Miami Vice | When Lieutenant Castillo speaks everybody listens | Season 1

Miami Vice.
Lieutenant Castillo scenes from Season 1.

[@NetnamChannel]

Hello everyone; I just started working at a season 3 Lieutenant Castillo compilation. Castillo was the best in Season 1, but 'so so' in Season 2. In Season 3 he is bad ass again in my opinion. Hope to upload it soon. Please support me by joining the channel and to receive updates.

[@TheGlassman63]

Castillo, the man of few words, but the voice of authority.

[@vuggish]

So say we all.

[@SpectreGunship]

He fixes you with that stare, no man can withstand.

[@rickredmond9847]

LT Castillo was the Latino Batman without a mask and cape........total bad ass. lol

[@parisbeech2180]

Well said 👏

[@brianboudrot7055]

Batman or a modern day Zorro.

[@AR-ii3ly]

Lt Castillo barely had that much screen time but each time he was on, he was captivating. Edward James Olmos was perfectly cast in this role.

[@rulinghabs]

Him joining the show took it to a new level. They ditched the stereotypical lieutenant. What a great character

[@abdulqudz89]

atop of this, he also wanted creative control for his character and the producers were happy to oblige.

[@frankieseward8667]

It was also good for Latino representation.

[@txmetalhead82xk]

Gregory Sierra was the old guard and Olmos was the change needed for the show. Sierra was great, though, by the way. Two incredible actors, just that very few can bring intensity to a role like EJO.

[@TerryBowles-qm3qc]

Agreed. Castillo is my favorite character and his combination of Stoicism & adherence to the Bushido Code made him very memorable. I love the episodes where we learn more about his background in East Asia, but I also really like that so much of him was left as an enigma. Olmos commands the screen in all of his roles. Castillo and Adama are two of the top 10 TV characters of all time IMO and they are very different from eachother despite both being EJO. Incredible actor and seems like a really good man.

[@glenmcl]

​@@frankieseward8667That's what you're going with? More proof that this modern day diversity crap is manufactured. One of the best TV characters ever and it was the 80's. 40...years...ago

[@leehodgson1969]

His look spoke volumes ... in one 4 second stare he calculates more processes than an I7 quad.

[@lewstone5430]

He had the *ultimate* death stare.

[@buzzlightyear1191]

Yes I’m glad he’s a good guy lol 😂

[@BullyG1]

"Don't ever come up to my face like this again detective".............I'll be 90 years old and still remember this line................

[@karazor-el6085]

That actually wasn't in the script. Olmos noticed the cops treated his predecessor like someone to work AROUND, not WITH (coy looks, knowing smiles) and he felt it was an old trope. He ad-libbed that line without the actors knowing it, and their reactions were caught on film. (After the cut, one of the other actors had to dissuade Philip Michael Thomas from taking a swing at Olmos.) Olmos knew his character had to command respect.

[@BullyG1]

@@karazor-el6085 Great info, thanks for the reply. This was one of my favorite early episodes!

[@rickredmond9847]

@@karazor-el6085 It was Don Johnson who talked him down. lol

[@gjk2012]

It's been a while since I've seen Miami Vice but I had a strong suspicion that Castillo knew tubs forged his documents to come to vice but never gave him up.

[@Rory-ct1zu]

Peep the look on sonny's face.

[@gregfujita2582]

His eyes and voice said it all...Viva Senor Olmos!!!! I'm sooo proud he and I were born in the same section of Los Angeles

[@845835]

No nonsense tough as nails boss. Lot of people wouldn't like him but they would all respect him.

[@ErwinSchrodinger64]

I meet Lieutenant Castillo once when I was a wanna bee teenage gang banger. I got arrested. He looked at me and said, "GET IT TOGETHER, HOMES". I graduated with my doctorate in quantum mechanics six years ago.

[@gabriellaprettyone1287]

🙏❤️

[@jonathancisneros7150]

Edward James olmo has that Clint Eastwood way of talking

[@Uns_Maps_8]

Castillo was the real star from this series

[@ismaelnunez3888]

SO TRUE!!!!

[@sonnyandreotte5721]

id give my soul to get back to the 80s. 10pm friday nbc.

