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 Guild Award - Outstanding Performance By Cast - Traffic (2000).
Beverly Hills Cop III
(Rondell)
Moving Violations
(Spanish Immigration Officer)
Last Man Standing
(Ramirez Bodyguard)
The Replacement Killers
(Gangster)
Delta Farce
(Bandito #2)
Out of the Blue
(Henchman #2)
Dead Connection
(Vince)
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
(Fugitive Look-Alike)
Babylon
(Elephant Wrangler)
Guilty As Charged
(Electrician)
Vampires
(Male Vampire #1)
L.A. Confidential
(Second Mexican (uncredited))
Juarez
(Luis)
Man of the House
(Border Bus Driver)
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
(Cop)
The Rum Diary
(Cop on Fire)
The A-Team
(Mexican Captor #2)
Safe Harbor
(Sheriff)
Just Like Heaven
(Security Guard)
Sabotage
(Sicario)
Jailbait
(Johnny)
Crank: High Voltage
(Groundskeeper (uncredited))
The Double
(Coyote)
Extreme Prejudice
(Young Mexican Man)
Ticker
(Body Guard 2)
Internal Affairs
(Oscar)
Persons Unknown
(Comet (as Jim Ortega))
Traffic
(Arrested Man in Apartment)
Ground Zero
(Johanson)
Knox Goes Away
(Guard)
CHiPs
Dallas
(Sheriff)
Columbo
(Reporter)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Torres)
Walker
(Lookout)
Arrested Development
(Mexican Border Official)
Brooklyn South
(First Killer)
Lethal Weapon
(Drug Dealer)
Knots Landing
(Sheriff)
V.I.P.
(Driver)
Falcon Crest
(Ramon)
Renegade
(Acosta)
Renegade
(Border Guard)
Running Red
(Stunts)
L.A. Confidential
(Stunts)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
(Utility Stunts)
Predator 2
(Stunts)
Ringmaster
(Stunts)
Across the Line
(Stunts)
Extreme Prejudice
(Stunts)
Dragstrip Girl
(Stunts)
Escape from L.A.
(Stunts)
Smokin' Aces
(Stunts)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
(Stunts)
Foxfire
(Stunts)
Peppermint
(Stunts)
David and Lisa
(Stunt Coordinator)
Marked for Death
(Stunts)
Man of the House
(Stunts)
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
(Stunts)
Soul of the Game
(Stunts)
The Rookie
(Stunts)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
(Stunts)
Ghosts of Mars
(Stunts)
American History X
(Stunts)
Traffic
(Stunt Double)
Savages
(Stunt Double)
Serving Sara
(Stunts)
Spanglish
(Stunts)
Strange Days
(Utility Stunts)
The Longest Yard
(Stunts)
Lakeview Terrace
(Stunts)
Hidalgo
(Utility Stunts)
The Babymakers
(Stunt Double)
Mars Attacks!
(Stunts)
Dead Write
(Stunt Coordinator)
All the Pretty Horses
(Stunts)
The Brady Bunch Movie
(Stunts)
Blind Side
(Stunts)
Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike
(Stunts)
Spawn
(Stunts)
Midnight Man
(Stunts)
The Nude Bomb
(Stunts)
American Me
(Stunts)
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
(Stunts)
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(Stunts)
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
(Stunts)
Tombstone
(Stunts)
She's So Lovely
(Stunts)
The Mask of Zorro
(Stunts)
Hooper
(Stunts)
Night Eyes II
(Stunts)
The Base
(Stunts)
Submerged
(Stunts)
Just Like Heaven
(Stunts)
A Low Down Dirty Shame
(Stunts)
Fast & Furious
(Stunts)
Running Scared
(Stunts)
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
(Stunts)
The Italian Job
(Stunts)
A Man Apart
(Stunts)
The Seventh Sign
(Stunts)
Nemesis
(Stunts)
Ticker
(Stunts)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
(Stunt Double)
Amistad
(Stunts)
K-9
(Stunts)
Double Take
(Stunts)
Out to Sea
(Stunts)
Westworld
(Stunts)
North and South
(Stunts)