ACTOR · FROM EL PASO, USA
Jimmy Ortega
Born 1957 · 68 years old49 credits since 1971
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ABOUT JIMMY
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born18 November 1957
BirthplaceEl Paso, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora43 of 49 titles
Known for
The titles people know Jimmy from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 43
- Average IMDb
- 6.4
- Highest rated
- Star Trek: The Next GenerationIMDb 8.7
- Working since
- 1971
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
3 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
The 2010s
6 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
Seriesas Drug Dealer · 1 episode
Movieas Sicario #1
as Henchman #2
Movieas Coyote
Movieas Cop on Fire
Movieas Mexican Captor #2
The 2000s
12 titles · IMDb 6.1 on average
as Sheriff
Movieas Groundskeeper (uncredited)
Movieas Rough Rider #4
Movieas Bandito #2
Movieas Cop
Seriesas Cop #1 · 1 episode
Movieas Security Guard
Movieas Border Bus Driver
The 1990s
16 titles · IMDb 5.8 on average
Movieas Male Vampire #1
Seriesas Driver · 1 episode
Seriesas Tino · 1 episode
Movieas Gangster
as First Killer · 1 episode
Movieas Second Mexican (uncredited)
Movieas Comet (as Jim Ortega)
Movieas Surveyor #2
The 1980s
7 titles · IMDb 7.0 on averageJuarez
Not on Cineoraas Luis
Seriesas Torres · 1 episode
Seriesas Dice · 1 episode
Movieas Young Mexican Man
Movieas Spanish Immigration Officer
Seriesas Ramon · 1 episode
Seriesas Suertudo · 1 episode
The 1970s
5 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
Seriesas Sheriff · 1 episode
Seriesas Cab Driver (uncredited) · 4 episodes
Seriesas Sheriff · 1 episode
Seriesas Michael · 1 episode
Seriesas Reporter · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Jimmy’s titles.
Anthony HopkinsWestworld, Bram Stoker's Dracula and 2 more
Benicio del ToroFear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Traffic and 2 more
Danny TrejoOnce Upon a Time in Mexico, The Replacement Killers and 2 more
Jason StathamThe Italian Job, Crank: High Voltage and 1 more
Johnny DeppFear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and 1 more
Robert PatrickThe Unit, All the Pretty Horses and 1 more
Danny DeVitoL.A. Confidential, Mars Attacks! and 1 more
