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Knox Goes Away
as Guard
2024
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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).
Personal details
Full filmography
2024
2018
P
Peppermint
2018
S
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018
2014
S
Sabotage
as Sicario #1
2014
2013
O
Out of the Blue
as Henchman #2
2013
2012
S
Savages
2012
T
The Babymakers
2012
2011
T
The Rum Diary
as Cop on Fire
2011
T
The Double
as Coyote
2011
2010
T
The A-Team
as Mexican Captor #2
2010
2009
S
Safe Harbor
as Sheriff
2009
C
Crank: High Voltage
as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
2009
F
Fast & Furious
2009
2008
L
Lone Rider
as Rough Rider #4
2008
L
Lakeview Terrace
2008
2007
D
Delta Farce
as Bandito #2
2007
D
Dead Write
2007
2006
S
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Cop
2006
S
Smokin' Aces
2006
2005
M
Man of the House
2005
J
Just Like Heaven
as Security Guard
2005
M
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
T
The Longest Yard
2005
2004
S
Spanglish
2004
H
Hidalgo
2004
2003
O
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
T
The Italian Job
2003
A
A Man Apart
2003
2002
T
Ticker
2002
S
Serving Sara
2002
2001
G
Ghosts of Mars
2001
D
Double Take
2001
2000
T
Traffic
2000
G
Ground Zero
as Johanson
2000
A
Across the Line
2000
A
All the Pretty Horses
2000
S
Submerged
2000
1999
R
Running Red
1999
T
The Base
1999
1998
T
The Replacement Killers
as Gangster
1998
V
Vampires
as Male Vampire #1
1998
R
Ringmaster
1998
D
David and Lisa
1998
A
American History X
1998
T
The Mask of Zorro
1998
F
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
1997
L
L.A. Confidential
1997
S
Spawn
1997
S
She's So Lovely
1997
A
Amistad
1997
O
Out to Sea
1997
1996
L
Last Man Standing
as Ramirez Bodyguard
1996
P
Persons Unknown
as Comet (as Jim Ortega)
1996
F
Forest Warrior
as Surveyor #2
1996
E
Escape from L.A.
1996
F
Foxfire
1996
S
Soul of the Game
1996
M
Mars Attacks!
1996
1995
3
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1995