Jimmy Ortega
Known for: Acting
Born: November 18, 1957
Place of birth: 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).
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Filmography
92 movies · 19 TV shows, newest first
7.0
Knox Goes Away
2024
7.3
Babylon
2022
7.1
Walker
2021
6.7
Peppermint
2018
6.9
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018
8.0
Westworld
2016
7.3
Lethal Weapon
2016
5.6
Sabotage
2014
6.5
Out of the Blue
2013
5.0
The Babymakers
2012
6.4
Savages
2012
5.8
The Double
2011
5.9
The Rum Diary
2011
6.4
The A-Team
2010
5.4
Safe Harbor
2009
6.1
Crank: High Voltage
2009
6.7
Fast & Furious
2009
6.0
Lakeview Terrace
2008
3.9
Lone Rider
2008
4.6
Delta Farce
20071.7
Dead Write
2007
6.5
Smokin' Aces
2006
4.8
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
7.4
The Unit
2006
7.0
Just Like Heaven
2005
6.7
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
6.7
The Longest Yard
2005
5.8
Man of the House
2005
6.1
Spanglish
2004
6.9
Hidalgo
2004
7.9
Arrested Development
2003
6.3
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
6.8
The Italian Job
2003
6.2
A Man Apart
2003
6.7
Ticker
2002
5.4
Serving Sara
2002
5.2
Ghosts of Mars
2001
5.6
Double Take
2001
7.1
Traffic
2000
5.7
All the Pretty Horses
2000
3.7
Submerged
2000
4.1
Ground Zero
2000
4.5
Across the Line
2000
5.5
Running Red
1999
4.7
The Base
1999
4.2
Ringmaster
1998
6.0
David and Lisa
1998
6.3
Vampires
1998
5.3
V.I.P.
1998
7.0
Martial Law
1998
6.6
The Mask of Zorro
1998
8.3
American History X
1998
7.2
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
6.3
The Replacement Killers
1998
7.0
Amistad
1997
9.6
Brooklyn South
1997
7.8
L.A. Confidential
1997
5.9
She's So Lovely
1997
5.5
Spawn
1997
5.8
Out to Sea
1997
5.5
Persons Unknown
1996
6.4
Mars Attacks!
1996
4.6
Forest Warrior
1996
6.4
Last Man Standing
1996
6.0
Foxfire
1996
5.9
Escape from L.A.
1996
4.9
Soul of the Game
1996
7.0
Strange Days
1995
5.2
Midnight Man
1995
5.2
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1995
6.2
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
5.1
Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike
1995
6.1
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
5.7
A Low Down Dirty Shame
1994
4.2
Dragstrip Girl
1994
5.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
4.6
Dead Connection
1994
7.6
Tombstone
1993
6.2
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1993
3.2
Jailbait
1993
6.5
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
5.4
Blind Side
1993
5.4
Nemesis
1992
7.4
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
6.7
Renegade
1992
7.4
American Me
1992
6.2
Night Eyes II
1991
4.1
Guilty as Charged
1991
5.9
The Rookie
1990
6.3
Predator 2
1990
6.1
Marked for Death
1990
5.6
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
1990
6.4
Internal Affairs
1990
6.2
K-9
1989NR
Juarez
1988
6.0
The Seventh Sign
1988
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
7.4
Beauty and the Beast
1987
6.3
Extreme Prejudice
1987
6.1
Running Scared
1986
7.5
North and South
1985
5.3
Moving Violations
1985
5.5
Falcon Crest
1981
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980
5.3
The Nude Bomb
1980
7.0
Knots Landing
1979
7.3
Taxi
1978
6.3
Hooper
1978
6.9
Dallas
1978
6.8
CHiPs
1977
8.1
Columbo
1971