[@yolandawilliams7871]

Me tooo!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@sitdowndogbreath]

We thought it would last forever fuck me

[@terrybaird3122]

I cannot speak highly enough about the Lieutenant. I loved his first scene in the station, he established who was the Alpha right from the start.

[@majuli8420]

I love how the choice of wardrobe underlines what kind of a character he is. In a show that is so flashy and stylized, the Lieutenant is probably the most understated, no-nonsense when it comes to his clothes. Great work by the costume department!

[@josgor9061]

Olmo’s actually requested it

[@benjaminperez7328]

Black and white. No gray area with Castillo.

[@txmetalhead82xk]

And he was usually filmed in his dark office after hours, either waiting on his detectives or planning out his strategies. Just incredible

[@whazzuphere]

If you ever look up the word BADASS, you'll see a picture of Lt. Martin Castillo.

[@justusgoedhart5255]

He's a boss !!!😃👌👍✌

[@SIKE01]

As an 80's kids, I was either CROCKETT or TUBBS. as I get older, I'm more and more like CASTILLO

[@working_example]

Edward James Olmos one of the best actor.

[@lard_lad_AU]

Castillo's character justifies its own TV series. But nobody could do this role as good as Edward James Olmos

[@BOGO2020]

He’s a man of few words, but those words command so much respect.

[@mshahnazi7636]

Still brings chills to my body listening and looking at this extraordinary actor, Edward James Olmos. He was the most believable character on the show, and his minimal movements and words were priceless. Lt. Castillo was the Best. Thank you Michael Mann for convincing him to join the show.

[@ericscottstevens]

My Dad a former policeman was fickle about detective shows in the 1980s. But something about Castillo won him over and never missed an episode after that.

[@rickjones257]

Great Character. Lieutenant Castillo was Tough but he was also very fair towards his detectives.

[@abdulqudz89]

no-nonsense, taciturn, mysterious and badass character.

[@nicktubara]

His head snapping way back at 3:11 tho. Gets me every time LOL.

[@TonyMontana-wt4bu]

The best police chief on tv that's more believable in real life. No one but him could've played this roll.

[@Giannis.A]

Castillo is the best Miami vice for ever!!

[@vinto34]

I like how he says as least as possible but gets multiple things done.

[@arymonem]

Love this character! Only a few words through out the episode, but it was perfect!

[@rollotomassi6374]

Chuck Norris calls him Mr. Castillo…..😂

[@rentabomb]

Castillo says everything with his eyes and you'd better be listening otherwise you get the death stare !!

[@lindacollins903]

He and Hank Voight from Chicago PD both give the death stare

[@camillamartz8179]

Dark and brooding. He added the spice to miami vice. Love the show even more so today.

[@NetnamChannel]

Hello everyone; I just started working at a season 2 Lieutenant Castillo compilation. Hope to have this uploaded within a couple of weeks. Please support me by joining the channel and to receive updates.

[@jerryfenski561]

One of the all time best tv characters of all time. We have seen 100 police supervisors. Always played the same, from the 60's until today. This is the only guy to reinvent the role. Nobody has since. Talk about bringing it.

[@vsgeo]

Castillo is the best character in the show! Work also at lieutenant Columbo, please.

[@OnafetsEnovap]

I just realised that Castillo is Spanish for "Castle", which is rather symbolically appropriate, given the character's inner strength, fortitude and resilience.

[@charleshemphill6923]

God what an actor he just commands every scene. I loved him in Battlestar I need to watch Miami Vice.

[@NetnamChannel]

That's Battlestar Galactica you mention?

[@charleshemphill6923]

@@NetnamChannel yes sir if you haven't seen it. I totally recommend you watch it's top 5 best shows all time.

[@brent4723]

My favorite character in American television drama. Ever.

[@DS..69]

Olmos b4 American Me. So underrated as a actor I think.

[@Warhorse500]

You can see echoes in this performance that would inform his portrayal of Adama later...the calculated way he speaks. The patented Olmos Stare, worse than the Ghost Rider penance stare. All he has to do is look at you, and you're ready to confess to things you never even did.

[@oldgoat142]

Well said, especially that last part.

