
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).



Reporter
1971 • 1 エピソード

Torres
1987 • 1 エピソード

Sheriff
1978 • 1 エピソード

Mexican Border Official
2003 • 1 エピソード

Sheriff
1979 • 1 エピソード

Ramon
1981 • 1 エピソード

Suertudo
1980 • 1 エピソード

Cab Driver (uncredited)
1978 • 2 エピソード

Acosta
1992 • 1 エピソード

Driver
1998 • 1 エピソード

Cop #1
2006 • 1 エピソード

Drug Dealer
2016 • 1 エピソード

Lookout
2021 • 1 エピソード

Tino
1998 • 1 エピソード

Elephant Wrangler
2022

1977 • 1 エピソード

Second Mexican (uncredited)
1997

First Killer
1997 • 1 エピソード

Security Guard
2005

Groundskeeper (uncredited)
2009