Acting
Jimmy Ortega
Birth Date
November 18, 1957
(68 years old)
Place of Birth
El Paso, Texas, USA
Popularity
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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).
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Columbo
Reporter
1971 • 1 episode
Knots Landing
Sheriff
1979 • 1 episode
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Torres
1987 • 1 episode
Magnum, P.I.
Suertudo
1980 • 1 episode
Dallas
Sheriff
1978 • 1 episode
Arrested Development
Mexican Border Official
2003 • 1 episode
Falcon Crest
Ramon
1981 • 1 episode
V.I.P.
Driver
1998 • 1 episode
Lethal Weapon
Drug Dealer
2016 • 1 episode
The Unit
Cop #1
2006 • 1 episode
Taxi
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1978 • 4 episodes
Renegade
Acosta
1992 • 1 episode
Babylon
Elephant Wrangler
2022
Martial Law
Tino
1998 • 1 episode
Walker
Lookout
2021 • 1 episode
Brooklyn South
First Killer
1997 • 1 episode
CHiPs
Michael
1977 • 1 episode
L.A. Confidential
Second Mexican (uncredited)
1997
The A-Team
Mexican Captor #2
2010
Crank: High Voltage
Groundskeeper (uncredited)
2009