Edward James Olmos
Acting
Born February 24, 1947
From Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as ادوراد جیمز اولموس
Biography
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 (200...
Filmography
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
2026
Office Romance
Captain Jack Cruz
20266.4
Mami Está Aquí
Mr. Jimenez
202610.0
One Fast Move
Abel
20246.7
Outlaw Posse
Ossie
20244.7
Chasing Wonders
Luis
20214.7
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Self - Actor (Gaff)
20216.9
Walking with Herb
Joe Amable-Amo
20216.0
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
20206.9
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Self
2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
2019
Imprisoned
Hospicio
20194.6
The Devil Has a Name
Santiago
20195.3
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Self
20194.5
Windows on the World
Balthazar
20193.3
A Dog's Way Home
Axel
20197.4
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Martin Castillo (archive footage)
2018
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Self
20188.0
Coco
Chicharrón (voice)
20178.2
Blade Runner 2049
Gaff
20177.6
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Gaff (voice)
20177.1
LA 92
Self (archive footage)
20177.7
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Self
20177.5
Monday Nights at Seven
Charlie
2016
Americano
Gayo (voice)
20165.3
Unity
Narrator (voice)
20157.5
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Narrator (voice)
20147.0
The Journey of a Female Comic
20146.2
Agave is Life
Narrator (voice)
20145.5
Go for Sisters
Freddy Suárez
20136.0
2 Guns
Papi Greco
20136.5
Filly Brown
Leandro
20136.2
A Bridge Apart
(Voice)
2013
America
Mr. Irving
20114.8
The Green Hornet
Michael Axford
20115.6
I'm Still Here
Edward James Olmos
20106.0
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Commander William Adama
20096.8
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Narrator
2009
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Diablo (voice)
20085.4
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
20077.8
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Self
2007
—
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Self
2007
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Admiral William Adama
20077.2
Splinter
Captain garcia
20064.5
Walkout
Julian Nava
20065.3
—
Recycled Life
Self - Narrator (voice)
20067.1
—
La Cerca
Narrator / Old Niño
200510.0
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
20026.5
In the Time of the Butterflies
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
20016.3
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosta
20015.3
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Nestor Garcia
20006.0
Gossip
Detective Curtis
20005.8
The Road to El Dorado
Chief (voice)
20007.3
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
19996.5
Zapatista
Narrator (voice)
19995.6
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Salvatore Maranzano
19995.2
The Wall
Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
19986.8
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Det. Anthony Piscotti
19985.4
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Vamanos
19987.0
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
Narrator
1997
12 Angry Men
Juror 11
19977.7
—
Prophecies of the Millennium
Host
1997
Hollywood Confidential
Stan Navarro, Sr.
19974.4
—
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
1997
Selena Remembered
Narrator (voice)
199710.0
Selena
Abraham Quintanilla
19977.7
Death in Granada
Roberto Lozano
19965.5
The Limbic Region
Lucca
19965.8
Caught
Joe
19965.7
Slave of Dreams
Potiphar
19954.3
Mirage
Matteo Juarez
19953.6
My Family
Paco
19957.4
The Burning Season
Wilson Pinheiro
19946.3
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Jose Menendez
19946.3
A Million to Juan
The Angel
19945.4
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
19944.4
Lives in Hazard
self
19948.5
—
Learning Not to Hurt
Self
1993
Roosters
Gallo Morales
19933.8
American Me
Montoya Santana
19927.4
Talent for the Game
Virgil Sweet
19917.0
Maria's Story
José Serrano (voice)
19919.0
The Earth Day Special
Hospital Director
19906.1
Triumph of the Spirit
Gypsy
19896.5
Miami Vice: Freefall
Lt. Martin Castillo
1989
Stand and Deliver
Jaime A. Escalante
19887.7
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Blue Collar & Buddha
Narrator
1986
Saving Grace
Ciolino
19866.4
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez
19837.0
The Nightingale
Prime Minister
19835.3
Blade Runner
Gaff
19827.9
Seguin
Gen. Santa Anna
1982
Zoot Suit
El Pachuco
19816.4
Wolfen
Eddie Holt
19816.0
300 Miles for Stephanie
Art Vela
19817.5
Virus
Captain Lopez
19806.3
Dead Angle
19798.0
Alambrista!
1st Drunk
19775.9
Aloha Bobby and Rose
Chicano #1
19756.0
—
Blue Collar & Buddha
N/A8.0