Jimmy Ortega
Known for Acting · 49 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 (17)
Columbo
1971
as Reporter
Dallas
1978
as Sheriff
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Torres
Knots Landing
1979
as Sheriff
Arrested Development
2003
as Mexican Border Official
Falcon Crest
1981
as Ramon
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Drug Dealer
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Suertudo
Taxi
1978
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
V.I.P.
1998
as Driver
The Unit
2006
as Cop #1
Renegade
1992
as Acosta / Border Guard
Walker
2021
as Lookout
Martial Law
1998
as Tino
CHiPs
1977
Brooklyn South
1997
as First Killer
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Dice
Movies (32)
Babylon
2022
as Elephant Wrangler
Just Like Heaven
2005
as Security Guard
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Second Mexican (uncredited)
The A-Team
2010
as Mexican Captor #2
Crank: High Voltage
2009
as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
Traffic
2000
as Arrested Man in Apartment
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Rondell
The Rum Diary
2011
as Cop on Fire
Vampires
1998
as Male Vampire #1
The Replacement Killers
1998
as Gangster
Last Man Standing
1996
as Ramirez Bodyguard
Man of the House
2005
as Border Bus Driver
Sabotage
2014
as Sicario #1
Internal Affairs
1990
as Oscar
Knox Goes Away
2024
as Guard
The Double
2011
as Coyote
Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Young Mexican Man
Persons Unknown
1996
as Comet (as Jim Ortega)
Moving Violations
1985
as Spanish Immigration Officer
Delta Farce
2007
as Bandito #2
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
as Cop
Dead Connection
1994
as Vince
Forest Warrior
1996
as Surveyor #2
Ground Zero
2000
as Johanson
Ticker
2002
as Body Guard 2
Out of the Blue
2013
as Henchman #2
Guilty As Charged
1991
as Electrician
Lone Rider
2008
as Rough Rider #4
Jailbait
1993
as Johnny
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1993
as Fugitive Look-Alike
Safe Harbor
2009
as Sheriff
Juarez
1988
as Luis
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 49 credits spanning from 1971 to 2024, Jimmy Ortega has appeared in 32 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jimmy Ortega Movies
- Babylon (2022) — as Elephant Wrangler
- Just Like Heaven (2005) — as Security Guard
- L.A. Confidential (1997) — as Second Mexican (uncredited)
- The A-Team (2010) — as Mexican Captor #2
- Crank: High Voltage (2009) — as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
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