[@johnmcternan4157]

😂

[@christopherneufelt8971]

I was watching Vice back in the 80s and I must say that the personality of Castillo was bringing shiver to my spine! Olmos gave to the character all the aspects of an experienced police officer together with the aspects of a man in black. Brrrr....still brings Castillo shiver!

[@fernandosalas8589]

His face is like my mom's face no words just the look it was intmidating.

[@jowhit226]

More like a dad.

[@fernandosalas8589]

@@jowhit226 but my mom was the boss

[@KTLam]

When William 'Husker' Adama commands the Galactica, he has the same authority......fond memories of both characters!

[@chrisklecker]

He changed the stereotype. Even Don Johnson agrees with that today. During the time Don hated it. The crew was distant. But after its was over.... his character changed everything when it comes to the "department boss".

[@oldgoat142]

The memorable characters, regardless if they were male or female, have always been those with a certain intensity who can single-handedly carry a scene, especially if they had an economy of words. People like Eastwood, Mitchum, and Olmos are prime examples. There's a very fine line between overplaying it, and keeping it right there on the line. The character of Castillo brings it right up to that razors edge. Well played.

[@rushedandlost]

I remember the episode where Castillo was in a hotel room and some bad guys were after him. He was sorta hiding above the door with a sword . The bad guys came in and Castillo drops down behind them and puts them down with the sword.

[@gunnyakdo1653]

kgb guys

[@nordan00]

Bushido

[@friiiidl]

imo: Episode with the best soundtrack

[@nordan00]

@@friiiidl Agreed!

[@MrIrishscouse]

​@@friiiidlAnd directed by . . . Edward James Olmos.

[@kettlekorn471]

3:51, when he looks at you, makes me wish I'd never bothered to go into his office.

[@SSGTStryker]

Lt. Martin Castillo is still the most badass television police officer. Even when he just points he’s badass or hits you w/the crazy eyes.

[@Woody-nc1ru]

He was such a great character. Mysterious cunning, calculated. I always wondered what he was like coming up. A regular cop, then a Sgt., then a Lt. I would think they would at least heard of him??

[@richardlahan7068]

He was CIA before becoming a cop.

[@tdubya75]

@@richardlahan7068 I thought he was DEA?

[@richardlahan7068]

@@tdubya75 You are correct.

[@chardtomp]

@@richardlahan7068 I think it was actually implied that he was in the CIA at some point during the Vietnam War and later worked for the DEA in the Golden Triangle area.

[@JULYXXIV]

He probably retired as a Major (being Miami-Dade and all) or even a Deputy Chief

[@Paul-zs7rd]

Castillo is a whole other level of badass

[@TomWilliams-z4e]

Lt. Castillo: The immovable object against irresistible forces. Even in the heat of Miami he always dressed like a mortician, because he never sweats.

[@dalemcilwain]

Not everything he says is verbal. Castillo even talks with his eyes.

[@pepleatherlab3872]

The show would've never lasted without the character arc and depth Eddy added. It was heading down the long, formula driven path of it's detective predecessors. He arrived and simply,..destabilized character development. Not even his fellow actors knew what to think about his style. It's undeniable that his acting brought 'weight' to all the scenes. In the pastel nightmare of Miami, he wore a cheap black suit. Less frosting, more cake.😉

[@stephenpowell5912]

His Stare ,His Eyes 👀 sometimes without Humour who his character did not have actually says it all for me and sometimes without a word spoken ,Thanks for the memories Edward James Olmos as the No Nonsense Lieutenant Martin Castillo a man who had authority ,One of the best characters on TV ❤️

[@timschutte6924]

He's one of those actors that got better with age

[@slowswimmer9169]

"It's too bad she won't live. But then again who does."

[@manoman0]

Castillo. A man of faith. Captivating.

[@jasonmoser8957]

My favorite character in the show

[@davidnoot4995]

That Castillo was always my favorite part of watching Miami Vice. I lived in Florida when the show was airing.

[@Cashcrop54]

I heard an interview with him and he said in the first season he did he didn't want to look at who he was talking to. He was often turned away looking out the window. And he made them get rid of all the nicknacks in the office. He's my favorite.

