Artie Ortego | |
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Born | Arthur A. Ortega February 9, 1890 San Jose, California, U.S. |
Died | July 24, 1960 Burbank, California, U.S. | (aged 70)
Resting place | San Fernando Mission Cemetery |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1912–1959 |
Spouses | Marie Manley
(m. 1911; div. 1916)Billie Mack (m. 1917) |
Children | 1 |
Artie A. Ortego (February 9, 1890 – July 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 240 films between 1912 and 1955. Ortego portrayed cowboys, henchmen and American Indians in a large number of westerns and performed horse riding stunts. He was also a stunt double for Ramón Novarro in The Barbarian (1933), which is set in Cairo and also stars Myrna Loy.