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Edward James Olmos
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1947Born, Los Angeles
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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 work in Miami Vice, Olmos won the 1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, as well as the Golden Globe…
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CocoChicharrón (voice)
Blade Runner 2049Gaff
DexterJames Gellar
2 GunsPapi Greco
The Road to El DoradoChief (voice)2026Mami Está AquíMr. JimenezMovie
2026M.I.A.Isaac Rojas · 1 episodeShow
2024Say a Little PrayerExecutive ProducerMovie
2024One Fast MoveAbelMovie
2024Outlaw PosseOssieMovie
2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurMolecule Man (voice) · 2 episodesShow
2021Chasing WondersLuisMovie
2021Walking with HerbJoe Amable-AmoMovie
2020ChaparreandoCreatorShow
2019ImprisonedHospicioMovie
2019The Devil Has a NameSantiago · Director · ProducerMovie
2019Bless This MessRandy · 1 episodeShow
2019Windows on the WorldBalthazarMovie
2019A Dog's Way HomeAxelMovie
2018Mayans M.C.Felipe Reyes · 50 episodesShow
2018The Eyes of Martin CastilloMartin Castillo (archive footage)Movie
2017CocoChicharrón (voice)Movie
2017Blade Runner: Black Out 2022Gaff (voice)Movie
2016Monday Nights at SevenCharlieMovie
2016AmericanoGayo (voice)Movie
2015UnityNarrator (voice)Movie
2014Exile Nation: The Plastic PeopleNarrator (voice)Movie
2014The Journey of a Female ComicMovie
2014Agave is LifeNarrator (voice)Movie
2013Go for SistersFreddy Suárez · ProducerMovie
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Robert Gonzales · 5 episodesShow
20132 GunsPapi GrecoMovie
2013Filly BrownLeandro · Executive ProducerMovie
2013A Bridge Apart(Voice)Movie
2011AmericaMr. IrvingMovie
2011PortlandiaEdward James Olmos · 1 episodeShow
2011The Green HornetMichael AxfordMovie
2010Blue BloodsLorenzo Batista · 1 episodeShow
2010I'm Still HereEdward James OlmosMovie
2009Battlestar Galactica: The PlanCommander William Adama · DirectorMovie
2009A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights StoryNarratorMovie
2008Beverly Hills ChihuahuaDiablo (voice)Movie
2007Battlestar Galactica: RazorAdmiral William AdamaMovie
2006SplinterCaptain garciaMovie
2006EurekaFirst sled dog · 1 episodeShow
2006WalkoutJulian Nava · DirectorMovie
2005La CercaNarrator / Old NiñoMovie
2004Battlestar GalacticaAdmiral William Adama, Commander William Adama · 40 episodes · Director · 5 episodesShow
2004The BatmanChief Rojas (voice) · 1 episodeShow
2003Battlestar GalacticaCommander Adama · 2 episodesShow
2002Greetings from TucsonPriest · 1 episodeShow
2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American CinemaMovie
2002George LopezMr. Vega · 1 episodeShow
2002American FamilyJess Gonzalez · 35 episodesShow
2001In the Time of the ButterfliesRafael Leónidas TrujilloMovie
2001The JudgeJudge Armando AcostaMovie
2001The JudgeJudge Armando Acosti · 2 episodesShow
2000The Princess and the Barrio BoyNestor GarciaMovie
2000GossipDetective CurtisMovie
2000The Road to El DoradoChief (voice)Movie
1999The Unfinished JourneyNarrator (voice)Movie
1999ZapatistaNarrator (voice)Movie
1999The West WingRoberto Mendoza · 2 episodesShow
1999Bonanno: A Godfather's StorySalvatore MaranzanoMovie
1998The WallCol. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")Movie
1998The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeDet. Anthony PiscottiMovie
1998The Wonderful Ice Cream SuitVamanosMovie
1997Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain ForestNarratorMovie
199712 Angry MenJuror 11Movie
1997Prophecies of the MillenniumHostMovie
1997Hollywood ConfidentialStan Navarro, Sr.Movie
1997GunFather Santos · 1 episodeShow
1997Selena RememberedNarrator (voice) · ProducerMovie
1997SelenaAbraham QuintanillaMovie
1996Death in GranadaRoberto LozanoMovie
1996E! True Hollywood Story1 episodeShow
1996The Limbic RegionLuccaMovie
1996Dead Man's WalkCaptain Salazar · 3 episodesShow
1996CaughtJoeMovie
1995Slave of DreamsPotipharMovie
1995MirageMatteo JuarezMovie
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