1957-11-18 El Paso, Texas, USA
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).
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Babylon | Elephant Wrangler | 2022-12-22 |
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Sabotage | Sicario | 2014-03-28 |
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Out of the Blue | Henchman #2 | 2013-10-01 |
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The Rum Diary | Cop on Fire | 2011-10-13 |
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The Double | Coyote | 2011-10-27 |
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The A-Team | Mexican Captor #2 | 2010-06-09 |
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Crank: High Voltage | Groundskeeper (uncredited) | 2009-04-16 |
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Safe Harbor | Sheriff | 2009-05-30 |
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Delta Farce | Bandito #2 | 2007-05-11 |
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Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror | Cop | 2006-06-27 |
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Man of the House | Border Bus Driver | 2005-02-25 |
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Just Like Heaven | Security Guard | 2005-09-16 |
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Ticker | Body Guard 2 | 2002-11-07 |
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Traffic | Arrested Man in Apartment | 2000-12-27 |
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Ground Zero | Johanson | 2000-05-12 |
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The Replacement Killers | Gangster | 1998-02-06 |
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Vampires | Male Vampire #1 | 1998-10-30 |
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L.A. Confidential | Second Mexican (uncredited) | 1997-09-19 |
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Persons Unknown | Comet (as Jim Ortega) | 1996-12-27 |
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Last Man Standing | Ramirez Bodyguard | 1996-09-20 |
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Beverly Hills Cop III | Rondell | 1994-05-24 |
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Dead Connection | Vince | 1994-05-01 |
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Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert | Fugitive Look-Alike | 1993-11-19 |
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Jailbait | Johnny | 1993-10-22 |
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Guilty As Charged | Electrician | 1991-04-19 |
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Internal Affairs | Oscar | 1990-01-12 |
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Juarez | Luis | 1988-05-28 |
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Extreme Prejudice | Young Mexican Man | 1987-04-24 |
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Moving Violations | Spanish Immigration Officer | 1985-04-19 |
