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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... See full bio »

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2013 Southland (TV series) (stunt performer - 1 episode)
– Hats and Bats (2013) (stunt performer)
 
2012 Savages (stunt double: Benicio Del Toro)
 
2012 The Babymakers (stunt double: Jay Chandreskhar)
 
2012 Austin & Ally (TV series) (stunt performer - 1 episode)
– Club Owners & Quinceaneras (2012) (stunt performer)
 
2012 America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (TV series documentary) (stunt double: Octavio Solorio - 1 episode)
– John Figueroa (2012) (stunt double: Octavio Solorio)
 
2009 G-Force (stunts)
 
2009 Crank: High Voltage (stunts)
 
2009 Afro Ninja (video) (stunts)
 
2009 Fast & Furious (stunt performer)
 
2008 An American Carol (stunt performer)
 
2008 Days of Wrath (stunt performer)
 
2008 Lakeview Terrace (stunts)
 
2008 Che: Part One (stunt double:Benicio Del Toro)
 
2008 La Linea - The Line (stunts)
 
2007 Poet's War (stunt performer)
 
2007 In the Valley of Elah (stunt performer)
 
2007 American Body Shop (TV series) (stunt double - 1 episode)
– SuperQuads (2007) (stunt double)
 
2007 Nancy Drew (stunts)
 
2007 Ocean's Thirteen (stunts - uncredited)
 
2007 Delta Farce (stunts)
 
2007 Dead Write (stunt coordinator)
 
2006 Smokin' Aces (stunt performer)
 
2005 Fun with Dick and Jane (stunts - uncredited)
 
2005 Dirty (stunts)
 
2005 Just Like Heaven (stunt performer)
 
2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (utility stunts - as Jim Ortega)
 
2005 The Longest Yard (stunts)
 
2005/I Man of the House (stunts)
 
2004 Spanglish (stunt performer)
 
2004 Joey (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 1 episode)
– Pilot (2004) (stunt coordinator)
 
2004 Spider-Man 2 (utility stunts - uncredited)
 
2004 Hidalgo (utility stunts)
 
2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico (stunts)
 
2003 The Italian Job (stunts)
 
2003 Malibu's Most Wanted (stunts)
 
2003 A Man Apart (stunts)
 
1996-2003 Friends (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 3 episodes)
– The One with the Mugging (2003) (stunt coordinator - uncredited)
– The One Where Rachel Quits (1996) (stunt coordinator)
– The One with the Football (1996) (stunt coordinator)
 
2002 Ticker (short) (stunts)
 
2002 Serving Sara (stunt performer)
 
2002 K-9: P.I. (video) (stunts - uncredited)
 
2002 Collateral Damage (stunts - uncredited)
 
2001 Ocean's Eleven (stunts - uncredited)
 
2001 Impostor (stunt double - uncredited)
 
2001 Ghosts of Mars (stunts)
 
2001 Double Take (utility stunts)
 
2000 Traffic (stunt double: Benicio Del Toro - uncredited, stunts - uncredited)
 
2000 All the Pretty Horses (stunts)
 
2000 Submerged (stunts)
 
2000 The Crew (stunts)
 
2000 Across the Line (stunts)
 
2000 South of Heaven, West of Hell (stunts)
 
2000 The Screaming (video) (stunts - as James Ortega)
 
1999 Hitman's Run (stunts)
 
1999 Running Red (video) (stunt performer)
 
1999 The Base (video) (stunts)
 
1999 Martial Law (TV series) (stunt performer - 1 episode)
– Substitutes (1999) (stunt performer - uncredited)
 
1998 Ringmaster (stunts)
 
1998 David and Lisa (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1998 American History X (stunts)
 
1998 Babylon 5: Thirdspace (TV movie) (stunts - uncredited)
 
1998 The Mask of Zorro (stunts)
 
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (stunt double: Benicio Del Toro, stunts)
 
1998 Music from Another Room (stunts)
 
1998 U.S. Marshals (stunts)
 
1997 Amistad (stunts)
 
1997 Spawn (stunts)
 
1997 Rough Riders (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1997 Out to Sea (stunts)
 
1997 She's So Lovely (stunt performer - as Jim Ortega)
 
1997 L.A. Confidential (stunts)
 
1997 Selena (stunt performer)
 
1997 Black Dawn (stunt performer)
 
1997 Dante's Peak (stunts - uncredited)
 
1996 Mars Attacks! (stunts)
 
1996 Last Man Standing (stunts - uncredited)
 
1996 Foxfire (stunts)
 
1996 Escape from L.A. (stunts)
 
1996 Soul of the Game (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1995 Strange Days (utility stunts)
 
1995 Steal Big Steal Little (stunts)
 
1995 Midnight Man (stunts)
 
1995 Tall Tale (stunts)
 
1995 Major Payne (stunts)
 
1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (stunts - as James Ortega)
 
1995 The Brady Bunch Movie (stunts)
 
1994 Lion Strike (stunts)
 
1994 A Low Down Dirty Shame (stunts - as James Ortega)
 
1994 Dragstrip Girl (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1994 Speed (stunt double: Carlos Carrasco - uncredited)
 
1994 The Silence of the Hams (stunts)
 
1994 The Getaway (stunts - uncredited)
 
1994 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series) (stunts - 1 episode)
– On Deadly Ground (1994) (stunts)
 
1993 Tombstone (stunts)
 
1993 Poetic Justice (stunts)
 
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux (stunts)
 
