Jimmy Ortega
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1957-11-18
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
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994Rondell
Moving Violations
1985Spanish Immigration Officer
The Replacement Killers
1998Gangster
Last Man Standing
1996Ramirez Bodyguard
Delta Farce
2007Bandito #2
Out of the Blue
2013Henchman #2
Dead Connection
1994Vince
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1993Fugitive Look-Alike
Babylon
2022Elephant Wrangler
Guilty As Charged
1991Electrician
Vampires
1998Male Vampire #1
L.A. Confidential
1997Second Mexican (uncredited)Juarez
1988Luis
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006Cop
The A-Team
2010Mexican Captor #2
The Rum Diary
2011Cop on Fire
Safe Harbor
2009Sheriff
Man of the House
2005Border Bus Driver
Just Like Heaven
2005Security Guard