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Edward James Olmos
Born · February 24, 1947 (77 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Bio
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.
Outlaw Posse
Ossie
6.1
2024
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Narrator (voice)
7.0
2014
2 Guns
Papi Greco
6.5
2013
Filly Brown
Leandro
6.2
2013
The Green Hornet
Michael Axford
5.6
2011
I'm Still Here
Edward James Olmos
6.0
2010
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Commander William Adama
6.7
2009
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Diablo (voice)
5.4
2008
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
7.9
2007
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Self
0.0
2007
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Self
0.0
2007
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Admiral William Adama
7.1
2007
Splinter
Captain garcia
4.3
2006
Recycled Life
Narrator
6.8
2006
In the Time of the Butterflies
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
6.5
2001
Gossip
Detective Curtis
5.8
2000
Zapatista
Narrator (voice)
5.2
1999
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Vamanos
6.7
1998
12 Angry Men
Juror 11
7.7
1997
Hollywood Confidential
Stan Navarro, Sr.
3.9
1997
Selena Remembered
Narrator (voice)
10.0
1997
Selena
Abraham Quintanilla
7.7
1997
Caught
Joe
5.8
1996
My Family
Paco
7.6
1995
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
4.4
1994
American Me
Montoya Santana
7.4
1992
Talent for the Game
Virgil Sweet
6.0
1991
Stand and Deliver
Jaime A. Escalante
7.6
1988
Blue Collar & Buddha
Narrator
0.0
1986
Blade Runner
Gaff
7.9
1982
Zoot Suit
El Pachuco
6.1
1981
Virus
Captain Lopez
6.3
1980
Evening in Byzantium
Angelo
0.0
1978
Blue Collar & Buddha
0.0
One Fast Move
Abel
6.8
2024
La Californie !
Self - Actor · (3 episodes)
8.0
2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self · (2 episodes)
7.7
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Molecule Man (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.6
2023
Chasing Wonders
4.7
2021
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Self - Actor (Gaff)
6.8
2021
Walking with Herb
Joe Amable-Amo
6.7
2021
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
8.2
2020
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Self
0.0
2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
0.0
2019
Imprisoned
Hospicio
5.5
2019
The Devil Has a Name
Santiago
5.4
2019
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Self
4.5
2019
Windows on the World
Balthazar
4.0
2019
Bless This Mess
Randy · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
A Dog's Way Home
Axel
7.4
2019
Mayans M.C.
Felipe Reyes · (50 episodes)
8.0
2018
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Martin Castillo (archive footage)
0.0
2018
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Self
8.0
2018
Coco
Chicharrón (voice)
8.2
2017
Blade Runner 2049
Gaff
7.6
2017
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Gaff (voice)
7.2
2017
LA 92
Himself (archive footage)
7.7
2017
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Himself
7.5
2017
Monday Nights at Seven
Charlie
0.0
2016
Americano
Gayo (voice)
4.8
2016
Unity
Narrator (voice)
7.5
2015
Journey of a Female Comic
6.8
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself · (2 episodes)
6.9
2014
Agave is Life
Narrator (voice)
5.5
2014
Go for Sisters
Freddy Suárez
6.0
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Robert Gonzales · (5 episodes)
7.5
2013
A Bridge Apart
(Voice)
0.0
2013
America
Mr. Irving
4.8
2011
Portlandia
Edward James Olmos · (1 episode)
6.9
2011
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Narrator
0.0
2009
Dave Navarro's Spread
(1 episode)
5.0
2007
Dexter
James Gellar · (0 episode)
8.2
2006
Dexter
(10 episodes)
8.2
2006
Eureka
First sled dog · (1 episode)
7.8
2006
Walkout
Julian Nava
5.9
2006
La Cerca
Narrator / Old Niño
0.0
2005
Battlestar Galactica
William Adama · (73 episodes)
8.2
2004
Battlestar Galactica
Commander William Adama · (1 episode)
8.2
2004
The Batman
Chief Rojas (voice) · (1 episode)
7.9
2004
Battlestar Galactica
Commander Adama · (2 episodes)
8.2
2003
Greetings From Tucson
Priest · (1 episode)
0.0
2002
George Lopez
Mr. Vega · (1 episode)
7.6
2002
American Family
Jess Gonzalez · (35 episodes)
0.0
2002
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosta
5.0
2001
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosti · (2 episodes)
4.5
2001
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Nestor Garcia
5.0
2000
The Road to El Dorado
Chief (voice)
7.3
2000
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
6.0
1999
The West Wing
Roberto Mendoza · (2 episodes)
8.3
1999
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Gaspar DiGregario (Young)
3.8
1999
The Wall
Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
5.7
1998
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Det. Anthony Piscotti
5.0
1998
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
Roberto Lozano
0.0
1997
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
0.0
1997
Gun
Father Santos · (6 episodes)
5.0
1997
Death in Granada
5.7
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
8.0
1996
The Limbic Region
Lucca
5.7
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1996
Dead Man's Walk
Captain Salazar · (3 episodes)
6.0
1996
Mirage
Matteo Juarez
3.2
1995
500 Nations
(8 episodes)
7.6
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Rey Emiliano (voice) · (1 episode)
6.0
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Jimenez (voice) · (1 episode)
6.0
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
El Murcielago (voice) · (1 episode)
6.0
1995
Slave of Dreams
1.0
1995
Touched by an Angel
Col. Victor Walls · (1 episode)
7.2
1994
The Burning Season
Wilson Pinheiro
6.2
1994
The Magic School Bus
(voice) · (1 episode)
7.6
1994
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Jose Menendez
5.7
1994
A Million to Juan
The Angel
5.4
1994
Lives in Hazard
self
8.0
1994
Roosters
Gallo Morales
4.0
1993
Maria's Story
José Serrano (voice)
0.0
1990
The Earth Day Special
Hospital Director
8.0
1990
The Simpsons
Pit Master (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Triumph of the Spirit
Gypsy
6.6
1989
Miami Vice: Freefall
Lieutenant Martin Castillo
0.0
1989
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Frank Corbo · (2 episodes)
5.0
1988
Saving Grace
Ciolino
6.1
1986
Miami Vice
Martin Castillo · (111 episodes)
7.5
1984
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez
6.8
1983
The Nightingale
Prime Minister
3.7
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
Prime Minister · (1 episode)
8.2
1982
Seguin
Gen. Santa Anna
0.0
1982
Wolfen
Eddie Holt
5.9
1981
Hill Street Blues
(3 episodes)
7.6
1981
300 Miles for Stephanie
Art Vela
0.0
1981
Dead Angle
7.0
1979
Alambrista!
1st Drunk
6.0
1977
CHiPs
(1 episode)
6.8
1977
The Fitzpatricks
Don Vasquez · (1 episode)
5.0
1977
Starsky & Hutch
Julio Gutierez · (1 episode)
7.2
1975
The Blue Knight
Clemente (as Ed Olmos) · (1 episode)
2.0
1975
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
Chicano #1
5.9
1975
Police Woman
(1 episode)
6.2
1974
Kojak
Paco · (1 episode)
6.9
1973
Police Story
(1 episode)
7.1
1973
Cannon
(1 episode)
6.5
1971
Hawaii Five-O
Dancer · (1 episode)
7.1
1968