Jimmy Ortega
Acting
48 titles
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
Babylon
2022
Walker
2021
Lethal Weapon
2016
Sabotage
2014
Out of the Blue
2013
The Double
2011
The Rum Diary
2011
The A-Team
2010
Safe Harbor
2009
Crank: High Voltage
2009
Lone Rider
2008
Delta Farce
2007
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
The Unit
2006
Just Like Heaven
2005
Man of the House
2005
Arrested Development
2003
Ticker
2002
Traffic
2000
Ground Zero
2000
Vampires
1998
V.I.P.
1998
Martial Law
1998
The Replacement Killers
1998
Brooklyn South
1997
L.A. Confidential
1997
Persons Unknown
1996
Forest Warrior
1996
Last Man Standing
1996
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
Dead Connection
1994
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1993
Jailbait
1993
Renegade
1992
Guilty As Charged
1991
Internal Affairs
1990
Juarez
1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Extreme Prejudice
1987
Moving Violations
1985
Falcon Crest
1981
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Knots Landing
1979
Dallas
1978
CHiPs
1977
Columbo
1971