Edward James Olmos

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.

Casted

Coco

Played Chicharrón (voice)

Average Rating

8.2

20436 votes

Release Date

Oct 27, 2017

8 years ago
Blade Runner 2049

Played Gaff

Average Rating

7.6

14547 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 2017

8 years ago
Blade Runner

Played Gaff

Average Rating

7.9

14496 votes

Release Date

Jun 25, 1982

44 years ago
2 Guns

Played Papi Greco

Average Rating

6.5

4344 votes

Release Date

Aug 02, 2013

12 years ago
The Road to El Dorado

Played Chief (voice)

Average Rating

7.3

3938 votes

Release Date

Mar 31, 2000

26 years ago
The Green Hornet

Played Michael Axford

Average Rating

5.6

3377 votes

Release Date

Jan 12, 2011

15 years ago
Selena

Played Abraham Quintanilla

Average Rating

7.7

1285 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 1997

29 years ago
A Dog's Way Home

Played Axel

Average Rating

7.4

1160 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 2019

7 years ago
Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Played Diablo (voice)

Average Rating

5.4

1085 votes

Release Date

Oct 03, 2008

17 years ago
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

Played Commander William Adama

Average Rating

6.8

457 votes

Release Date

Oct 27, 2009

16 years ago
Battlestar Galactica: Razor

Played Admiral William Adama

Average Rating

7.2

437 votes

Release Date

Nov 12, 2007

18 years ago
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

Played Gaff (voice)

Average Rating

7.1

425 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 2017

8 years ago
Stand and Deliver

Played Jaime A. Escalante

Average Rating

7.6

417 votes

Release Date

Mar 11, 1988

38 years ago
12 Angry Men

Played Juror 11

Average Rating

7.7

411 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 1997

29 years ago
I'm Still Here

Played Edward James Olmos

Average Rating

6.0

391 votes

Release Date

Sep 10, 2010

15 years ago
American Me

Played Montoya Santana

Average Rating

7.4

381 votes

Release Date

Mar 13, 1992

34 years ago
Gossip

Played Detective Curtis

Average Rating

5.8

259 votes

Release Date

Apr 21, 2000

26 years ago
Wolfen

Played Eddie Holt

Average Rating

5.9

247 votes

Release Date

Jul 24, 1981

45 years ago
One Fast Move

Played Abel

Average Rating

6.6

210 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 2024

1 year ago
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Played Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)

Average Rating

4.4

133 votes

Release Date

May 13, 1994

32 years ago
LA 92

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.7

133 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 2017

9 years ago
My Family

Played Paco

Average Rating

7.4

81 votes

Release Date

May 03, 1995

31 years ago
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Played Self

Average Rating

7.9

73 votes

Release Date

Dec 18, 2007

18 years ago
Virus

Played Captain Lopez

Average Rating

6.3

67 votes

Release Date

Jun 26, 1980

46 years ago
The Devil Has a Name

Played Santiago

Average Rating

5.4

60 votes

Release Date

Aug 04, 2019

6 years ago
Triumph of the Spirit

Played Gypsy

Average Rating

6.6

57 votes

Release Date

Dec 08, 1989

36 years ago
In the Time of the Butterflies

Played Rafael Leónidas Trujillo

Average Rating

6.3

42 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 2001

24 years ago
Unity

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

7.5

33 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 2015

10 years ago
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Played Gregorio Cortez

Average Rating

6.9

27 votes

Release Date

Aug 19, 1983

43 years ago
Caught

Played Joe

Average Rating

5.7

25 votes

Release Date

Jan 24, 1996

30 years ago
The Burning Season

Played Wilson Pinheiro

Average Rating

6.1

23 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1994

32 years ago
Zoot Suit

Played El Pachuco

Average Rating

6.3

20 votes

Release Date

Oct 02, 1981

45 years ago
Alambrista!

Played 1st Drunk

Average Rating

5.7

20 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1977

49 years ago
Filly Brown

Played Leandro

Average Rating

6.3

19 votes

Release Date

Apr 19, 2013

13 years ago
Americano

Played Gayo (voice)

Average Rating

5.1

19 votes

Release Date

Jan 29, 2016

10 years ago
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Played Det. Anthony Piscotti

