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 2...
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Blade Runner
As Gaff
In the Time of the Butterflies
As Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
I'm Still Here
As Edward James Olmos
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
As Self
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
As Self
12 Angry Men
As Juror 11
American Me
As Montoya Santana
Evening in Byzantium
As Angelo
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
As Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
As Michael Axford
Talent for the Game
As Virgil Sweet
Stand and Deliver
As Jaime A. Escalante
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
As Diablo (voice)
Virus
As Captain Lopez
Blue Collar & Buddha
Selena
As Abraham Quintanilla
Splinter
As Captain garcia
My Family
As Paco
Caught
As Joe
Gossip
As Detective Curtis
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
As Admiral William Adama
Filly Brown
As Leandro
Selena Remembered
As Narrator (voice)
Zoot Suit
As El Pachuco
Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner'
As Self
Recycled Life
As Narrator
Hollywood Confidential
As Stan Navarro, Sr.
Alambrista!
As 1st Drunk
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
As Vamanos
Outlaw Posse
As Ossie
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
As Commander William Adama
Blue Collar & Buddha
As Narrator
Zapatista
As Narrator (voice)
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
As Narrator (voice)
2 Guns
As Papi Greco
The Judge
As Judge Armando Acosta
Go for Sisters
As Freddy Suárez
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
As Roberto Lozano
Mirage
As Matteo Juarez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
As Gregorio Cortez
Slave of Dreams
Journey of a Female Comic
Americano
As Gayo (voice)
Dead Angle
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
As Gaspar DiGregario (Young)
A Million to Juan
As The Angel
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
As Jose Menendez
Roosters
As Gallo Morales
La Cerca
As Narrator / Old Niño
Seguin
As Gen. Santa Anna
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
As Det. Anthony Piscotti
Triumph of the Spirit
As Gypsy
The Wall
As Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
Lives in Hazard
As self
Unity
As Narrator (voice)
America
As Mr. Irving
The Limbic Region
As Lucca
One Fast Move
As Abel
Maria's Story
As José Serrano (voice)
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
As Chicano #1
The Earth Day Special
As Hospital Director
Death in Granada
Walkout
As Julian Nava
A Bridge Apart
As (Voice)
The Road to El Dorado
As Chief (voice)
The Nightingale
As Prime Minister
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
As Nestor Garcia
Blade Runner 2049
As Gaff
LA 92
As Himself (archive footage)
Coco
As Chicharrón (voice)
Saving Grace
As Ciolino
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
As Himself
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
As Gaff (voice)
The Devil Has a Name
As Santiago
A Dog's Way Home
As Axel
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
As Narrator
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
As Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Windows on the World
As Balthazar
300 Miles for Stephanie
As Art Vela
The Burning Season
As Wilson Pinheiro
Every Night's a Saturday Night
As Self
Chasing Wonders
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
As Self
Imprisoned
As Hospicio
Wolfen
As Eddie Holt
Agave is Life
As Narrator (voice)
Space Songs: Through the Distance
As Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
As Self
Monday Nights at Seven
As Charlie
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
As Self
The Unfinished Journey
As Narrator (voice)
Walking with Herb
As Joe Amable-Amo
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
As Self - Actor (Gaff)
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
As Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
CHiPs
The West Wing
As Roberto Mendoza
Starsky & Hutch
As Julio Gutierez
Hawaii Five-O
As Dancer
Battlestar Galactica
As William Adama
The Batman
As Chief Rojas (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
George Lopez
As Mr. Vega
Hill Street Blues
Kojak
As Paco
Faerie Tale Theatre
As Prime Minister
Cannon
500 Nations
Gun
As Father Santos
Police Woman
Police Story
American Family
As Jess Gonzalez
Dave Navarro's Spread
The Fitzpatricks
As Don Vasquez
Dexter
As James Gellar
The Blue Knight
As Clemente (as Ed Olmos)
Miami Vice
As Martin Castillo
Dead Man's Walk
As Captain Salazar
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
As Robert Gonzales
Eureka
As First sled dog
Greetings From Tucson
As Priest
100 Years of Warner Bros.
As Self
The Magic School Bus
As (voice)
La Californie !
As Self - Actor
Battlestar Galactica
As Commander Adama
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As Rey Emiliano (voice)
Mayans M.C.
As Felipe Reyes
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
As Self
Portlandia
As Edward James Olmos
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
As Molecule Man (voice)
The Simpsons
As Pit Master (voice)
The Real History of Science Fiction
As Himself
Bless This Mess
As Randy
Touched by an Angel
As Col. Victor Walls
The Fortunate Pilgrim
As Frank Corbo
The Judge
As Judge Armando Acosti
