Acting
Edward James Olmos
EN, DE, ES, JA cinema · 102 credits
Born
24 February 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as ادوراد جیمز اولموس
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
Filmography
Office Romance
as Captain Jack Cruz
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
as Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
Mami Está Aquí
as Mr. Jimenez
Outlaw Posse
as Ossie
One Fast Move
as Abel
Say a Little Prayer
Executive Producer
Chasing Wonders
as Luis
Walking with Herb
as Joe Amable-Amo
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
as Self - Actor (Gaff)
The Devil Has a Name
as Santiago, Director, Producer
A Dog's Way Home
as Axel
Windows on the World
as Balthazar
Imprisoned
as Hospicio
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
LA 92
as Self (archive footage)
Coco
as Chicharrón (voice)
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
as Gaff (voice)
Americano
as Gayo (voice)
Monday Nights at Seven
as Charlie
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
as Narrator (voice)
Agave is Life
as Narrator (voice)
Filly Brown
as Leandro, Executive Producer
2 Guns
as Papi Greco
Go for Sisters
as Freddy Suárez, Producer
A Bridge Apart
as (Voice)
The Green Hornet
as Michael Axford
America
as Mr. Irving
I'm Still Here
as Edward James Olmos
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
as Commander William Adama, Director
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Diablo (voice)
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
as Self
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
as Admiral William Adama
Splinter
as Captain garcia
Recycled Life
2006
Recycled Life
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Walkout
as Julian Nava, Director
La Cerca
2005
La Cerca
as Narrator / Old Niño
In the Time of the Butterflies
as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
The Judge
as Judge Armando Acosta
Gossip
as Detective Curtis
The Road to El Dorado
as Chief (voice)
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
as Nestor Garcia
Zapatista
as Narrator (voice)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
as Salvatore Maranzano
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Vamanos
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Det. Anthony Piscotti
The Wall
as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
12 Angry Men
as Juror 11
Selena
as Abraham Quintanilla
Selena Remembered
as Narrator (voice), Producer
Hollywood Confidential
as Stan Navarro, Sr.
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
1997
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
as Narrator
Caught
as Joe
The Limbic Region
as Lucca
Death in Granada
as Roberto Lozano
My Family
as Paco
Mirage
as Matteo Juarez
Slave of Dreams
as Potiphar
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
A Million to Juan
as The Angel
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Jose Menendez
Lives in Hazard
as self
The Burning Season
as Wilson Pinheiro
Roosters
as Gallo Morales
American Me
as Montoya Santana, Director, Producer
Talent for the Game
as Virgil Sweet
Maria's Story
as José Serrano (voice)
The Earth Day Special
as Hospital Director
Miami Vice: Freefall
as Lt. Martin Castillo
Stand and Deliver
as Jaime A. Escalante
Saving Grace
as Ciolino
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Gregorio Cortez, Original Music Composer, Associate Producer
The Nightingale
as Prime Minister
Blade Runner
as Gaff
Seguin
as Gen. Santa Anna
Zoot Suit
as El Pachuco
300 Miles for Stephanie
as Art Vela
Wolfen
as Eddie Holt
Virus
as Captain Lopez
Alambrista!
as 1st Drunk
Aloha Bobby and Rose
as Chicano #1