Jimmy Ortega
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
ActingBirthday
November 18, 1957Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
91Place of birth
El Paso, Texas, USA
Cast credits
Beverly Hills Cop III
Rondell
Out of the Blue
Henchman #2
Dead Connection
Vince
L.A. Confidential
Second Mexican (uncredited)
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Cop
Safe Harbor
Sheriff
The A-Team
Mexican Captor #2
Man of the House
Border Bus Driver
Just Like Heaven
Security Guard
The Rum Diary
Cop on Fire
Sabotage
Sicario
Jailbait
Johnny
Crank: High Voltage
Groundskeeper (uncredited)
The Double
Coyote
Extreme Prejudice
Young Mexican Man
Ticker
Body Guard 2
Internal Affairs
Oscar
Persons Unknown
Comet (as Jim Ortega)
Traffic
Arrested Man in Apartment
Ground Zero
Johanson
Moving Violations
Spanish Immigration OfficerCrew credits
David and Lisa
Stunt Coordinator
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Stunt Double
Amistad
Stunts
K-9
Stunts
Foxfire
Stunts
Peppermint
Stunts
L.A. Confidential
Stunts
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Utility Stunts
Extreme Prejudice
Stunts
Hooper
Stunts
Night Eyes II
Stunts
The Base
Stunts
Submerged
Stunts
Just Like Heaven
Stunts
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Stunts
Fast & Furious
Stunts
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Stunts
The Italian Job
Stunts
The Seventh Sign
Stunts
A Man Apart
Stunts
Nemesis
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