStunts | |
| 1997 | AmistadStunts | |
| 1997 | Out to SeaStunts | |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A.Stunts | |
| 1996 | FoxfireStunts | |
| 1996 | Soul of the GameStunts | |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks!Stunts | |
| 1995 | 3 Ninjas Knuckle UpStunts | |
| 1995 | Midnight ManStunts | |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch MovieStunts | |
| 1995 | Ring of Fire III: Lion StrikeStunts | |
| 1995 | Strange DaysUtility Stunts | |
| 1995 | Tall Tale: The Unbelievable AdventureStunts | |
| 1994 | Dragstrip GirlStunts | |
| 1994 | A Low Down Dirty ShameStunts | |
| 1993 | TombstoneStunts | |
| 1993 | Hot Shots! Part DeuxStunts | |
| 1993 | Blind SideStunts | |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's DraculaStunts | |
| 1992 | American MeStunts | |
| 1992 | NemesisStunts | |
| 1991 | Night Eyes IIStunts | |
| 1990 | Predator 2Stunts | |
| 1990 | Marked for DeathStunts | |
| 1990 | The RookieStunts | |
| 1990 | Delta Force 2: The Colombian ConnectionStunts | |
| 1989 | K-9Stunts | |
| 1988 | The Seventh SignStunts | |
| 1987 | Extreme PrejudiceStunts | |
| 1986 | Running ScaredStunts | |
| 1985 | North and SouthStunts | |
| 1980 | The Nude BombStunts | |
| 1978 | HooperStunts |