Edward James Olmos
Born 1947
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 (1…
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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez(2026)
as Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
Office Romance(2026)
as Captain Jack Cruz
Mami Está Aquí(2026)
as Mr. Jimenez
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood(2026)
as self
One Fast Move(2024)
as Abel
Outlaw Posse(2024)
as Ossie
Chasing Wonders(2021)
as Luis
The Blade Runner Phenomenon(2021)
as Self - Actor (Gaff)
Walking with Herb(2021)
as Joe Amable-Amo
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II(2020)
as Self
Space Songs: Through the Distance(2020)
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage(2019)
as Self
Imprisoned(2019)
as Hospicio
The Devil Has a Name(2019)
as Santiago
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire(2019)
as Self
Windows on the World(2019)
as Balthazar
A Dog's Way Home(2019)
as Axel
The Eyes of Martin Castillo(2018)
as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Every Night's a Saturday Night(2018)
as Self
Coco(2017)
as Chicharrón (voice)
Blade Runner 2049(2017)
as Gaff
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022(2017)
as Gaff (voice)
LA 92(2017)
as Self (archive footage)
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later(2017)
as Self
Monday Nights at Seven(2016)
as Charlie
Americano(2016)
as Gayo (voice)
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)
Go for Sisters(2013)
as Freddy Suárez
2 Guns(2013)
as Papi Greco
Filly Brown(2013)
as Leandro
A Bridge Apart(2013)
as (Voice)
America(2011)
as Mr. Irving
The Green Hornet(2011)
as Michael Axford
I'm Still Here(2010)
as Edward James Olmos
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)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner(2007)
as Self
- Film
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling(2007)
as Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard(2007)
as Self
Battlestar Galactica: Razor(2007)
as Admiral William Adama
Splinter(2006)
as Captain garcia
Walkout(2006)
as Julian Nava
- Film
Recycled Life(2006)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Film
La Cerca(2005)
as Narrator / Old Niño
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema(2002)
In the Time of the Butterflies(2001)
as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
The Judge(2001)
as Judge Armando Acosta
The Princess and the Barrio Boy(2000)
as Nestor Garcia
Gossip(2000)
as Detective Curtis
The Road to El Dorado(2000)
as Chief (voice)
The Unfinished Journey(1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Zapatista(1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story(1999)
as Salvatore Maranzano
The Wall(1998)
as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three(1998)
as Det. Anthony Piscotti
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit(1998)
as Vamanos
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest(1997)
as Narrator
12 Angry Men(1997)
as Juror 11
- Film
Prophecies of the Millennium(1997)
as Host
- Film
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika(1997)
as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
Hollywood Confidential(1997)
as Stan Navarro, Sr.
Selena Remembered(1997)
as Narrator (voice)
Selena(1997)
as Abraham Quintanilla
Death in Granada(1996)
as Roberto Lozano
The Limbic Region(1996)
as Lucca
Caught(1996)
as Joe
Slave of Dreams(1995)
as Potiphar
Mirage(1995)
as Matteo Juarez
My Family(1995)
as Paco
The Burning Season(1994)
as Wilson Pinheiro
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills(1994)
as Jose Menendez
A Million to Juan(1994)
as The Angel
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues(1994)
as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
Lives in Hazard(1994)
as self
- Film
Learning Not to Hurt(1993)
as Self
Roosters(1993)
as Gallo Morales
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
Stand and Deliver(1988)
as Jaime A. Escalante
- Film
Blue Collar & Buddha(1986)
as Narrator
Saving Grace(1986)
as Ciolino
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez(1983)
as Gregorio Cortez
The Nightingale(1983)
as Prime Minister
Blade Runner(1982)In catalog
as Gaff
Seguin(1982)
as Gen. Santa Anna
Zoot Suit(1981)
as El Pachuco
Wolfen(1981)
as Eddie Holt
300 Miles for Stephanie(1981)
as Art Vela
Virus(1980)
as Captain Lopez
Dead Angle(1979)
Alambrista!(1977)
as 1st Drunk
Aloha Bobby and Rose(1975)
as Chicano #1
- Film
Blue Collar & Buddha
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