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Jimmy Ortega
Acting
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).
BODY OF WORK
Jimmy Ortega's Filmography
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Knox Goes Away
as Guard
Babylon
as Elephant Wrangler
Sabotage
as Sicario #1
Out of the Blue
as Henchman #2
The Double
as Coyote
The Rum Diary
as Cop on Fire
The A-Team
as Mexican Captor #2
Safe Harbor
as Sheriff
Crank: High Voltage
as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
Lone Rider
as Rough Rider #4
Delta Farce
as Bandito #2
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Cop
Just Like Heaven
as Security Guard
Man of the House
as Border Bus Driver
Ticker
as Body Guard 2
Traffic
as Arrested Man in Apartment
Ground Zero
as Johanson
Vampires
as Male Vampire #1
The Replacement Killers
as Gangster
L.A. Confidential
as Second Mexican (uncredited)
Persons Unknown
as Comet (as Jim Ortega)
Forest Warrior
as Surveyor #2
Last Man Standing
as Ramirez Bodyguard
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Rondell
Dead Connection
as Vince
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
as Fugitive Look-Alike
Jailbait
as Johnny
Guilty as Charged
as Electrician
Internal Affairs
as Oscar
No Poster
Juarez
as Luis
Extreme Prejudice
as Young Mexican Man
Moving Violations
as Spanish Immigration Officer