[@Rocco_Pocco1]

I like castillo because he is always calm no matter what and I especially like calmness

[@amdelux1]

Perfectly Casted show, when I need to deal with a difficult situation , I always say I’m going to be real Castillo about it .

[@CalgaryRambler]

to quote Sunny , "charming isn't he ?! "

[@gamingbaqra588]

Don Johnson's facial expressions at 00:08 are priceless.

[@georgehenderson7783]

😅

[@McD5791]

@ 0:54 - was that almost a SMILE?!?!?

[@personperson3326]

Don't ever come up to my face like this again detective.

[@octo20]

There was a funny quirk about the Castillo character. For some reason, his office desk was always empty. No papers, files, photos, nothing.

[@davidalder2677]

When this was on in the 80s me and my friends nickname for him was badass.

[@casanova419]

I see were David Caruso try to imitate Castillo.

[@rickredmond9847]

What's also amazing is that Olmos created that character himself and pretty much from the ground up. The Directors and Producers gave him a tremendous amount of creative liberty to do so. Edward James Olmos is a brilliant and ingenious Actor!

[@gjk2012]

Just started watching NYPD Blue and need to see CSI Miami. Too bad Caruso didn't become a bigger star. I heard he was a dick to work with though.

[@briand7731]

@@gjk2012 I can attest to that. My stepson worked production on CSI in LA and got firsthand stories of Davey. He also snatched a memo basically directing the writer staff to minimize Caruso's character as much as possible. I'm guessing they couldn't break his contract but nobody wanted to deal with him. Kinda too bad- I liked him in "Proof of Life" with Russel Crowe and Meg Ryan. You could tell he was a PITA then, too, but it seemed to channel better.

[@clivemitchell4316]

Lt Castillo, the man of few words

[@rd8370]

His silence said it all.

[@jimpollard9392]

Most intense dude on planet Earth? Gotta be on the short list.

[@kevinphillips150]

Clint Eastwood is on this list.

[@jimpollard9392]

@@kevinphillips150 Gotta have Chuck Norris.

[@jowhit226]

Gotta be a scorpio

[@matifibrahim]

While watching 'Miami Vice' at my early teenage in Pakistan back in early 90's. I couldn't understand English much but I always thought this man is a bit mysterious and different person among his crew members.

[@NetnamChannel]

And now it seems that you write and speak English perfectly?

[@matifibrahim]

@@NetnamChannel Because at early 90's I was in a public school and now I am a software engineer and required to talk to Americans on almost daily basis. :-P . But offcourse still not good enough in speaking English fluently and correctly.

[@matifibrahim]

@@NetnamChannel On a funny side, my 12 years old son saw a video about Miami in youtube and started to tell me how beautiful Maimi is and insists me to move to Miami. I am thinking about showing him a few episodes of 'Miami Vice' :-P

[@JamesHoran-i3d]

Castillo was Miami Vice !!!

[@chefjacktheprofessionaldri6284]

AWESOME CLIPS! MIAMI VICE FOREVER!

[@alexandervonkarnstein]

The Man in black in the colorful world of Miami Vice.

[@HouseholdDog]

Such a great, underrated, actor.

[@tammywebb7521]

I think most people would say Crockett made the show. For me it was always Lieutenant Castillo. His characters deminor. Calm, collective and all cool.

[@lawnmowermanTX]

Usually the writers of the shows, defined the characters of the story. The writer that wrote Castillo is Gold Genius! Let’s love and respect the writers of the shows, for creating the characters we came to know, love, respect and related to!

[@peterzaffaroni2871]

Looks like a latino Clint Eastwood

[@fernandosalas8589]

Ha ha ha! 😂

[@sandrasanders706]

True!

[@oldgoat142]

Absolutely!!!

[@christopherroberts7306]

On his first appearance in the show Tubbs refers to him as "Charles Bronson by way of Havana." Pretty cool description!

[@oldgoat142]

@@christopherroberts7306 Yep, that'll work.

[@phaedrussmith1949]

@:60. Whoa, did Castillo almost crack a smile???

[@jackieharwood5917]

it was his performance in the show that let me know that his performance as Commander later admiral adama would be kick ass and unique

[@DeVstatrOmga]

2:07 - When you hear “My Wife’s Boyfriend” this is who they were talking about.

