Jimmy Ortega
Acting Born Nov 18, 1957 El Paso, Texas, USA 24 credits
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).
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Full filmography
- Dallas (1978) as Sheriff
- Columbo (1971) as Reporter
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Torres
- Falcon Crest (1981) as Ramon
- Arrested Development (2003) as Mexican Border Official
- Knots Landing (1979) as Sheriff
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Suertudo
- V.I.P. (1998) as Driver
- Martial Law (1998) as Tino
- Lethal Weapon (2016) as Drug Dealer
- The Unit (2006) as Cop #1
- CHiPs (1977)
- Renegade (1992) as Acosta
- Renegade (1992) as Border Guard
- Walker (2021) as Lookout
- Babylon (2022) as Elephant Wrangler
- Brooklyn South (1997) as First Killer
- 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
- Vampires (1998) as Male Vampire #1