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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 Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. For his performance in Stand and Deliver, Olmos was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his roles as patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in the film Selena, narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit, and the voice of Chicharrón in Coco. Over the course of his career, Olmos has been a pioneer for more diversified roles and images of Hispanics in the U.S. media. His notable direction, production, and starring roles for films, made-for-TV movies, and TV shows include Wolfen, Triumph of the Spirit, Talent for the Game, American Me, The Burning Season, My Family/Mi Familia, Caught, 12 Angry Men, The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca, Walkout, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, American Family, and Dexter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward James Olmos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Office Romance
as Captain Jack Cruz

Mami Está Aquí
as Mr. Jimenez

M.I.A.
as Isaac Rojas

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
as Narrator (voice)

One Fast Move
as Abel

Outlaw Posse
as Ossie

La Californie !
as Self - Actor

100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Molecule Man (voice)

Chasing Wonders
as Luis

The Blade Runner Phenomenon
as Self - Actor (Gaff)

Walking with Herb
as Joe Amable-Amo

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as Self

Space Songs: Through the Distance
as Self

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self

Imprisoned
as Hospicio

The Devil Has a Name
as Santiago

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
as Self

Windows on the World
as Balthazar

Bless This Mess
as Randy

A Dog's Way Home
as Axel

Mayans M.C.
as Felipe Reyes

The Eyes of Martin Castillo
as Martin Castillo (archive footage)

Every Night's a Saturday Night
as Self

Coco
as Chicharrón (voice)

Blade Runner 2049
as Gaff

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
as Gaff (voice)

LA 92
as Self (archive footage)

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
as Himself

Monday Nights at Seven
as Charlie

Americano
as Gayo (voice)

Unity
as Narrator (voice)

Exile Nation: The Plastic People
as Narrator (voice)

The Journey of a Female Comic

The Real History of Science Fiction
as Self

Agave is Life
as Narrator (voice)

Go for Sisters
as Freddy Suárez

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Robert Gonzales

2 Guns
as Papi Greco

Filly Brown
as Leandro

A Bridge Apart
as (Voice)

America
as Mr. Irving

Portlandia
as Edward James Olmos

The Green Hornet
as Michael Axford

Blue Bloods
as Lorenzo Batista

I'm Still Here
as Edward James Olmos

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
as Commander William Adama

A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
as Narrator

Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Diablo (voice)

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
as Self
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
as Self

Battlestar Galactica: Razor
as Admiral William Adama
Dave Navarro's Spread

Dexter
as James Gellar

Splinter
as Captain garcia

Eureka
as First sled dog

Walkout
as Julian Nava
Recycled Life
as Self - Narrator (voice)
La Cerca
as Narrator / Old Niño