Jimmy Ortega
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Torres
1987
Series
Columbo
Reporter
1971
Series
Dallas
Sheriff
1978
Series
Falcon Crest
Ramon
1981
Series
Arrested Development
Mexican Border Official
2003
Series
Magnum, P.I.
Suertudo
1980
Series
Taxi
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1978
Series
Knots Landing
Sheriff
1979
Series
The Unit
Cop #1
2006
Series
V.I.P.
Driver
1998
Series
Lethal Weapon
Drug Dealer
2016
Series
Renegade
Acosta
1992
Series
Renegade
Border Guard
1992
Series
Walker
Lookout
2021
Film
Babylon
Elephant Wrangler
2022
Series
Martial Law
Tino
1998
Film
L.A. Confidential
Second Mexican (uncredited)
1997
Film
The A-Team
Mexican Captor #2
2010
Film
Crank: High Voltage
Groundskeeper (uncredited)
2009
Series
Brooklyn South
First Killer
1997
Film
Just Like Heaven
Security Guard
2005
Film
Traffic
Arrested Man in Apartment
2000
Series
CHiPs
1977
Film
Beverly Hills Cop III
Rondell
1994
Film
Knox Goes Away
Guard
2024
Film
Last Man Standing
Ramirez Bodyguard
1996
Film
The Rum Diary
Cop on Fire
2011
Film
The Replacement Killers
Gangster
1998
Film
Vampires
Male Vampire #1
1998
Film
Sabotage
Sicario #1
2014
Film
Internal Affairs
Oscar
1990
Film
Man of the House
Border Bus Driver
2005
Film
The Double
Coyote
2011
Film
Moving Violations
Spanish Immigration Officer
1985
Film
Extreme Prejudice
Young Mexican Man
1987
Film
Delta Farce
Bandito #2
2007
Film
Forest Warrior
Surveyor #2
1996
Film
Persons Unknown
Comet (as Jim Ortega)
1996
Film
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Cop
2006
Film
Ticker
Body Guard 2
2002
Film
Dead Connection
Vince
1994
Film
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Fugitive Look-Alike
1993
Film
Safe Harbor
Sheriff
2009
Film
Jailbait
Johnny
1993
Film
Lone Rider
Rough Rider #4
2008
Film
Ground Zero
Johanson
2000
Film
Guilty As Charged
Electrician
1991
Film
Out of the Blue
Henchman #2
2013
Series
Beauty and the Beast
Dice
1987
Juarez
Luis
1988