Jimmy Ortega
- Schauspiel
- 18. November 1957 · El Paso, Texas, USA
Biografie
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).
Bekannt aus
Filmografie
- A Killer's Memory · Guard
- Babylon - Rausch der Ekstase · Elephant Wrangler
- Walker · Lookout
- Peppermint - Angel of Vengeance · Stunts
- Sicario 2 · Stunts
- Westworld · Stunts
- Lethal Weapon · Drug Dealer
- Sabotage · Sicario #1
- Out of the Blue · Henchman #2
- Babymakers · Stunt Double
- Savages · Stunt Double
- The Double - Eiskaltes Duell · Coyote
- The Rum Diary · Cop on Fire
- Das A-Team - Der Film · Mexican Captor #2
- Safe Harbor · Sheriff
- Crank 2 - High Voltage · Groundskeeper (uncredited)
- Fast & Furious - Neues Modell. Originalteile. · 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 - Eine Frage der Ehre · Cop #1
- Solange du da bist · Security Guard
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith · Utility Stunts
- Spiel ohne Regeln · Stunts
- Der Herr des Hauses · Border Bus Driver, Stunts
- Spanglish · Stunts
- Hidalgo - 3000 Meilen zum Ruhm · Utility Stunts
- Arrested Development · Mexican Border Official
- Irgendwann in Mexico · Stunts
- The Italian Job · Stunts
- Extreme Rage · Stunts
- Ticker · Body Guard 2, Stunts
- Scheiden ist süß! · Stunts
- Ghosts of Mars · Stunts
- Die doppelte Nummer · Stunts
- Traffic - Macht des Kartells · Arrested Man in Apartment, Stunt Double
- All die schönen Pferde · Stunts
- Destination Impact - Verschollen im Pazifik · Stunts
- Wenn die Erde bebt - Wettlauf mit der Zeit · Johanson
- Across the Line · Stunts
- Running Red - Schatten der Vergangenheit · Stunts
- The Base · Stunts
- Ring frei! - Die Jerry Springer Show · Stunts
- David and Lisa · Stunt Coordinator
- John Carpenters Vampire · Male Vampire #1
- V.I.P. – Die Bodyguards · Driver
- Martial Law - Der Karate-Cop · Tino
- Die Maske des Zorro · Stunts
- American History X · Stunts
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas · Stunt Double
- The Replacement Killers - Die Ersatzkiller · Gangster
- Amistad - Das Sklavenschiff · Stunts
- Brooklyn South · First Killer
- L.A. Confidential · Second Mexican (uncredited), Stunts
- Alles aus Liebe - Call it Love · Stunts
- Spawn · Stunts
- Tango gefällig? · Stunts
- Täter: Unbekannt · Comet (as Jim Ortega)
- Mars Attacks! · Stunts
- Forest Warrior · Surveyor #2
- Last Man Standing · Ramirez Bodyguard
- Foxfire · Stunts
- Flucht aus L.A. · Stunts
- Soul of the Game · Stunts
- Strange Days · Utility Stunts
- Manhunt · Stunts
- 3 Ninjas Fight & Fury · Stunts
- Pecos Bill · Stunts
- Lion Strike - Die Faust des Löwen · Stunts
- Die Brady Family · Stunts
- Mister Cool · Stunts
- Dragstrip Girl · Stunts
- Beverly Hills Cop III · Rondell
- Handschrift des Todes · Vince
- Tombstone · Stunts
- Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert · Fugitive Look-Alike
- Streetwise · Johnny