Jimmy Ortega

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-11-18 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

El Paso, Texas, USA

Jimmy Ortega

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).

Acting

1994

1985

Moving Violations

as Spanish Immigration Officer

1996

Last Man Standing

as Ramirez Bodyguard

2007

Delta Farce

as Bandito #2

2013

Out of the Blue

as Henchman #2

1994

1993

2022

Babylon

as Elephant Wrangler

1991

Guilty As Charged

as Electrician

1998

Vampires

as Male Vampire #1

1997

L.A. Confidential

as Second Mexican (uncredited)

1988

Juarez

as Luis

2010

The A-Team

as Mexican Captor #2

2011

The Rum Diary

as Cop on Fire

2005

Man of the House

as Border Bus Driver

2009

Safe Harbor

as Sheriff

2005

Just Like Heaven

as Security Guard

2014

Sabotage

as Sicario

1993

Jailbait

as Johnny

2009

Crank: High Voltage

as Groundskeeper (uncredited)

2011

The Double

as Coyote

1987

Extreme Prejudice

as Young Mexican Man

2002

Ticker

as Body Guard 2

1990

1996

Persons Unknown

as Comet (as Jim Ortega)

2000

Traffic

as Arrested Man in Apartment

2000

Ground Zero

as Johanson

2024

2008

Lone Rider

as Rough Rider #4

Production

1999

Running Red

as Stunts

1997

2005

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Utility Stunts

1990

Predator 2

as Stunts

1998

Ringmaster

as Stunts

2000

1987

1994

1996

2006

Smokin' Aces

as Stunts

1996

Foxfire

as Stunts

2018

Peppermint

as Stunts

1998

David and Lisa

as Stunt Coordinator

1990

2005

1995

1996

1990

The Rookie

as Stunts

2012

Savages

as Stunt Double

2012

The Babymakers

as Stunt Double

2008

2007

Dead Write

as Stunt Coordinator

2005

2004

Spanglish

as Stunts

2004

Hidalgo

as Utility Stunts

2002

Serving Sara

as Stunts

2001

2000

Traffic

as Stunt Double

1998

1996

Mars Attacks!

as Stunts

1995

Strange Days

as Utility Stunts

1995

Midnight Man

as Stunts

1992

American Me

as Stunts

1993

Blind Side

as Stunts

1993

Tombstone

as Stunts

1997

1997

Spawn

as Stunts

1980

The Nude Bomb

as Stunts

1998

1978

Hooper

as Stunts

1991

Night Eyes II

as Stunts

1999

The Base

as Stunts

2000

Submerged

as Stunts

2009

1986

2003

2003

A Man Apart

as Stunts

1988

1992

Nemesis

as Stunts

2002

Ticker

as Stunts

1997

Amistad

as Stunts

1989

K-9

as Stunts

2001

Double Take

as Stunts

1997

Out to Sea

as Stunts

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