Edward James Olmos

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Edward James Olmos 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 and Director in 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 biker gang members in the FX series Mayans MC.

Born

Monday, 24 February 1947

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Actor Filmography

Title

Character

Year

Chasing Wonders

Luis

2021

Walking with Herb

Joe Amable-Amo

2021

The Devil Has a Name

Santiago

2020

Imprisoned

Hospicio

2019

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

Self

2019

Windows on the World

Balthazar

2019

Bless This Mess

Randy

2019

A Dog's Way Home

Axel

2019

Mayans M.C.

Felipe Reyes

2018

Every Night's a Saturday Night

Self / Himself

2018

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Actor Filmography

Title

Character

Year

Chasing Wonders

Luis

2021

Walking with Herb

Joe Amable-Amo

2021

The Devil Has a Name

Santiago

2020

Imprisoned

Hospicio

2019

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

Self

2019

Windows on the World

Balthazar

2019

Bless This Mess

Randy

2019

A Dog's Way Home

Axel

2019

Mayans M.C.

Felipe Reyes

2018

Every Night's a Saturday Night

Self / Himself

2018

Coco

Chicharrón / Chicharrón (voice)

2017

Blade Runner 2049

Gaff

2017

The Nineties

Self - Actor and Activist

2017

LA 92

Himself (archive footage) / Self

2017

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

Activist / Self - Actor / Himself

2017

Monday Nights at Seven

Charlie

2017

Elena of Avalor

King Pescoro

2016

Americano

Gayo (voice) / Gayo

2016

Narcos

Chucho Peña

2015

Unity

Narrator / Himself - Narrator (voice)

2015

The Art of Human Salvage

Max

2015

Energizing Our World

2015

Exile Nation: The Plastic People

Narrator

2014

Journey of a Female Comic

Self

2014

The Real History of Science Fiction

Self - 'Commander William Adama', Battlestar Galactica, Self

2014

Go for Sisters

Freddy Suarez / Freddy Suárez

2013

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Robert Gonzales

2013

2 Guns

Papi Greco

2013

TakePart Live

Self - Guest

2013

Fatherhood 101

Self

2013

Creative Continuity

Self

2013

That Hashtag Show

Self

2013

Filly Brown

Leandro

2013

A Bridge Apart

(voice)

2013

Mario Lopez: One on One

Self

2012

Teens Wanna Know

Self - Guest

2012

PoliticKING with Larry King

Self - Guest

2012

América

Mr. Irving

2011

I Love Jenni

Self

2011

The Green Hornet

Axford / Michael Axford

2011

Portlandia

Edward James Olmos

2011

I'm Still Here

Edward James Olmos / Himself

2010

Latino 101

Self

2010

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

Commander William Adama

2009

Red Carpet Report

Self

2009

A Class Apart

Narrator

2009

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

El Diablo / Diablo (voice)

2008

Pioneers of Television

Self

2008

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Himself / Self

2007

Más vale tarde

Self

2007

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

Admiral William Adama

2007

Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks

Commander William Adama

2007

TMZ on TV

Himself

2007

Dexter

Prof. James Gellar

2006

Discovery Atlas

Narrator

2006

Voces

Self

2006

Splinter

2006

Eureka

Rudy the Lead Sled Dog

2006

Walkout

Julian Nava

2006

Recycled Life

Narrator

2006

La cerca

Old Niño / Narrator

2005

Battlestar Galactica

William Adama, Commander William Adama, Admiral William Adama

2004

American Latino TV

Himself - Guest

2004

CSI: NY

Luther Devarro

2004

The Batman

Chief Angel Rojas

2004

Tavis Smiley

Self - Guest

2004

Battlestar Galactica

Commander Adama

2003

Greetings from Tucson

Priest

2002

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

Self

2002

HypaSpace

Self

2002

George Lopez

Mr. Vega

2002

American Family

Jess Gonzalez, Jess Gonzalez / Pancho Villa

2002

In the Time of the Butterflies

Trujillo

2001

The Princess & the Barrio Boy

Nestor Garcia

2000

Gossip

Detective Curtis

2000

The Road to El Dorado

Chief / Chief (voice)

2000

Crucible of Empire: The Spanish American War

Narrator

1999

The West Wing

Judge Roberto Mendoza, Mendoza

1999

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

Salvatore Maranzano / Gaspar DiGregario (Young)

1999

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends

Self

1999

Zapatista

Self / Narrator (voice)

1999

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Det. Anthony Piscotti

1998

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

Vamanos

1998

12 Angry Men

Juror #11 / Juror 11

1997

Hollywood Confidential

Stan Navarro, Sr.

1997

Gun

Father Santos

1997

Selena

Abraham Quintanilla

1997

Death in Granada

Roberto Lozano

1996

The Limbic Region

Lucca / Jon Lucca

1996

Dead Man's Walk

Captain Salazar

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

Himself

1996

Caught

Joe

1996

Mirage

Matteo Juarez

1995

My Family

Paco

1995

500 Nations

(voice)

1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

El Murcielago, Fisherman, Rey Emiliano

1995

Slave of Dreams

Potiphar

1995

Touched by an Angel

Col. Victor Walls

1994

The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story

Wilson Pinheiro

1994

The Magic School Bus

Mr. Ramon

1994

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Jose Menendez

1994

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Musician at Barbecue

1994

A Million to Juan

The Angel

1994

The Suzanne Somers Show

Self

1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Himself

1993

Late Show with David Letterman

William Adama - Top Ten Presenter

1993

The Wild West

(voice)

1993

Roosters

Gallo Morales

1993

One Fast Move

1992

The 64th Annual Academy Awards

Self - Presenter

1992

American Me

Montoya Santana

1992

One on One with John Tesh

Self - Guest

1991

Talent for the Game

Virgil Sweet / Vergil Sweet

1991

The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards

Self

1991

Maria's Story

Narrator / José Serrano (voice)

1990

The Earth Day Special

Hospital Director

1990

The Simpsons

Pit Master

1989

Triumph of the Spirit

Gypsy

1989

The 61st Annual Academy Awards

Self - Presenter

1989

The Arsenio Hall Show

Himself

1989

American Experience

Self - Narrator

1988

Sidewalks Entertainment

Self - Guest

1988

The Fortunate Pilgrim

Frank Corbo

1988

Stand and Deliver

Jaime A. Escalante / Jaime Escalante

1988

Biography

Self

1987

At the Movies

Self

1986

Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World I

Himself - Narrator

1986

Saving Grace

Ciolino

1986

American Masters

Self - Actor

1985

Miami Vice

Lieutenant Martin Castillo / Martin Castillo, Castillo, Lieutenant Martin Castillo, Castillo / Martin Castillo, Martin Castillo, Lieutenant Martin Castillo / Castillo

1984

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Mito

1984

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Gregorio Cortez

1983

Faerie Tale Theatre

Prime Minister

1982

Blade Runner

Gaff