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Jimmy Ortega

Acting · Born November 18, 1957 · El Paso, Texas, USA

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).

Movies with Jimmy Ortega

• Babylon (2022) — Elephant Wrangler
• L.A. Confidential (1997) — Second Mexican (uncredited)
• The A-Team (2010) — Mexican Captor #2
• Crank: High Voltage (2009) — Groundskeeper (uncredited)
• Traffic (2000) — Arrested Man in Apartment
• Just Like Heaven (2005) — Security Guard
• The Rum Diary (2011) — Cop on Fire
• Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) — Rondell
• Knox Goes Away (2024) — Guard
• Last Man Standing (1996) — Ramirez Bodyguard
• The Replacement Killers (1998) — Gangster
• Man of the House (2005) — Border Bus Driver