[@danjoy7385]

Marty king of the one liners

[@rickredmond9847]

The embodiment of badassery. lol

[@danielnoriega2532]

Admirable castillo mas jefes policiales como era el.

[@rickjones257]

Great Lieutenant 👍👍👍

[@kurtjk01]

An ex-CIA ninja with a samurai's honor code. Who else could have bossed Crockett and Tubbs around and made it stick?

[@wanderly9950]

This is fricking delightful! Thanks

[@NetnamChannel]

It was to make as well ;-). Glad you enjoyed it.

[@xevious2501]

EJ ALOMOS knew exactly what he was doing in the creation of his character Castillo. We know of the beef that was stirred up with Don Johnson, but Don running high off the shows success and his own enormous fame and attention took Alomos character building personally , as if it was ment to subdue his character when it was anything but. Alomos was building a character never seen before in that particular role. The Show centered on the two hot shot detectives, but realistically those two would still have to answer to a superior, which was not much of the case with Dons Character Crokette and their original Police chief Lou Rodriguez played by Gregory Sierra. Crokette talked down to his then police chief who at least story wise was thought to be taking bribes from the bad guys. It was Crockette being disrespectful to his superior. Show wise the played out the distrust and the fact that even the police was being bought out by the bad guys. Don considered himself the superior with no equal. But James understood his character needed to be larger and smarter than them all. but also a mystery and completely quite. Like a lion in wait, ready to pounce at a moments call. And thats exactly how he played Castillo.. He was purely straight, no kidding whatsoever, so smiles no laughs. In this way he kept the show anchored within the seriousness of each episodes theme and topic. He made the Vice unit realistic and serious. And it allowed Crockett and tubs to shine as these two hot shot cowboy Detectives. Whenever Castillo was in an operation or even just on screen, it immediately gave a higher degree of drama, and realism. They didnt know what Alomos was creating at the time, but im more than sure after the first season of his arrival they finally understood his direction was universally the best creative decision. And helped the show and all its characters just that much more.

[@marcellamcduffie8218]

Castillo was always on point awesome team .

[@jeffreywright2294]

The lieutenant was badass and always

[@Rambo4President]

the secret star of the series!

[@sjcap4233]

James Olmos is superb.

[@lebarosky]

He is a freak. He thinks of himself as a samurai. He never speaks two words when one will do. Every single thing he says and does comes out of this well of silence and consideration of his honor that he cultivates, and his life is as mindful as is humanly possible. Try an experiment and live like he does for one hour, let alone one day. It's incredibly difficult. It's one of the greatest characters ever created in a TV series. His character makes the show special. Otherwise it's just a lot of window dressing and flash.

[@oldgoat142]

Have to agree with you on that assessment.

[@richardlahan7068]

Your personality has a lot to do with your upbringing. Some people are gregarious and talkative and others are dour and quiet and speak only when they have something important to say.

[@lebarosky]

In his house he has samurai mottos hanging on the walls. He owns a katana and knows how to use it. He isn't merely laconic.

[@Ae13UPrime]

You understand the whole thing is a fictional TV show, right?

[@lebarosky]

@@Ae13UPrime It's an interesting character and one of this particular actor's great achievements. Go denigrate somewhere else, flathead.

[@lachlottfaclott]

His eyes at the table!!! Wooooo

[@Uns_Maps_8]

I will always remember his phrase: Take me to a bar

[@NetnamChannel]

I re-used this quote many times ;-).

[@brucewayne3602]

thanks Michael ... the show to end all shows ... well beyond brilliant but words are not adequate ... every aspect was/is untouchable !!!

[@eddieagostini450]

Lt. Castillo is an absolute bad ass.

[@Awalker5000]

The three coolest cats of Miami Vice, Crockett, Tubbs, and Castillo....

[@jaychild78]

Freaking love Castillo!!

[@chicomalico5860]

“ Órale you got his ticket Ese “

[@LRS905]

0:04, the classical "first look down, then look up without making eye contact, and THEN turn eyes up and THEN make visual contact" thing. Castillo had it to the last detail. The best character in the series.

[@joereid512]

Olmos was the perfect choice