Jimmy Ortega
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).
Movie Appearances
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Rondell
1994
Moving Violations
as Spanish Immigration Officer
1985
The Replacement Killers
as Gangster
1998
Last Man Standing
as Ramirez Bodyguard
1996
Delta Farce
as Bandito #2
2007
Out of the Blue
as Henchman #2
2013
Dead Connection
as Vince
1994
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
as Fugitive Look-Alike
1993
Babylon
as Elephant Wrangler
2022
Guilty As Charged
as Electrician
1991
Vampires
as Male Vampire #1
1998
L.A. Confidential
as Second Mexican (uncredited)
1997
Juarez
as Luis
1988
The A-Team
as Mexican Captor #2
2010
The Rum Diary
as Cop on Fire
2011
Man of the House
as Border Bus Driver
2005
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Cop
2006
Safe Harbor
as Sheriff
2009
Just Like Heaven
as Security Guard
2005
Sabotage
as Sicario #1
2014
TV Appearances
CHiPs
1977
Dallas
as Sheriff
1978
Columbo
as Reporter
1971
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Torres
1987
Walker
as Lookout
2021
Arrested Development
as Mexican Border Official
2003
Brooklyn South
as First Killer
1997
Lethal Weapon
as Drug Dealer
2016
Knots Landing
as Sheriff
1979
V.I.P.
as Driver
1998
Falcon Crest
as Ramon
1981
Renegade
as Acosta
1992