Birthday
1957/11/18 (67 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
El Paso, Texas, USA
Also know as
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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 ...Read more
(1994) Beverly Hills Cop III
as Rondell
(1985) Moving Violations
as Spanish Immigration Officer
(1998) The Replacement Killers
as Gangster
(1996) Last Man Standing
as Ramirez Bodyguard
(2007) Delta Farce
as Bandito #2
(2013) Out of the Blue
as Henchman #2
(1994) Dead Connection
as Vince
(1993) Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
as Fugitive Look-Alike
(2022) Babylon
as Elephant Wrangler
(1991) Guilty As Charged
as Electrician
(1998) Vampires
as Male Vampire #1
(1997) L.A. Confidential
as Second Mexican (uncredited)
(1988) Juarez
as Luis
(2010) The A-Team
as Mexican Captor #2
(2011) The Rum Diary
as Cop on Fire
(2005) Man of the House
as Border Bus Driver
(2006) Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Cop
(2009) Safe Harbor
as Sheriff
(2005) Just Like Heaven
as Security Guard
(2014) Sabotage
as Sicario
(1993) Jailbait
as Johnny
(2009) Crank: High Voltage
as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
(2011) The Double
as Coyote
(1987) Extreme Prejudice
as Young Mexican Man
(2002) Ticker
as Body Guard 2
(1990) Internal Affairs
as Oscar
(1996) Persons Unknown
as Comet (as Jim Ortega)
(2000) Traffic
as Arrested Man in Apartment
(2000) Ground Zero
as Johanson
(2024) Knox Goes Away
as Guard
(1977) CHiPs
as ---
(1978) Dallas
as Sheriff
(1971) Columbo
as Reporter
(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Torres
(2021) Walker
as Lookout
(2003) Arrested Development
as Mexican Border Official
(1997) Brooklyn South
as First Killer
(2016) Lethal Weapon
as Drug Dealer
(1979) Knots Landing
as Sheriff
(1998) V.I.P.
as Driver
(1981) Falcon Crest
as Ramon
(1992) Renegade
as Acosta
(1992) Renegade
as Border Guard