Jimmy Ortega
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 18, 1957, El Paso, Texas, USA
- Movies
- 32
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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2024 | Knox Goes Away | Guard |
| 2022 | Babylon | Elephant Wrangler |
| 2014 | Sabotage | Sicario #1 |
| 2013 | Out of the Blue | Henchman #2 |
| 2011 | The Double | Coyote |
| 2011 | The Rum Diary | Cop on Fire |
| 2010 | The A-Team | Mexican Captor #2 |
| 2009 | Safe Harbor | Sheriff |
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | Groundskeeper (uncredited) |
| 2008 | Lone Rider | Rough Rider #4 |
| 2007 | Delta Farce | Bandito #2 |
| 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Cop |
| 2005 | Just Like Heaven | Security Guard |
| 2005 | Man of the House | Border Bus Driver |
| 2002 | Ticker | Body Guard 2 |
| 2000 | Traffic | Arrested Man in Apartment |
| 2000 | Ground Zero | Johanson |
| 1998 | Vampires | Male Vampire #1 |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers | Gangster |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Second Mexican (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Persons Unknown | Comet (as Jim Ortega) |
| 1996 | Forest Warrior | Surveyor #2 |
| 1996 | Last Man Standing | Ramirez Bodyguard |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Rondell |
| 1994 | Dead Connection | Vince |
| 1993 | Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert | Fugitive Look-Alike |
| 1993 | Jailbait | Johnny |
| 1991 | Guilty as Charged | Electrician |
| 1990 | Internal Affairs | Oscar |
| 1988 | Juarez | Luis |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudice | Young Mexican Man |
| 1985 | Moving Violations | Spanish Immigration Officer |
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