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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · One Fast Move as Abel
- 2024 · Outlaw Posse as Ossie
- 2023 · La Californie ! as Self - Actor
- 2023 · 100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
- 2023 · Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Molecule Man (voice)
- 2021 · The Blade Runner Phenomenon as Self - Actor (Gaff)
- 2021 · Walking with Herb as Joe Amable-Amo
- 2020 · The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
- 2017 · LA 92 as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later as Himself
- 2016 · Americano as Gayo (voice)
- 2014 · The Journey of a Female Comic as
- 2013 · Go for Sisters as Freddy Suárez
- 2013 · Filly Brown as Leandro
- 2007 · Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner as Self
- 2006 · Splinter as Captain garcia
- 2002 · The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema as
- 2001 · In the Time of the Butterflies as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
- 2001 · The Judge as Judge Armando Acosta
- 2000 · The Princess and the Barrio Boy as Nestor Garcia
- 1999 · The Unfinished Journey as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Bonanno: A Godfather's Story as Gaspar DiGregario (Young)
- 1998 · The Wall as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
- 1998 · The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Det. Anthony Piscotti
- 1998 · The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Vamanos
- 1997 · Hollywood Confidential as Stan Navarro, Sr.
- 1997 · Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
- 1994 · The Burning Season as Wilson Pinheiro
- 1994 · Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Jose Menendez
- 1994 · Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
- 1991 · Talent for the Game as Virgil Sweet
- 1990 · The Earth Day Special as Hospital Director
- 1989 · Miami Vice: Freefall as Lieutenant Martin Castillo
- 1986 · Saving Grace as Ciolino
- 1985 · Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son as Lieutenant Martin Castillo
- 1983 · The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez as Gregorio Cortez
- 1983 · The Nightingale as Prime Minister
- 1981 · Zoot Suit as El Pachuco
- 1978 · Evening in Byzantium as Angelo
- 1975 · Aloha, Bobby and Rose as Chicano #1
- Future · Office Romance as Captain Jack Cruz
- 2021 · Chasing Wonders as
- 2020 · Space Songs: Through the Distance as Self
- 2019 · Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 2019 · Imprisoned as Hospicio
- 2019 · The Devil Has a Name as Santiago
- 2019 · Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire as Self
- 2019 · Windows on the World as Balthazar
- 2019 · Bless This Mess as Randy
- 2019 · A Dog's Way Home as Axel
- 2018 · Mayans M.C. as Felipe Reyes
- 2018 · The Eyes of Martin Castillo as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
- 2018 · Every Night's a Saturday Night as Self
- 2017 · Coco as Chicharrón (voice)
- 2017 · Blade Runner 2049 as Gaff
- 2017 · Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 as Gaff (voice)
- 2016 · Monday Nights at Seven as Charlie
- 2015 · Unity as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Exile Nation: The Plastic People as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Himself
- 2014 · Agave is Life as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Robert Gonzales
- 2013 · 2 Guns as Papi Greco
- 2013 · A Bridge Apart as (Voice)
- 2011 · America as Mr. Irving
- 2011 · Portlandia as Edward James Olmos
- 2011 · The Green Hornet as Michael Axford
- 2010 · I'm Still Here as Edward James Olmos
- 2009 · Battlestar Galactica: The Plan as Commander William Adama
- 2009 · A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story as Narrator
- 2008 · Beverly Hills Chihuahua as Diablo (voice)
- 2007 · Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling as Self
- 2007 · Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard as Self
- 2007 · Battlestar Galactica: Razor as Admiral William Adama
- 2007 · Dave Navarro's Spread as
- 2006 · Dexter as James Gellar
- 2006 · Dexter as Prof. James Gellar
- 2006 · Eureka as First sled dog
- 2006 · Walkout as Julian Nava
- 2006 · Recycled Life as Narrator
- 2005 · La Cerca as Narrator / Old Niño
- 2004 · Battlestar Galactica as William Adama
- 2004 · The Batman as Chief Rojas (voice)
- 2003 · Battlestar Galactica as Commander Adama
- 2002 · Greetings From Tucson as Priest
- 2002 · George Lopez as Mr. Vega
- 2002 · American Family as Jess Gonzalez
- 2001 · The Judge as Judge Armando Acosti
- 2000 · Gossip as Detective Curtis
- 2000 · The Road to El Dorado as Chief (voice)
- 1999 · The West Wing as Roberto Mendoza
- 1999 · Zapatista as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca as Roberto Lozano
- 1997 · 12 Angry Men as Juror 11
- 1997 · Prophecies of the Millennium as Host
- 1997 · Gun as Father Santos
- 1997 · Gun as Father Santos
- 1997 · Selena Remembered as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Selena as Abraham Quintanilla
- 1996 · Death in Granada as
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · The Limbic Region as Lucca
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1996 · Dead Man's Walk as Captain Salazar
- 1996 · Caught as Joe
- 1995 · Mirage as Matteo Juarez
- 1995 · My Family as Paco
- 1995 · 500 Nations as
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Rey Emiliano (voice)
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Jimenez (voice)
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as El Murcielago (voice)
- 1995 · Slave of Dreams as
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Col. Victor Walls
- 1994 · The Magic School Bus as (voice)
- 1994 · A Million to Juan as The Angel
- 1994 · Lives in Hazard as self
- 1993 · Learning Not To Hurt as Self
- 1993 · Roosters as Gallo Morales
- 1992 · American Me as Montoya Santana
- 1990 · Maria's Story as José Serrano (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Pit Master (voice)
- 1989 · Triumph of the Spirit as Gypsy
- 1988 · The Fortunate Pilgrim as Frank Corbo
- 1988 · Stand and Deliver as Jaime A. Escalante
- 1986 · Blue Collar & Buddha as Narrator
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Martin Castillo
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Prime Minister
- 1982 · Blade Runner as Gaff
- 1982 · Seguin as Gen. Santa Anna
- 1981 · Wolfen as Eddie Holt
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1981 · 300 Miles for Stephanie as Art Vela
- 1980 · Virus as Captain Lopez
- 1979 · Dead Angle as
- 1977 · Alambrista! as 1st Drunk
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1977 · The Fitzpatricks as Don Vasquez
- 1975 · Starsky & Hutch as Julio Gutierez
- 1975 · The Blue Knight as Clemente (as Ed Olmos)
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1973 · Kojak as Paco
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Dancer
- Future · Blue Collar & Buddha as