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Jimmy Ortega
Actor· El Paso, Texas, USA
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
18 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Knox Goes Away | Guard | Film |
| 2022 | Babylon | Elephant Wrangler | Film |
| 2011 | The Double | Coyote | Film |
| 2011 | The Rum Diary | Cop on Fire | Film |
| 2009 | Safe Harbor | Sheriff | Film |
| 2008 | Lone Rider | Rough Rider #4 | Film |
| 2007 | Delta Farce | Bandito #2 | Film |
| 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Cop | Film |
| 2005 | Man of the House | Border Bus Driver | Film |
| 2002 | Ticker | Body Guard 2 | Film |
| 2000 | Ground Zero | Johanson | Film |
| 1998 | Vampires | Male Vampire #1 | Film |
| 1996 | Persons Unknown | Comet (as Jim Ortega) | Film |
| 1996 | Forest Warrior | Surveyor #2 | Film |
| 1996 | Last Man Standing | Ramirez Bodyguard | Film |
| 1994 | Dead Connection | Vince | Film |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Rondell | Film |
| 1991 | Guilty As Charged | Electrician | Film |
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