
Jimmy Ortega
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1957-11-18 (age 68)
- 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
TV Shows (16)

Columbo
1971
as Reporter

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Torres

Falcon Crest
1981
as Ramon

Dallas
1978
as Sheriff

Knots Landing
1979
as Sheriff

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Suertudo

Arrested Development
2003
as Mexican Border Official

V.I.P.
1998
as Driver

Lethal Weapon
2016
as Drug Dealer

Renegade
1992
as Acosta / Border Guard

The Unit
2006
as Cop #1

Martial Law
1998
as Tino

Walker
2021
as Lookout

CHiPs
1977

Brooklyn South
1997
as First Killer

Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Dice
Movies (32)

Babylon
2022
as Elephant Wrangler

Crank: High Voltage
2009
as Groundskeeper (uncredited)

Just Like Heaven
2005
as Security Guard

L.A. Confidential
1997
as Second Mexican (uncredited)

The A-Team
2010
as Mexican Captor #2

Traffic
2000
as Arrested Man in Apartment

Vampires
1998
as Male Vampire #1

Sabotage
2014
as Sicario #1

Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Rondell

Last Man Standing
1996
as Ramirez Bodyguard

The Replacement Killers
1998
as Gangster

Internal Affairs
1990
as Oscar

The Rum Diary
2011
as Cop on Fire

Man of the House
2005
as Border Bus Driver

Delta Farce
2007
as Bandito #2

Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Young Mexican Man

Knox Goes Away
2024
as Guard

The Double
2011
as Coyote

Forest Warrior
1996
as Surveyor #2

Ticker
2002
as Body Guard 2

Dead Connection
1994
as Vince
Juarez
1988
as Luis

Persons Unknown
1996
as Comet (as Jim Ortega)

Moving Violations
1985
as Spanish Immigration Officer

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
as Cop

Jailbait
1993
as Johnny

Lone Rider
2008
as Rough Rider #4

Guilty As Charged
1991
as Electrician

Ground Zero
2000
as Johanson

Out of the Blue
2013
as Henchman #2

Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1993
as Fugitive Look-Alike

Safe Harbor
2009
as Sheriff
About Jimmy Ortega
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… With 48 credits spanning from 1971 to 2024, Jimmy Ortega has appeared in 32 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jimmy Ortega Movies
- Babylon (2022) — as Elephant Wrangler
- Crank: High Voltage (2009) — as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
- Just Like Heaven (2005) — as Security Guard
- L.A. Confidential (1997) — as Second Mexican (uncredited)
- The A-Team (2010) — as Mexican Captor #2
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