Edward James Olmos
Acting
Born: February 24, 1947 (age 79) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Coco
2017
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Blade Runner
1982
The Simpsons
1989
Dexter
2006
2 Guns
2013
The Road to El Dorado
2000
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
The Green Hornet
2011
Battlestar Galactica
2004
Selena
1997
A Dog's Way Home
2019
Photos (4)
Movies (81)
Coco
Chicharrón (voice)
Blade Runner 2049
Gaff
Blade Runner
Gaff
Office Romance
Captain Jack Cruz
The Road to El Dorado
Chief (voice)
The Green Hornet
Michael Axford
2 Guns
Papi Greco
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Diablo (voice)
One Fast Move
Abel
A Dog's Way Home
Axel
12 Angry Men
Juror 11
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Admiral William Adama
Gossip
Detective Curtis
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Commander William Adama
American Me
Montoya Santana
Stand and Deliver
Jaime A. Escalante
I'm Still Here
Edward James Olmos
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Gaff (voice)
Selena
Abraham Quintanilla
Wolfen
Eddie Holt
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Salvatore Maranzano
My Family
Paco
Americano
Gayo (voice)
Saving Grace
Ciolino
Splinter
Captain garcia
The Devil Has a Name
Santiago
Caught
Joe
Triumph of the Spirit
Gypsy
Virus
Captain Lopez
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
The Earth Day Special
Hospital Director
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Death in Granada
Roberto Lozano
America
Mr. Irving
Miami Vice: Freefall
Lt. Martin Castillo
Zoot Suit
El Pachuco
In the Time of the Butterflies
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez
Aloha Bobby and Rose
Chicano #1
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Talent for the Game
Virgil Sweet
Outlaw Posse
Ossie
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Confidential
Stan Navarro, Sr.
A Million to Juan
The Angel
Walkout
Julian Nava
Selena Remembered
Narrator (voice)
Seguin
Gen. Santa Anna
Go for Sisters
Freddy Suárez
Mirage
Matteo Juarez
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Det. Anthony Piscotti
Imprisoned
Hospicio
Walking with Herb
Joe Amable-Amo
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosta
The Nightingale
Prime Minister
Windows on the World
Balthazar
The Wall
Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
Maria's Story
José Serrano (voice)
Alambrista!
1st Drunk
Chasing Wonders
Luis
Dead Angle
1979
Filly Brown
Leandro
Monday Nights at Seven
Charlie
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Vamanos
The Limbic Region
Lucca
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Jose Menendez
The Burning Season
Wilson Pinheiro
Zapatista
Narrator (voice)
Roosters
Gallo Morales
Slave of Dreams
Potiphar
Mami Está Aquí
Mr. Jimenez
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Nestor Garcia
300 Miles for Stephanie
Art Vela
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Narrator
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
Narrator
Agave is Life
Narrator (voice)
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Martin Castillo (archive footage)
A Bridge Apart
(Voice)
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (46)
The Simpsons
Pit Master (voice) · 1 eps
Dexter
James Gellar
Dexter
Prof. James Gellar · 10 eps
Blue Bloods
Lorenzo Batista · 1 eps
The West Wing
Roberto Mendoza · 2 eps
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Robert Gonzales · 5 eps
Miami Vice
Martin Castillo · 110 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Dancer · 1 eps
American Playhouse
General Santa Anna · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Gregorio Cortez · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Jaime Escalante · 1 eps
Battlestar Galactica
Admiral William Adama · 33 eps
Battlestar Galactica
Commander William Adama · 40 eps
Hill Street Blues
3 eps
Touched by an Angel
Col. Victor Walls · 1 eps
Eureka
First sled dog · 1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Molecule Man (voice) · 2 eps
Cannon
1 eps
Starsky & Hutch
Julio Gutierez · 1 eps
Mayans M.C.
Felipe Reyes · 50 eps
The Batman
Chief Rojas (voice) · 1 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
Portlandia
Edward James Olmos · 1 eps
Kojak
Paco · 1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Rey Emiliano (voice) · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Jimenez (voice) · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
El Murcielago (voice) · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Prime Minister · 1 eps
The Magic School Bus
Mr. Ramon (voice) · 1 eps
M.I.A.
Isaac Rojas · 1 eps
Battlestar Galactica
Commander Adama · 2 eps
George Lopez
Mr. Vega · 1 eps
CHiPs
1 eps
Bless This Mess
Randy · 1 eps
American Family
Jess Gonzalez · 35 eps
Gun
Father Santos · 1 eps
The Fitzpatricks
Don Vasquez · 1 eps
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosti · 2 eps
500 Nations
8 eps
Dead Man's Walk
Captain Salazar · 3 eps
Greetings from Tucson
Priest · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Frank Corbo · 2 eps
The Blue Knight
Clemente (as Ed Olmos) · 1 eps
Evening in Byzantium
Angelo · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (15)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self · 2 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self · 2 eps
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
LA 92
Self (archive footage)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Self
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Self - Actor (Gaff)
La Californie !
Self - Actor · 3 eps
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Self
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Self
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Self
Lives in Hazard
self
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Self
Directing (6)
Producing (8)
American Playhouse
Associate Producer
American Me
Producer
The Devil Has a Name
Producer
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Associate Producer
Selena Remembered
Producer
Go for Sisters
Producer
Say a Little Prayer
Executive Producer
Filly Brown
Executive Producer
