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