Jimmy Ortega
Acting
- Born:
- 1957-11-18
- Place of birth:
- El Paso, Texas, USA
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).
Known For
Filmography
Knox Goes Away
Babylon
Walker
Lethal Weapon
Sabotage
Out of the Blue
The Double
The Rum Diary
The A-Team
Safe Harbor
Crank: High Voltage
Lone Rider
Delta Farce
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
The Unit
Just Like Heaven
Man of the House
Arrested Development
Ticker
Traffic
Ground Zero
Vampires
V.I.P.
Martial Law
The Replacement Killers
Brooklyn South
L.A. Confidential
Persons Unknown
Forest Warrior
Last Man Standing
Beverly Hills Cop III
Dead Connection
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Jailbait
Renegade
Guilty as Charged
Internal Affairs
Juarez
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Beauty and the Beast
Extreme Prejudice
Moving Violations
Falcon Crest
Magnum, P.I.
Knots Landing
Taxi
Dallas
CHiPs
Columbo