Jimmy Ortega
- Known for
- Acting
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-11-18 — 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).
6 Wait, You Haven't Seen…? Movies
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Running Scared (1986) [Stunts] -
Predator 2 (1990) [Stunts] -
L.A. Confidential (1997) [Second Mexican (uncredited)] -
L.A. Confidential (1997) [Stunts]
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) [Stunt Double] -
Smokin' Aces (2006) [Stunts]
Movie data: The Movie Database.