Jimmy Ortega
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as Elephant Wrangler Babylon 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).
Filmography
L.A. Confidential
as Second Mexican (uncredited)
The A-Team
as Mexican Captor #2
Babylon
as Elephant Wrangler
Crank: High Voltage
as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
Just Like Heaven
as Security Guard
Traffic
as Arrested Man in Apartment
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Rondell
Sabotage
as Sicario #1
Vampires
as Male Vampire #1
The Rum Diary
as Cop on Fire
Last Man Standing
as Ramirez Bodyguard
The Double
as Coyote
The Replacement Killers
as Gangster
Man of the House
as Border Bus Driver
Knox Goes Away
as Guard
Internal Affairs
as Oscar
Extreme Prejudice
as Young Mexican Man
Delta Farce
as Bandito #2
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Cop
Ticker
as Body Guard 2