Edward James Olmos
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Biography
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 out...
Known For
Filmography
Office Romance
2026
as Captain Jack Cruz
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
2026
as Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
Mami Está Aquí
2026
as Mr. Jimenez
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
2026
as self
M.I.A.
2026
as Isaac Rojas
Outlaw Posse
2024
as Ossie
One Fast Move
2024
as Abel
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
as Self
La Californie !
2023
as Self - Actor
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Molecule Man (voice)
Chasing Wonders
2021
as Luis
Walking with Herb
2021
as Joe Amable-Amo
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021
as Self - Actor (Gaff)
Space Songs: Through the Distance
2020
as Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
as Self
The Devil Has a Name
2019
as Santiago
A Dog's Way Home
2019
as Axel
Windows on the World
2019
as Balthazar
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
Imprisoned
2019
as Hospicio
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
2019
as Self
Bless This Mess
2019
as Randy
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
2018
as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Every Night's a Saturday Night
2018
as Self
Mayans M.C.
2018
as Felipe Reyes
Blade Runner 2049
2017
as Gaff
LA 92
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Coco
2017
as Chicharrón (voice)
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017
as Self
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
2017
as Gaff (voice)
Americano
2016
as Gayo (voice)
Monday Nights at Seven
2016
as Charlie
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
2014
as Narrator (voice)
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014
Agave is Life
2014
as Narrator (voice)
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
as Self
Filly Brown
2013
as Leandro
2 Guns
2013
as Papi Greco
Go for Sisters
2013
as Freddy Suárez
A Bridge Apart
2013
as (Voice)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Robert Gonzales
The Green Hornet
2011
as Michael Axford
America
2011
as Mr. Irving
Portlandia
2011
as Edward James Olmos
I'm Still Here
2010
as Edward James Olmos
Blue Bloods
2010
as Lorenzo Batista
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009
as Commander William Adama
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
2009
as Narrator
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
as Diablo (voice)
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007
as Self
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
as Self
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007
as Admiral William Adama
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
as Self
Dave Navarro's Spread
2007
Splinter
2006
as Captain garcia
Recycled Life
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Walkout
2006
as Julian Nava
Dexter
2006
as James Gellar
Eureka
2006
as First sled dog
Dexter
2006
as Prof. James Gellar
La Cerca
2005
as Narrator / Old Niño
The Batman
2004
as Chief Rojas (voice)
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Admiral William Adama
Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Commander William Adama
Battlestar Galactica
2003
as Commander Adama
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
George Lopez
2002
as Mr. Vega
American Family
2002
as Jess Gonzalez
Greetings from Tucson
2002
as Priest
In the Time of the Butterflies
2001
as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
The Judge
2001
as Judge Armando Acosta
The Judge
2001
as Judge Armando Acosti
Gossip
2000
as Detective Curtis
The Road to El Dorado
2000
as Chief (voice)
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
2000
as Nestor Garcia
Zapatista
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999
as Salvatore Maranzano
The Unfinished Journey
1999
as Narrator (voice)
The West Wing
1999
as Roberto Mendoza
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998
as Vamanos
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1998
as Det. Anthony Piscotti
The Wall
1998
as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 11
Selena
1997
as Abraham Quintanilla
Selena Remembered
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Confidential
1997
as Stan Navarro, Sr.
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
1997
as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
Prophecies of the Millennium
1997
as Host
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
1997
as Narrator
Gun
1997
as Father Santos
Caught
1996
as Joe
The Limbic Region
1996
as Lucca
Death in Granada
1996
as Roberto Lozano
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Dead Man's Walk
1996
as Captain Salazar
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
My Family
1995
as Paco
Mirage
1995
as Matteo Juarez
Slave of Dreams
1995
as Potiphar
500 Nations
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Rey Emiliano (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Jimenez (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as El Murcielago (voice)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
A Million to Juan
1994
as The Angel
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
as Jose Menendez
Lives in Hazard
1994
as self
The Burning Season
1994
as Wilson Pinheiro
The Magic School Bus
1994
as Mr. Ramon (voice)
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Col. Victor Walls
Roosters
1993
as Gallo Morales
Learning Not to Hurt
1993
as Self
American Me
1992
as Montoya Santana
Talent for the Game
1991
as Virgil Sweet
Maria's Story
1991
as José Serrano (voice)
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Hospital Director
Triumph of the Spirit
1989
as Gypsy
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
as Lt. Martin Castillo
The Simpsons
1989
as Pit Master (voice)
Stand and Deliver
1988
as Jaime A. Escalante
The Fortunate Pilgrim
1988
as Frank Corbo
Blue Collar & Buddha
1986
as Narrator
Saving Grace
1986
as Ciolino
Miami Vice
1984
as Martin Castillo
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as Gregorio Cortez
The Nightingale
1983
as Prime Minister
Blade Runner
1982
as Gaff
Seguin
1982
as Gen. Santa Anna
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Prime Minister
American Playhouse
1982
as General Santa Anna
American Playhouse
1982
as Gregorio Cortez
American Playhouse
1982
as Jaime Escalante
Zoot Suit
1981
as El Pachuco
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981
as Art Vela
Wolfen
1981
as Eddie Holt
Hill Street Blues
1981
Virus
1980
as Captain Lopez
Dead Angle
1979
Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Angelo
Alambrista!
1977
as 1st Drunk
CHiPs
1977
The Fitzpatricks
1977
as Don Vasquez
Aloha Bobby and Rose
1975
as Chicano #1
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Julio Gutierez
The Blue Knight
1975
as Clemente (as Ed Olmos)
Police Woman
1974
Kojak
1973
as Paco
Police Story
1973
Cannon
1971
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Dancer