Jimmy Ortega
- Acting
- November 18, 1957 · 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
Filmography
- Knox Goes Away · Guard
- Babylon · Elephant Wrangler
- Walker · Lookout
- Peppermint · Stunts
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado · Stunts
- Westworld · Stunts
- Lethal Weapon · Drug Dealer
- Sabotage · Sicario #1
- Out of the Blue · Henchman #2
- The Babymakers · Stunt Double
- Savages · Stunt Double
- The Double · Coyote
- The Rum Diary · Cop on Fire
- The A-Team · Mexican Captor #2
- Safe Harbor · Sheriff
- Crank: High Voltage · Groundskeeper (uncredited)
- Fast & Furious · Stunts
- Lakeview Terrace · Stunts
- Lone Rider · Rough Rider #4
- Delta Farce · Bandito #2
- Dead Write · Stunt Coordinator
- Smokin' Aces · Stunts
- Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror · Cop
- The Unit · Cop #1
- Just Like Heaven · Security Guard
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith · Utility Stunts
- The Longest Yard · Stunts
- Man of the House · Border Bus Driver, Stunts
- Spanglish · Stunts
- Hidalgo · Utility Stunts
- Arrested Development · Mexican Border Official
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico · Stunts
- The Italian Job · Stunts
- A Man Apart · Stunts
- Ticker · Body Guard 2, Stunts
- Serving Sara · Stunts
- Ghosts of Mars · Stunts
- Double Take · Stunts
- Traffic · Arrested Man in Apartment, Stunt Double
- All the Pretty Horses · Stunts
- Submerged · Stunts
- Ground Zero · Johanson
- Across the Line · Stunts
- Running Red · Stunts
- The Base · Stunts
- Ringmaster · Stunts
- David and Lisa · Stunt Coordinator
- Vampires · Male Vampire #1
- V.I.P. · Driver
- Martial Law · Tino
- The Mask of Zorro · Stunts
- American History X · Stunts
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas · Stunt Double
- The Replacement Killers · Gangster
- Amistad · Stunts
- Brooklyn South · First Killer
- L.A. Confidential · Second Mexican (uncredited), Stunts
- She's So Lovely · Stunts
- Spawn · Stunts
- Out to Sea · Stunts
- Persons Unknown · Comet (as Jim Ortega)
- Mars Attacks! · Stunts
- Forest Warrior · Surveyor #2
- Last Man Standing · Ramirez Bodyguard
- Foxfire · Stunts
- Escape from L.A. · Stunts
- Soul of the Game · Stunts
- Strange Days · Utility Stunts
- Midnight Man · Stunts
- 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up · Stunts
- Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure · Stunts
- Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike · Stunts
- The Brady Bunch Movie · Stunts
- A Low Down Dirty Shame · Stunts
- Dragstrip Girl · Stunts
- Beverly Hills Cop III · Rondell
- Dead Connection · Vince
- Tombstone · Stunts
- Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert · Fugitive Look-Alike
- Jailbait · Johnny