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Edward James Olmos

Acting · Born February 24, 1947 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies with Edward James Olmos

• Blade Runner 2049 (2017) — Gaff
• Coco (2017) — Chicharrón (voice)
• Blade Runner (1982) — Gaff
• Office Romance (2026) — Captain Jack Cruz
• The Road to El Dorado (2000) — Chief (voice)
• The Green Hornet (2011) — Michael Axford
• A Dog's Way Home (2019) — Axel
• 2 Guns (2013) — Papi Greco
• One Fast Move (2024) — Abel
• 12 Angry Men (1997) — Juror 11
• I'm Still Here (2010) — Edward James Olmos
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) — Diablo (voice)

TV shows with Edward James Olmos

• Dexter (2006) — Prof. James Gellar
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) — Robert Gonzales
• Miami Vice (1984) — Martin Castillo
• Battlestar Galactica (2004) — Admiral William Adama
• Mayans M.C. (2018) — Felipe Reyes
• American Family (2002) — Jess Gonzalez
• 500 Nations (1995)