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Jimmy Ortega

Actor • Born 1957

Jimmy Ortega

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About

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).

Known for

Columbo posterColumboSeries • 1971Star Trek: The Next Generation posterStar Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987Westworld posterWestworldSeries • 2016Dallas posterDallasSeries • 1978Falcon Crest posterFalcon CrestSeries • 1981Knots Landing posterKnots LandingSeries • 1979Magnum, P.I. posterMagnum, P.I.Series • 1980Arrested Development posterArrested DevelopmentSeries • 2003Taxi posterTaxiSeries • 1978Lethal Weapon posterLethal WeaponSeries • 2016V.I.P. posterV.I.P.Series • 1998The Unit posterThe UnitSeries • 2006Renegade posterRenegadeSeries • 1992Spanglish posterSpanglishMovie • 2004Walker posterWalkerSeries • 2021Martial Law posterMartial LawSeries • 1998Babylon posterBabylonMovie • 2022The Italian Job posterThe Italian JobMovie • 2003Beverly Hills Cop III posterBeverly Hills Cop IIIMovie • 1994North and South posterNorth and SouthSeries • 1985American History X posterAmerican History XMovie • 1998Mr. & Mrs. Smith posterMr. & Mrs. SmithMovie • 2005L.A. Confidential posterL.A. ConfidentialMovie • 1997Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas posterFear and Loathing in Las VegasMovie • 1998