Average Rating

5.1

18 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1998

28 years ago
Death in Granada

Played Roberto Lozano

Average Rating

5.3

18 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 1996

29 years ago
Splinter

Played Captain garcia

Average Rating

4.3

16 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 2006

19 years ago
Go for Sisters

Played Freddy Suárez

Average Rating

6.0

16 votes

Release Date

Nov 08, 2013

12 years ago
Aloha Bobby and Rose

Played Chicano #1

Average Rating

5.8

15 votes

Release Date

Apr 29, 1975

51 years ago
Imprisoned

Played Hospicio

Average Rating

4.6

14 votes

Release Date

Sep 12, 2019

6 years ago
Walkout

Played Julian Nava

Average Rating

5.2

13 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 2006

20 years ago
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

Played Self

Average Rating

6.9

13 votes

Release Date

May 10, 2020

5 years ago
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

Played Vamanos

Average Rating

6.7

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 1998

28 years ago
Outlaw Posse

Played Ossie

Average Rating

4.9

10 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2024

2 years ago
The Earth Day Special

Played Hospital Director

Average Rating

6.3

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 22, 1990

36 years ago
The Blade Runner Phenomenon

Played Self - Actor (Gaff)

Average Rating

6.9

9 votes

Release Date

May 27, 2021

4 years ago
Hollywood Confidential

Played Stan Navarro, Sr.

Average Rating

4.1

8 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 1997

29 years ago
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Played Jose Menendez

Average Rating

6.1

8 votes

Release Date

May 22, 1994

32 years ago
Saving Grace

Played Ciolino

Average Rating

6.1

8 votes

Release Date

May 02, 1986

40 years ago
The Princess and the Barrio Boy

Played Nestor Garcia

Average Rating

5.0

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 08, 2000

25 years ago
Chasing Wonders

Played Luis

Average Rating

4.7

7 votes

Release Date

Jun 04, 2021

4 years ago
Recycled Life

Played Narrator

Average Rating

6.8

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2006

20 years ago
Zapatista

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

5.2

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1999

27 years ago
The Judge

Played Judge Armando Acosta

Average Rating

4.5

6 votes

Release Date

May 06, 2001

25 years ago
Mirage

Played Matteo Juarez

Average Rating

3.0

6 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 1995

30 years ago
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

Played Gaspar DiGregario (Young)

Average Rating

4.3

6 votes

Release Date

Jul 25, 1999

27 years ago
America

Played Mr. Irving

Average Rating

4.8

6 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 2011

15 years ago
The Journey of a Female Comic

Average Rating

6.2

5 votes

Release Date

May 16, 2014

12 years ago
A Million to Juan

Played The Angel

Average Rating

5.4

5 votes

Release Date

May 15, 1994

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

Average Rating

6.2

5 votes

Release Date

Jun 06, 2002

24 years ago
Talent for the Game

Played Virgil Sweet

Average Rating

6.3

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1991

35 years ago
Roosters

Played Gallo Morales

Average Rating

2.8

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1993

33 years ago
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

Played Himself

Average Rating

7.5

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 18, 2017

9 years ago
Walking with Herb

Played Joe Amable-Amo

Average Rating

6.0

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 30, 2021

5 years ago
Slave of Dreams

Average Rating

2.3

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1995

31 years ago
The Wall

Played Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

May 24, 1998

28 years ago
The Limbic Region

Played Lucca

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jun 30, 1996

30 years ago
The Nightingale

Played Prime Minister

Average Rating

3.7

3 votes

Release Date

May 10, 1983

43 years ago
Windows on the World

Played Balthazar

Average Rating

3.3

3 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 2019

7 years ago
Selena Remembered

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

10.0

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 1997

29 years ago
Exile Nation: The Plastic People

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 2014

11 years ago
Agave is Life

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 28, 2014

12 years ago
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

Played Self

Average Rating

4.5

2 votes

Release Date

May 01, 2019

7 years ago
The Unfinished Journey

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1999

26 years ago
Dead Angle

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 04, 1979

47 years ago
Lives in Hazard

Played self

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 08, 1994

32 years ago
Every Night's a Saturday Night

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 2018

8 years ago
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 03, 2007

18 years ago
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 03, 2007

18 years ago
Evening in Byzantium

Played Angelo

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1978

48 years ago
Blue Collar & Buddha

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
Blue Collar & Buddha

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 1986

40 years ago
La Cerca

Played Narrator / Old Niño

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 04, 2005

21 years ago
Seguin

Played Gen. Santa Anna

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1982

44 years ago
Maria's Story

Played José Serrano (voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 1991

35 years ago
A Bridge Apart

Played (Voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2013

13 years ago
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 2009

17 years ago
The Eyes of Martin Castillo

Played Martin Castillo (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 20, 2018

7 years ago
300 Miles for Stephanie

Played Art Vela

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 12, 1981

45 years ago
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 13, 2019

6 years ago
Space Songs: Through the Distance

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 30, 2020

6 years ago
Monday Nights at Seven

Played Charlie

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 08, 2016

9 years ago
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

Played Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 1997

29 years ago
Office Romance

Played Captain Jack Cruz

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
Prophecies of the Millennium

Played Host

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 30, 1997

29 years ago
Learning Not To Hurt

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 1993

33 years ago
Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’

Played Lieutenant Martin Castillo

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 18, 1987

39 years ago
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 1997

28 years ago

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