Jimmy Ortega
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1957-11-18 (age 68)
- 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
TV Shows (16)
Columbo
1971
as Reporter
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Torres
Falcon Crest
1981
as Ramon
Dallas
1978
as Sheriff
Knots Landing
1979
as Sheriff
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Suertudo
Arrested Development
2003
as Mexican Border Official
V.I.P.
1998
as Driver
Renegade
1992
as Acosta / Border Guard
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Drug Dealer
The Unit
2006
as Cop #1
Martial Law
1998
as Tino
Walker
2021
as Lookout
CHiPs
1977
Brooklyn South
1997
as First Killer
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Dice
Movies (32)
Babylon
2022
as Elephant Wrangler
Crank: High Voltage
2009
as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Second Mexican (uncredited)
Just Like Heaven
2005
as Security Guard
The A-Team
2010
as Mexican Captor #2
Traffic
2000
as Arrested Man in Apartment
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Rondell
Sabotage
2014
as Sicario #1
Vampires
1998
as Male Vampire #1
The Replacement Killers
1998
as Gangster
Last Man Standing
1996
as Ramirez Bodyguard
Internal Affairs
1990
as Oscar
Delta Farce
2007
as Bandito #2
The Rum Diary
2011
as Cop on Fire
Man of the House
2005
as Border Bus Driver
Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Young Mexican Man
Ticker
2002
as Body Guard 2
Forest Warrior
1996
as Surveyor #2
The Double
2011
as Coyote
Knox Goes Away
2024
as Guard
Dead Connection
1994
as Vince
Juarez
1988
as Luis
Persons Unknown
1996
as Comet (as Jim Ortega)
Moving Violations
1985
as Spanish Immigration Officer
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
as Cop
Jailbait
1993
as Johnny
Lone Rider
2008
as Rough Rider #4
Guilty As Charged
1991
as Electrician
Out of the Blue
2013
as Henchman #2
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1993
as Fugitive Look-Alike
Ground Zero
2000
as Johanson
Safe Harbor
2009
as Sheriff
About 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… With 48 credits spanning from 1971 to 2024, Jimmy Ortega has appeared in 32 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jimmy Ortega Movies
- Babylon (2022) — as Elephant Wrangler
- Crank: High Voltage (2009) — as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
- L.A. Confidential (1997) — as Second Mexican (uncredited)
- Just Like Heaven (2005) — as Security Guard
- The A-Team (2010) — as Mexican Captor #2
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