Jimmy Ortega

Known For: Acting
Born: November 18, 1957
Place of Birth: El Paso, Texas, USA

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 Guild Award - Outstanding Performance By Cast - Traffic (2000).

Filmography

Knox Goes Away

2024 · Guard

Babylon

2022 · Elephant Wrangler

Walker

2021 · Lookout

Peppermint

2018 · Stunts

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

2018 · Stunts

Westworld

2016 · Stunts

Lethal Weapon

2016 · Drug Dealer

Sabotage

2014 · Sicario #1

Out of the Blue

2013 · Henchman #2

The Babymakers

2012 · Stunt Double

Savages

2012 · Stunt Double

The Double

2011 · Coyote

The Rum Diary

2011 · Cop on Fire

The A-Team

2010 · Mexican Captor #2

Safe Harbor

2009 · Sheriff

Crank: High Voltage

2009 · Groundskeeper (uncredited)

Fast & Furious

2009 · Stunts

Lakeview Terrace

2008 · Stunts

Lone Rider

2008 · Rough Rider #4

Delta Farce

2007 · Bandito #2

Dead Write

2007 · Stunt Coordinator

Smokin' Aces

2006 · Stunts

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

2006 · Cop

The Unit

2006 · Cop #1

Just Like Heaven

2005 · Security Guard

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005 · Utility Stunts

The Longest Yard

2005 · Stunts

Man of the House

2005 · Border Bus Driver, Stunts

Spanglish

2004 · Stunts

Hidalgo

2004 · Utility Stunts

Arrested Development

2003 · Mexican Border Official

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003 · Stunts

The Italian Job

2003 · Stunts

A Man Apart

2003 · Stunts

Ticker

2002 · Body Guard 2, Stunts

Serving Sara

2002 · Stunts

Ghosts of Mars

2001 · Stunts

Double Take

2001 · Stunts

Traffic

2000 · Arrested Man in Apartment, Stunt Double

All the Pretty Horses

2000 · Stunts

Submerged

2000 · Stunts

Ground Zero

2000 · Johanson

Across the Line

2000 · Stunts

Running Red

1999 · Stunts

The Base

1999 · Stunts

Ringmaster

1998 · Stunts

David and Lisa

1998 · Stunt Coordinator

Vampires

1998 · Male Vampire #1

V.I.P.

1998 · Driver

Martial Law

1998 · Tino

The Mask of Zorro

1998 · Stunts

American History X

1998 · Stunts

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998 · Stunt Double

The Replacement Killers

1998 · Gangster

Amistad

1997 · Stunts

Brooklyn South

1997 · First Killer

L.A. Confidential

1997 · Second Mexican (uncredited), Stunts

She's So Lovely

1997 · Stunts

Spawn

1997 · Stunts

Out to Sea

1997 · Stunts

Persons Unknown

1996 · Comet (as Jim Ortega)

Mars Attacks!

1996 · Stunts

Forest Warrior

1996 · Surveyor #2

Last Man Standing

1996 · Ramirez Bodyguard

Foxfire

1996 · Stunts

Escape from L.A.

1996 · Stunts

Soul of the Game

1996 · Stunts

Strange Days

1995 · Utility Stunts

Midnight Man

1995 · Stunts

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

1995 · Stunts

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

1995 · Stunts

Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike

1995 · Stunts

The Brady Bunch Movie

1995 · Stunts

A Low Down Dirty Shame

1994 · Stunts

Dragstrip Girl

1994 · Stunts

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994 · Rondell

Dead Connection

1994 · Vince

Tombstone

1993 · Stunts

Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert

1993 · Fugitive Look-Alike

Jailbait

1993 · Johnny

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993 · Stunts

Blind Side

1993 · Stunts

Nemesis

1992 · Stunts

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992 · Stunts

Renegade

1992 · Acosta, Border Guard

American Me

1992 · Stunts

Night Eyes II

1991 · Stunts

Guilty As Charged

1991 · Electrician

The Rookie

1990 · Stunts

Predator 2

1990 · Stunts

Marked for Death

1990 · Stunts

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

1990 · Stunts

Internal Affairs

1990 · Oscar

K-9

1989 · Stunts

Juarez

1988 · Luis

The Seventh Sign

1988 · Stunts

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987 · Torres

Beauty and the Beast

1987 · Dice

Extreme Prejudice

1987 · Young Mexican Man, Stunts

Running Scared

1986 · Stunts

North and South

1985 · Stunts

Moving Violations

1985 · Spanish Immigration Officer

Falcon Crest

1981 · Ramon

Magnum, P.I.

1980 · Suertudo

The Nude Bomb

1980 · Stunts

Knots Landing

1979 · Sheriff

Hooper

1978 · Stunts

Dallas

1978 · Sheriff

CHiPs

1977

Columbo

1971 · Reporter

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