Edward James Olmos
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 24, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
Blue Collar & Buddha
Movie
Office Romance
Movie · as Captain Jack Cruz
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Movie · as Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
Mami Está Aquí
Movie · as Mr. Jimenez
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
Movie · as self
M.I.A.
TV · as Isaac Rojas · 1 ep
Outlaw Posse
Movie · as Ossie
One Fast Move
Movie · as Abel
100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV · as Self · 2 eps
La Californie !
TV · as Self - Actor · 3 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV · as Molecule Man (voice) · 2 eps
Chasing Wonders
Movie · as Luis
Walking with Herb
Movie · as Joe Amable-Amo
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Movie · as Self - Actor (Gaff)
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Movie · as Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Movie · as Self
The Devil Has a Name
Movie · as Santiago
A Dog's Way Home
Movie · as Axel
Windows on the World
Movie · as Balthazar
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Movie · as Self
Imprisoned
Movie · as Hospicio
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Movie · as Self
Bless This Mess
TV · as Randy · 1 ep
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Movie · as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Movie · as Self
Mayans M.C.
TV · as Felipe Reyes · 50 eps
Blade Runner 2049
Movie · as Gaff
LA 92
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Coco
Movie · as Chicharrón (voice)
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Movie · as Self
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Movie · as Gaff (voice)
Americano
Movie · as Gayo (voice)
Monday Nights at Seven
Movie · as Charlie
Unity
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Journey of a Female Comic
Movie
Agave is Life
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Real History of Science Fiction
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Filly Brown
Movie · as Leandro
2 Guns
Movie · as Papi Greco
Go for Sisters
Movie · as Freddy Suárez
A Bridge Apart
Movie · as (Voice)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV · as Robert Gonzales · 5 eps
The Green Hornet
Movie · as Michael Axford
America
Movie · as Mr. Irving
Portlandia
TV · as Edward James Olmos · 1 ep
I'm Still Here
Movie · as Edward James Olmos
Blue Bloods
TV · as Lorenzo Batista · 1 ep
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Movie · as Commander William Adama
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Movie · as Narrator
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Movie · as Diablo (voice)
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Movie · as Self
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Movie · as Self
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Movie · as Admiral William Adama
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Movie · as Self
Dave Navarro's Spread
TV · 1 ep
Splinter
Movie · as Captain garcia
Recycled Life
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Walkout
Movie · as Julian Nava
Dexter
TV · as James Gellar, Prof. James Gellar
Eureka
TV · as First sled dog · 1 ep
La Cerca
Movie · as Narrator / Old Niño
The Batman
TV · as Chief Rojas (voice) · 1 ep
Battlestar Galactica
TV · as Admiral William Adama, Commander William Adama · 33 eps
Battlestar Galactica
TV · as Commander Adama · 2 eps
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Movie
George Lopez
TV · as Mr. Vega · 1 ep
American Family
TV · as Jess Gonzalez · 35 eps
Greetings from Tucson
TV · as Priest · 1 ep
In the Time of the Butterflies
Movie · as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
The Judge
Movie · as Judge Armando Acosta
The Judge
TV · as Judge Armando Acosti · 2 eps
Gossip
Movie · as Detective Curtis
The Road to El Dorado
Movie · as Chief (voice)
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Movie · as Nestor Garcia
Zapatista
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Movie · as Salvatore Maranzano
The Unfinished Journey
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The West Wing
TV · as Roberto Mendoza · 2 eps
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Movie · as Vamanos
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Movie · as Det. Anthony Piscotti
The Wall
Movie · as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
12 Angry Men
Movie · as Juror 11
Selena
Movie · as Abraham Quintanilla
Selena Remembered
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Confidential
Movie · as Stan Navarro, Sr.
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Movie · as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
Prophecies of the Millennium
Movie · as Host
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
Movie · as Narrator
Gun
TV · as Father Santos · 1 ep
Caught
Movie · as Joe
The Limbic Region
Movie · as Lucca
Death in Granada
Movie · as Roberto Lozano
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Dead Man's Walk
TV · as Captain Salazar · 3 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
My Family
Movie · as Paco
Mirage
Movie · as Matteo Juarez
Slave of Dreams
Movie · as Potiphar
500 Nations
TV · 8 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Rey Emiliano (voice), El Murcielago (voice), Jimenez (voice) · 1 ep
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Movie · as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
A Million to Juan
Movie · as The Angel
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Movie · as Jose Menendez
Lives in Hazard
Movie · as self
The Burning Season
Movie · as Wilson Pinheiro
The Magic School Bus
TV · as Mr. Ramon (voice) · 1 ep
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Col. Victor Walls · 1 ep
Roosters
Movie · as Gallo Morales
Learning Not to Hurt
Movie · as Self
American Me
Movie · as Montoya Santana
Talent for the Game
Movie · as Virgil Sweet
Maria's Story
Movie · as José Serrano (voice)
The Earth Day Special
Movie · as Hospital Director
Triumph of the Spirit
Movie · as Gypsy
Miami Vice: Freefall
Movie · as Lt. Martin Castillo
The Simpsons
TV · as Pit Master (voice) · 1 ep
Stand and Deliver
Movie · as Jaime A. Escalante
The Fortunate Pilgrim
TV · as Frank Corbo · 2 eps
Blue Collar & Buddha
Movie · as Narrator
Saving Grace
Movie · as Ciolino
Miami Vice
TV · as Martin Castillo · 110 eps
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Movie · as Gregorio Cortez
The Nightingale
Movie · as Prime Minister
Blade Runner
Movie · as Gaff
Seguin
Movie · as Gen. Santa Anna
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as Prime Minister · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as General Santa Anna, Gregorio Cortez, Jaime Escalante · 1 ep
Zoot Suit
Movie · as El Pachuco
300 Miles for Stephanie
Movie · as Art Vela
Wolfen
Movie · as Eddie Holt
Hill Street Blues
TV · as Judge Cruz · 2 eps
Virus
Movie · as Captain Lopez
Dead Angle
Movie
Evening in Byzantium
TV · as Angelo · 2 eps
Alambrista!
Movie · as 1st Drunk
CHiPs
TV · 1 ep
The Fitzpatricks
TV · as Don Vasquez · 1 ep
Aloha Bobby and Rose
Movie · as Chicano #1
Starsky & Hutch
TV · as Julio Gutierez · 1 ep
The Blue Knight
TV · as Clemente (as Ed Olmos) · 1 ep
Police Woman
TV · 1 ep
Kojak
TV · as Paco · 1 ep
Police Story
TV · 1 ep
Cannon
TV · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Dancer · 1 ep