Edward James Olmos
Born in Los Angeles, California, USA — Feb 24 1947
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Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), actor in and director of American Me (1992), William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), and Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982), and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017). In 2018, he played the father of two members of an outlaw motorcycle club in the FX series Mayans MC. For his wor…
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Edward James Olmos's Credits
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The Simpsons
Pit Master (voice)
Dexter
James Gellar
Blue Bloods
Lorenzo Batista
The West Wing
Roberto Mendoza
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Robert Gonzales
Miami Vice
Martin Castillo
Eureka
First sled dog
Hawaii Five-O
Dancer
Battlestar Galactica
Admiral William Adama
Touched by an Angel
Col. Victor Walls
Starsky & Hutch
Julio Gutierez
Cannon
Blade Runner 2049
Gaff
Police Woman
Kojak
Paco
Hill Street Blues
The Batman
Chief Rojas (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Rey Emiliano (voice)
Portlandia
Edward James Olmos
Coco
Chicharrón (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
Prime Minister
Police Story
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Molecule Man (voice)
George Lopez
Mr. Vega
Mayans M.C.
Felipe Reyes
Blade Runner
Gaff
The Magic School Bus
Mr. Ramon (voice)
CHiPs
Battlestar Galactica
Commander Adama
Bless This Mess
Randy
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself
The Road to El Dorado
Chief (voice)
2 Guns
Papi Greco
The Green Hornet
Michael Axford
Selena
Abraham Quintanilla
The Fitzpatricks
Don Vasquez
Gun
Father Santos
Greetings from Tucson
Priest
American Family
Jess Gonzalez
500 Nations
Gossip
Detective Curtis
American Me
Montoya Santana
Dead Man's Walk
Captain Salazar
A Dog's Way Home
Axel
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Frank Corbo
I'm Still Here
Edward James Olmos
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Wolfen
Eddie Holt
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Diablo (voice)
Stand and Deliver
Jaime A. Escalante
The Blue Knight
Clemente (as Ed Olmos)
One Fast Move
Abel
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Gaff (voice)
12 Angry Men
Juror 11
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosti
Virus
Captain Lopez
The Earth Day Special
Hospital Director
Dead Angle
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Admiral William Adama
E! True Hollywood Story
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Commander William Adama
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
Walkout
Julian Nava
La Californie !
Self - Actor
Caught
Joe
Office Romance
Captain Jack Cruz
Outlaw Posse
Ossie
My Family
Paco
Splinter
Captain garcia
Chaparreando
Creator
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
Evening in Byzantium
Angelo
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Det. Anthony Piscotti
Zoot Suit
El Pachuco
Triumph of the Spirit
Gypsy
The Wall
Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
Seguin
Gen. Santa Anna
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Vamanos
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
Imprisoned
Hospicio
America
Mr. Irving
Saving Grace
Ciolino
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Salvatore Maranzano
In the Time of the Butterflies
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
Death in Granada
Roberto Lozano
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Jose Menendez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez
Go for Sisters
Freddy Suárez
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
A Million to Juan
The Angel
Roosters
Gallo Morales
The Nightingale
Prime Minister
The Burning Season
Wilson Pinheiro
Maria's Story
José Serrano (voice)
Americano
Gayo (voice)
Zapatista
Narrator (voice)
Alambrista!
1st Drunk
Hollywood Confidential
Stan Navarro, Sr.
Filly Brown
Leandro
LA 92
Self (archive footage)
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Self - Actor (Gaff)
Walking with Herb
Joe Amable-Amo
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Self
Talent for the Game
Virgil Sweet
Aloha Bobby and Rose
Chicano #1
The Devil Has a Name
Santiago
Windows on the World
Balthazar
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Self
Mirage
Matteo Juarez
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Nestor Garcia
Chasing Wonders
Luis
The Limbic Region
Lucca
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosta
Say a Little Prayer
Production
Lives in Hazard
self
Slave of Dreams
Potiphar
The Journey of a Female Comic
Monday Nights at Seven
Charlie
Recycled Life
Self - Narrator (voice)
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Self
300 Miles for Stephanie
Art Vela
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Himself
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Narrator (voice)
Selena Remembered
Narrator (voice)
La Cerca
Narrator / Old Niño
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Self
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Narrator
Blue Collar & Buddha
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Narrator (voice)
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
Narrator
Learning Not To Hurt
Self
Blue Collar & Buddha
Narrator
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Prophecies of the Millennium
Host
Agave is Life
Narrator (voice)
A Bridge Apart
(Voice)