Person
Jimmy Ortega
Acting · Born 1957-11-18 · 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
Westworld
Stunts
Dallas
Sheriff
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Torres
Columbo
Reporter
Knots Landing
Sheriff
Arrested Development
Mexican Border Official
Lethal Weapon
Drug Dealer
Falcon Crest
Ramon
Taxi
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Magnum, P.I.
Suertudo
Filmography
- 2024Knox Goes AwayGuard
- 2022BabylonElephant Wrangler
- 2021WalkerLookout
- 2018PeppermintStunts
- 2018Sicario: Day of the SoldadoStunts
- 2016WestworldStunts
- 2016Lethal WeaponDrug Dealer
- 2014SabotageSicario #1
- 2013Out of the BlueHenchman #2
- 2012The BabymakersStunt Double
- 2012SavagesStunt Double
- 2011The DoubleCoyote
- 2011The Rum DiaryCop on Fire
- 2010The A-TeamMexican Captor #2
- 2009Safe HarborSheriff
- 2009Crank: High VoltageGroundskeeper (uncredited)
- 2009Fast & FuriousStunts
- 2008Lakeview TerraceStunts
- 2008Lone RiderRough Rider #4
- 2007Delta FarceBandito #2
- 2007Dead WriteStunt Coordinator
- 2006Smokin' AcesStunts
- 2006Snoop Dogg's Hood of HorrorCop
- 2006The UnitCop #1
- 2005Just Like HeavenSecurity Guard
- 2005Mr. & Mrs. SmithUtility Stunts
- 2005The Longest YardStunts
- 2005Man of the HouseBorder Bus Driver
- 2004SpanglishStunts
- 2004HidalgoUtility Stunts
- 2003Arrested DevelopmentMexican Border Official
- 2003Once Upon a Time in MexicoStunts
- 2003The Italian JobStunts
- 2003A Man ApartStunts
- 2002TickerBody Guard 2
- 2002Serving SaraStunts
- 2001Ghosts of MarsStunts
- 2001Double TakeStunts
- 2000TrafficArrested Man in Apartment
- 2000All the Pretty HorsesStunts
- 2000SubmergedStunts
- 2000Ground ZeroJohanson
- 2000Across the LineStunts
- 1999Running RedStunts
- 1999The BaseStunts
- 1998RingmasterStunts
- 1998David and LisaStunt Coordinator
- 1998VampiresMale Vampire #1
- 1998V.I.P.Driver
- 1998Martial LawTino
- 1998The Mask of ZorroStunts
- 1998American History XStunts
- 1998Fear and Loathing in Las VegasStunt Double
- 1998The Replacement KillersGangster
- 1997AmistadStunts
- 1997Brooklyn SouthFirst Killer
- 1997L.A. ConfidentialSecond Mexican (uncredited)
- 1997She's So LovelyStunts
- 1997SpawnStunts
- 1997Out to SeaStunts
- 1996Persons UnknownComet (as Jim Ortega)
- 1996Mars Attacks!Stunts
- 1996Forest WarriorSurveyor #2
- 1996Last Man StandingRamirez Bodyguard
- 1996FoxfireStunts
- 1996Escape from L.A.Stunts
- 1996Soul of the GameStunts
- 1995Strange DaysUtility Stunts
- 1995Midnight ManStunts
- 19953 Ninjas Knuckle UpStunts
- 1995Tall Tale: The Unbelievable AdventureStunts
- 1995Ring of Fire III: Lion StrikeStunts
- 1995The Brady Bunch MovieStunts
- 1994A Low Down Dirty ShameStunts
- 1994Dragstrip GirlStunts
- 1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIRondell
- 1994Dead ConnectionVince
- 1993TombstoneStunts
- 1993Fugitive Nights: Danger in the DesertFugitive Look-Alike
- 1993JailbaitJohnny
- 1993Hot Shots! Part DeuxStunts
- 1993Blind SideStunts
- 1992NemesisStunts
- 1992Bram Stoker's DraculaStunts
- 1992RenegadeAcosta
- 1992American MeStunts
- 1991Night Eyes IIStunts
- 1991Guilty As ChargedElectrician
- 1990The RookieStunts
- 1990Predator 2Stunts
- 1990Marked for DeathStunts
- 1990Delta Force 2: The Colombian ConnectionStunts
- 1990Internal AffairsOscar
- 1989K-9Stunts
- 1988JuarezLuis
- 1988The Seventh SignStunts
- 1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationTorres
- 1987Beauty and the BeastDice
- 1987Extreme PrejudiceYoung Mexican Man
- 1986Running ScaredStunts
- 1985North and SouthStunts
- 1985Moving ViolationsSpanish Immigration Officer
- 1981Falcon CrestRamon
- 1980Magnum, P.I.Suertudo
- 1980The Nude BombStunts
- 1979Knots LandingSheriff
- 1978TaxiCab Driver (uncredited)
- 1978HooperStunts
- 1978DallasSheriff
- 1977CHiPs
- 1971ColumboReporter
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