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)
Blade Runner 2049
Gaff
Coco
Chicharrón (voice)
Blade Runner
Gaff
Office Romance
Captain Jack Cruz
Stand and Deliver
Jaime A. Escalante
2 Guns
Papi Greco
The Road to El Dorado
Chief (voice)
The Green Hornet
Michael Axford
A Dog's Way Home
Axel
12 Angry Men
Juror 11
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Diablo (voice)
One Fast Move
Abel
Virus
Captain Lopez
Caught
Joe
I'm Still Here
Edward James Olmos
Wolfen
Eddie Holt
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Admiral William Adama
Americano
Gayo (voice)
American Me
Montoya Santana
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Commander William Adama
Gossip
Detective Curtis
Walking with Herb
Joe Amable-Amo
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Salvatore Maranzano
Talent for the Game
Virgil Sweet
My Family
Paco
Selena
Abraham Quintanilla
The Devil Has a Name
Santiago
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Gaff (voice)
Triumph of the Spirit
Gypsy
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
Splinter
Captain garcia
The Earth Day Special
Hospital Director
Filly Brown
Leandro
Go for Sisters
Freddy Suárez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosta
In the Time of the Butterflies
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Det. Anthony Piscotti
Windows on the World
Balthazar
The Nightingale
Prime Minister
Unity
Narrator (voice)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Vamanos
Walkout
Julian Nava
Selena Remembered
Narrator (voice)
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Nestor Garcia
Saving Grace
Ciolino
Aloha Bobby and Rose
Chicano #1
Seguin
Gen. Santa Anna
Hollywood Confidential
Stan Navarro, Sr.
Miami Vice: Freefall
Lt. Martin Castillo
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
The Burning Season
Wilson Pinheiro
Zoot Suit
El Pachuco
America
Mr. Irving
Outlaw Posse
Ossie
Chasing Wonders
Luis
Agave is Life
Narrator (voice)
Dead Angle
1979
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Death in Granada
Roberto Lozano
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Jose Menendez
A Million to Juan
The Angel
Alambrista!
1st Drunk
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014
Mirage
Matteo Juarez
The Limbic Region
Lucca
The Wall
Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
Imprisoned
Hospicio
Roosters
Gallo Morales
Maria's Story
José Serrano (voice)
Monday Nights at Seven
Charlie
300 Miles for Stephanie
Art Vela
A Bridge Apart
(Voice)
Zapatista
Narrator (voice)
Mami Está Aquí
Mr. Jimenez
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Narrator (voice)
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
Narrator
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Slave of Dreams
Potiphar
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Narrator
TV Shows (47)
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
Eureka
First sled dog · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
2 eps
Hill Street Blues
Judge Cruz · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Dancer · 1 eps
Battlestar Galactica
Admiral William Adama · 33 eps
Battlestar Galactica
Commander William Adama · 40 eps
Touched by an Angel
Col. Victor Walls · 1 eps
American Playhouse
General Santa Anna · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Gregorio Cortez · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Jaime Escalante · 1 eps
Cannon
1 eps
Starsky & Hutch
Julio Gutierez · 1 eps
The Batman
Chief Rojas (voice) · 1 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
Kojak
Paco · 1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Molecule Man (voice) · 2 eps
Portlandia
Edward James Olmos · 1 eps
Mayans M.C.
Felipe Reyes · 50 eps
Police Story
1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Prime Minister · 1 eps
The Magic School Bus
Mr. Ramon (voice) · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Rey Emiliano (voice) · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
El Murcielago (voice) · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Jimenez (voice) · 1 eps
Battlestar Galactica
Commander Adama · 2 eps
M.I.A.
Isaac Rojas · 1 eps
CHiPs
1 eps
George Lopez
Mr. Vega · 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
500 Nations
8 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Greetings from Tucson
Priest · 1 eps
The Blue Knight
Clemente (as Ed Olmos) · 1 eps
Dead Man's Walk
Captain Salazar · 3 eps
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Frank Corbo · 2 eps
Evening in Byzantium
Angelo · 2 eps
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosti · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (16)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self · 2 eps
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self · 2 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
LA 92
Self (archive footage)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
La Californie !
Self - Actor · 3 eps
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Self - Actor (Gaff)
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Self
Lives in Hazard
self
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Self
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Self
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Self
Directing (6)
Producing (8)
American Playhouse
Associate Producer
American Me
Producer
The Devil Has a Name
Producer
Say a Little Prayer
Executive Producer
Filly Brown
Executive Producer
Go for Sisters
Producer
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Associate Producer
Selena Remembered
Producer
