| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
 Splinter - Captain Garcia |
2006 |
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| Cerca, La (short) - Narrator/Old Niño |
2005 |
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| The Last Winter (short) - Executive Producer |
2002 |
$15K |
Jack and Marilyn - Pasquel, Producer, Director
| 2002 |
$5M |
|
| Gossip - Detective Curtis |
2000 |
$14M |
| The Road to El Dorado - Chief (voice) |
2000 |
$95M |
| Americanos: Latino Life in the United States (documentary) - Producer |
2000 |
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| The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit - Vamanos |
1998 |
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| Death in Granada - Roberto Lozano |
1997 |
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| Selena - Abraham Quintanilla |
1997 |
$20M |
| Selena Remembered (video) - Narrator |
1997 |
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| Caught - Joe |
1996 |
|
| Disturbing the Peace - Actor |
1996 |
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| Mirage - Matteo Juarez |
1995 |
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| My Family - Paco |
1995 |
$5.5M |
| 15th Annual Tejano Music Awards (video) - Host |
1995 |
|
| A Million to Juan - The Angel |
1994 |
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| Roosters - Gallo Morales |
1993 |
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| Even Cowgirls Get the Blues - Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) |
1993 |
$8M |
| American Me - Montoya Santana, Producer, Direc |
1992 |
$16M |
| Talent for the Game - Virgil Sweet |
1991 |
|
| Triumph of the Spirit - Gypsy |
1989 |
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| Stand and Deliver - Jaime A. Escalante |
1988 |
|
| Saving Grace - Ciolino |
1985 |
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| Nausicaä of the Valley of the Winds - Mito (voice: English version) |
1984 |
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| Blade Runner - Gaff |
1982 |
$28M |
| Zoot Suit - El Pachuco |
1981 |
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| Wolfen - Eddie Holt |
1981 |
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| Day of Resurrection - Captain Lopez (as Edward J. Olmos) |
1980 |
$16M |
| The Illegal - Drunken Man |
1977 |
|
| Aloha, Bobby and Rose - Actor (as Eddie Olmos) |
1975 |
$60K |
| TV appearance: |
| Battlestar Galactica (TV series) - Commander William Adama / Admiral Willia |
2006 |
|
| The Bat in the Belfry - Chief Angel Rojas (voice) |
2004 |
|
| Battlestar Galactica (TV mini-series) - Commander William Adama |
2003 |
|
| Sibling Rivalry - Priest |
2003 |
|
| The Masked Eagle: Part 1 - Jess Gonzalez |
2002 |
|
| In the Time of the Butterflies (TV movie) - Rafael Trujillo |
2001 |
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| The Judge (TV movie) - Judge Armando Acosta |
2001 |
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| Celestial Navigation - Justice Roberto Mendoza |
2000 |
|
| Paco Taibo's Mexico City - Narrator |
2000 |
|
| The Princess & the Barrio Boy (TV movie) - Nestor Garcia |
2000 |
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| Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (TV movie) - Salvatore Maranzano |
1999 |
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| The Short List - Judge Roberto Mendoza |
1999 |
|
| God and Country - Victor |
1998 |
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| 1998 ALMA Awards (TV movie) - Presenter |
1998 |
|
| The Wall (TV movie) - Col. Holst |
1998 |
|
| The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (TV movie) - Det. Anthony Piscotti |
1998 |
|
| Prophecies of the Millennium (TV movie) - Host |
1997 |
|
| Hollywood Confidential (TV movie) - Stan Navarro, Sr. |
1997 |
|
| 12 Angry Men (TV movie) - Juror #11 |
1997 |
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| Missing in Action - Capt. Victor Walls |
1997 |
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| Father John - Father Santos |
1997 |
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| The Limbic Region (TV movie) - Jon Lucca |
1996 |
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| Dead Man's Walk (TV mini-series) - Capt. Salazar |
1996 |
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| Going Batty - Mr. Ramon - Carlos' Dad (voice) |
1995 |
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| Slave of Dreams (TV movie) - Potiphar |
1995 |
|
| Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (TV movie) - Jose Menendez |
1994 |
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| The Burning Season (TV movie) - Wilson Pinheiro |
1994 |
|
| Miami Vice (TV series) - Lt. Martin Castillo / Lt. Martin Castill |
1983 |
|
| Seguin - Gen. Santa Anna |
1982 |
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (TV movie) - Gregorio Cortez, Associate Producer
| 1982 |
|
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| Three Hundred Miles for Stephanie (TV movie) - Art Vela |
1981 |
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| Flashback! - Henry |
1978 |
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| Evening in Byzantium (TV movie) - Angelo |
1978 |
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| Alambrista! - First Drunk |
1977 |
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| The Psychic - Julio Gutierez |
1977 |
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| Ready... Aim... - Dancer |
1977 |
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| Sarah Who? - Hawkins (as Edward J. Olmos) |
1976 |
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| Mariachi - Clemente (as Ed Olmos) |
1976 |
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| How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars - Paco |
1975 |
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| Cannon (TV series) - Actor (1 episode, 1974) |
1974 |
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| Starsky and Hutch (TV series) - Julio Gutierez (1 episode, 1977) |
|
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| Kojak (TV series) - Paco (1 episode, 1975) |
|
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| The Blue Knight (TV series) - Clemente (1 episode, 1976) |
|
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| Police Woman (TV series) - Hawkins (1 episode, 1976) |
|
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| Hawaii Five-O (TV series) - Dancer (1 episode, 1977) |
|
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| Visions (TV series) - First Drunk (1 episode, 1977) |
|
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| The West Wing (TV series) - Judge Roberto Mendoza / Justice Roberto |
|
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| Gun (TV series) - Father Santos (1 episode, 1997) |
|
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| Great Writers, Great Cities (TV series) - Narrator (1 episode, 2000) |
|
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| American Family (TV series) - Jess Gonzalez (1 episode, 2002) |
|
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| Greetings from Tucson (TV series) - Priest (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| The Batman (TV series) - Chief Angel Rojas (1 episode, 2004) |
|
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| The Magic School Bus (TV series) - Mr. Ramon - Carlos' Dad (1 episode, 1995 |
|
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| American Playhouse (TV series) - Gen. Santa Anna (1 episode, 1982) |
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| Touched by an Angel (TV series) - Capt. Victor Walls / Victor (2 epis |
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| CHiPs (TV series) - Henry (1 episode, 1978) |
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