Jimmy Ortega

ActorCrew Nov 18 (age 68) El Paso, Texas, USA 1971–2024 (53 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

American History X

Stunts

Film

Westworld

Stunts

Film

L.A. Confidential

Second Mexican (uncredited)

Film

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Stunts

Film

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Utility Stunts

Film

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Stunt Double

Film

Babylon

Elephant Wrangler

Film

Fast & Furious

Stunts

Filmography

Acting (45)

Movies (31)

Knox Goes Away

as Guard

Babylon

as Elephant Wrangler

Sabotage

as Sicario #1

Out of the Blue

as Henchman #2

The Double

as Coyote

The Rum Diary

as Cop on Fire

The A-Team

as Mexican Captor #2

Crank: High Voltage

as Groundskeeper (uncredited)

Safe Harbor

as Sheriff

Lone Rider

as Rough Rider #4

Delta Farce

as Bandito #2

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

as Cop

Just Like Heaven

as Security Guard

Man of the House

as Border Bus Driver

Ticker

as Body Guard 2

Traffic

as Arrested Man in Apartment

7.1

Ground Zero

2000

as Johanson

4.1

The Replacement Killers

as Gangster

Vampires

as Male Vampire #1

L.A. Confidential

as Second Mexican (uncredited)

Last Man Standing

as Ramirez Bodyguard

Persons Unknown

as Comet (as Jim Ortega)

5.2

Beverly Hills Cop III

as Rondell

Dead Connection

as Vince

Jailbait

as Johnny

Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert

1993

as Fugitive Look-Alike

Guilty As Charged

as Electrician

Internal Affairs

as Oscar

Juarez

as Luis

Extreme Prejudice

1987

as Young Mexican Man

6.2

Moving Violations

1985

as Spanish Immigration Officer

5.3

Television (14)

Walker

as Lookout

Lethal Weapon

as Drug Dealer

Arrested Development

as Mexican Border Official

Martial Law

as Tino

V.I.P.

as Driver

Brooklyn South

as First Killer

Renegade

as Acosta

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Torres

Falcon Crest

as Ramon

Magnum, P.I.

as Suertudo

Knots Landing

as Sheriff

Dallas

as Sheriff

CHiPs

Columbo

as Reporter

Crew (67)

Movies (65)

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Stunts

Peppermint

Stunts

Savages

Stunt Double

The Babymakers

Stunt Double

Fast & Furious

Stunts

Lakeview Terrace

Stunts

Dead Write

Stunt Coordinator

Smokin' Aces

Stunts

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Utility Stunts

The Longest Yard

Stunts

Man of the House

Stunts

Hidalgo

Utility Stunts

Spanglish

Stunts

The Italian Job

Stunts

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Stunts

A Man Apart

Stunts

Serving Sara

Stunts

Ticker

Stunts

Ghosts of Mars

Stunts

Double Take

Stunts

Across the Line

Stunts

Traffic

Stunt Double

All the Pretty Horses

Stunts

Submerged

Stunts

The Base

Stunts

Running Red

Stunts

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Stunt Double

American History X

Stunts

The Mask of Zorro

Stunts

Ringmaster

Stunts

David and Lisa

Stunt Coordinator

L.A. Confidential

Stunts

Spawn

Stunts

She's So Lovely

Stunts

Amistad

Stunts

Out to Sea

Stunts

Mars Attacks!

Stunts

Escape from L.A.

Stunts

Foxfire

Stunts

Soul of the Game

Stunts

Strange Days

Utility Stunts

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

Stunts

The Brady Bunch Movie

1995

Stunts

6.1

Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike

1995

Stunts

4.8

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Stunts

Midnight Man

Stunts

A Low Down Dirty Shame

Stunts

Dragstrip Girl

Stunts

Tombstone

Stunts

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Stunts

Blind Side

Stunts

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Stunts

Nemesis

Stunts

American Me

Stunts

Night Eyes II

Stunts

Predator 2

Stunts

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

Stunts

The Rookie

Stunts

Marked for Death

Stunts

K-9

Stunts

The Seventh Sign

Stunts

Extreme Prejudice

Stunts

Running Scared

Stunts

The Nude Bomb

Stunts

Hooper

Stunts

Television (2)

Westworld

Stunts

North and South

Stunts