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  • BIRTH 18/11/1957
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 7
  • MOVIES 13

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).

Jimmy Ortega

Shows (7)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Torres
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
Drug Dealer
Columbo
Columbo
Reporter
Walker
Walker
Lookout
Dallas
Dallas
Sheriff
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
Sheriff
V.I.P.
V.I.P.
Driver

Movies (13)

Babylon
Babylon
Elephant Wrangler
Beverly Hills Cop III
Beverly Hills Cop III
Rondell
Vampires
Vampires
Male Vampire #1
The Double
The Double
Coyote
The Rum Diary
The Rum Diary
Cop on Fire
Man of the House
Man of the House
Border Bus Driver
Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice
Young Mexican Man
Ground Zero
Ground Zero
Johanson
Dead Connection
Dead Connection
Vince
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Cop
Ticker
Ticker
Body Guard 2
Jailbait
Jailbait
Johnny
Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor
Sheriff