1993 Blind Side (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1992 Nemesis (stunts - as Jim Ortega)
 
1992 Dracula (stunts)
 
1992 The Fear Inside (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1992 Deep Cover (stunts)
 
1992 American Me (stunts)
 
1992 Night Eyes II (stunts)
 
1991 Ricochet (stunts)
 
1991 Toy Soldiers (stunts)
 
1990 The Rookie (stunts)
 
1990 Predator 2 (stunts - as Jim Ortega)
 
1990 Prayer of the Rollerboys (stunts)
 
1990 Marked for Death (stunts - uncredited)
 
1990 Taking Care of Business (stunts)
 
1990 Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (stunts)
 
1989 Cage (stunts)
 
1989 K-9 (stunts)
 
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (stunts - uncredited)
 
1988 The Seventh Sign (stunt coordinator: West Indies sequence - uncredited, stunts)
 
1988 Bulletproof (stunts - as Jim Ortega)
 
1987 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (stunt player)
 
1987 Nightforce (video) (stunts)
 
1987 La Bamba (stunts - uncredited)
 
1987 Extreme Prejudice (stunts)
 
1987 Number One with a Bullet (stunt double)
 
1986 Running Scared (stunts)
 
1985 North and South (TV mini-series) (stunts)
 
1980 The Nude Bomb (stunts)
 
1979 1941 (stunts - uncredited)
 
1979 Fantasy Island (TV series) (stunt performer - 1 episode)
– Yesterday's Love/Fountain of Youth (1979) (stunt performer)
 
1978 Hooper (stunts - uncredited)
 
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2011/I The Double
Coyote
 
2011 The Rum Diary
Cop On Fire
 
2010 The A-Team
Mexican Captor #2
 
2009 Safe Harbor (TV movie)
Sheriff
 
2009 Crank: High Voltage
Groundskeeper (uncredited)
 
2009 The Unit (TV series)
Cop #1
– Whiplash (2009) … Cop #1
 
2009 Afro Ninja (video)
Bartender
 
2008 My Own Worst Enemy (TV series)
Garcia Soldier
– Hello, Henry (2008) … Garcia Soldier
 
2008 Lone Rider (TV movie)
Rough Rider #4
 
2007 Delta Farce
Bandito #2
 
2006 Hood of Horror
Cop 1
 
2005 Just Like Heaven
Security Guard #4
 
2005/I Man of the House
Border Bus Driver
 
2003 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
Decon Agent #3
– Extinction (2003) … Decon Agent #3 (uncredited)
 
2002 Ticker (short)
Body Guard 2
 
2002 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Bartender
– Episode #1.9426 (2002) … Bartender
 
2000 Traffic
Arrested Man in Apartment (as Jim Ortega)
 
2000 V.I.P. (TV series)
Driver
– Ride of the Valkries (2000) … Driver
 
2000 Ground Zero
Johanson
 
1998-2000 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Leon / Paco Montalvo
– Showdown at Casa Diablo: Part 2 (2000) … Leon
– Undercover (1998) … Paco Montalvo
 
1999 Martial Law (TV series)
Tino
– Substitutes (1999) … Tino
 
1999 St. Michael's Crossing (TV series)
Wayne
– CBS Pilot … Wayne
 
1998 The Hunted
Gunman #1
 
1998 Vampires
Male Vampire #1
 
1998 The Replacement Killers
Gangster
 
1997 Brooklyn South (TV series)
First Killer
– Wild Irish Woes (1997) … First Killer
 
1997 L.A. Confidential
Second Mexican (uncredited)
 
1997 Soldier of Fortune (TV movie)
Henchman
 
1996 Persons Unknown
Comet (as Jim Ortega)
 
1996 Forest Warrior
Surveyor #2
 
1996 Last Man Standing
Ramirez Bodyguard
 
1996 Soul of the Game (TV movie)
El gigante (cuban baseball player) (uncredited)
 
1995 High Tide (TV series)
Stelio
– One on One (1995) … Stelio
 
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III
Rondell
 
1994 Dead Connection
Vince
 
1994 Jailbait (video)
Johnny
 
1993 Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (TV movie)
Fugitive Look-Alike
 
1992 Renegade (TV series)
Acosta
– La Mala Sombra (1992) … Acosta
 
1992 Freejack
Bonejacker #4
 
1991 Guilty as Charged
Electrician
 
1991 Daughters of Privilege (TV movie)
Policeman (as James Ortega)
 
1990 Dragnet (TV series)
Pedro Gavitos / Vincent Galvin
– DOA Cop (1990) … Pedro Gavitos
– Requiem (1990) … Vincent Galvin (as James Ortega)
 
1990 Columbo (TV series)
Reporter
– Columbo Cries Wolf (1990) … Reporter
 
1990 Internal Affairs
Oscar
 
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (TV mini-series)
Jalisco Policeman #2
 
1989 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Ramon
– Charley (1989) … Ramon (as James Ortega)
 
1989 Dallas (TV series)
Sheriff
– April Showers (1989) … Sheriff
 
1989 Knots Landing (TV series)
Sheriff
– Poor Jill (1989) … Sheriff
 
1989 Mergers & Acquisitions (short)
Ramon (as James Ortega)
 
1987 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Dice
– No Way Down (1987) … Dice
 
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Torres
– Encounter at Farpoint (1987) … Torres
 
1987 Nightforce (video)
Stadium Terrorist (as Jim Ortega)
 
1987 Extreme Prejudice
Young Mexican Man
 
1986-1987 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Charlie Walpi / Policeman Luis Ortega
– Ancient Echoes (1987) … Charlie Walpi
– Still Phil After All These Years (1986) … Policeman Luis Ortega
 
1987 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Suertudo
– On the Fly (1987) … Suertudo
 
1987 Juarez (TV movie)
 
1985 Moving Violations
Spanish Immigration Officer
 
1982 Flamingo Road (TV series)
– Heatwave (1982)
 
1979 CHiPs (TV series)
Michael
– Valley Go Home! (1979) … Michael
 
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2000 The Screaming (video) (weapons master - as James Ortega)
 

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