---
name: "J. Michael Oliva"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-michael-oliva"
fi1m_id: "j-michael-oliva"
tmdb_id: 982297
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T20:34:39.603595+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# J. Michael Oliva

## Identity

J. Michael Oliva

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/j-michael-oliva
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** j-michael-oliva
- **TMDB ID:** 982297
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/982297

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Also known as:** J. Michael 'Yak' Oliva, Michael 'Yak' Oliva 
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/982297

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Crazy Heart* (2009), Fi1m 71, as Bear — [page](https://film.one/film/crazy-heart.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Crazy Heart* (2009), as Bear — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/crazy-heart.md)
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), series, as Support Group Member — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *The Astronaut Farmer* (2007), as Balloon Game Carnie
- *Buffalo Girls* (1995), as Blacksmith
- *Troublemakers* (1994), Actor
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Man

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