Edward James Olmos
Acting
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.
TV Shows(43)
La Californie !
Self - Actor
2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Molecule Man (voice)
2023
Bless This Mess
Randy
2019
Mayans M.C.
Felipe Reyes
2018
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self
2014
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Robert Gonzales
2013
Portlandia
Edward James Olmos
2011
Blue Bloods
Lorenzo Batista
2010
Dave Navarro's Spread
2007
Dexter
James Gellar
2006
Eureka
First sled dog
2006
Battlestar Galactica
Admiral William Adama
2004
The Batman
Chief Rojas (voice)
2004
Battlestar Galactica
Commander Adama
2003
Greetings from Tucson
Priest
2002
George Lopez
Mr. Vega
2002
American Family
Jess Gonzalez
2002
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosti
2001
The West Wing
Roberto Mendoza
1999
Gun
Father Santos
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Dead Man's Walk
Captain Salazar
1996
500 Nations
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Rey Emiliano (voice)
1995
Touched by an Angel
Col. Victor Walls
1994
The Magic School Bus
Mr. Ramon (voice)
1994
The Simpsons
Pit Master (voice)
1989
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Frank Corbo
1988
Miami Vice
Martin Castillo
1984
Faerie Tale Theatre
Prime Minister
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
Evening in Byzantium
Angelo
1978
CHiPs
1977
The Fitzpatricks
Don Vasquez
1977
Starsky & Hutch
Julio Gutierez
1975
The Blue Knight
Clemente (as Ed Olmos)
1975
Police Woman
1974
Kojak
Paco
1973
Police Story
1973
Cannon
1971
Hawaii Five-O
Dancer
1968
Movies(100)
Office Romance
Captain Jack Cruz
2026
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Narrator (voice)
2026
One Fast Move
Abel
2024
Outlaw Posse
Ossie
2024
Chasing Wonders
Luis
2021
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Self - Actor (Gaff)
2021
Walking with Herb
Joe Amable-Amo
2021
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
2020
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Self
2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
2019
Imprisoned
Hospicio
2019
The Devil Has a Name
Santiago
2019
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Self
2019
Windows on the World
Balthazar
2019
A Dog's Way Home
Axel
2019
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Martin Castillo (archive footage)
2018
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Self
2018
Coco
Chicharrón (voice)
2017
Blade Runner 2049
Gaff
2017
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Gaff (voice)
2017
LA 92
Self (archive footage)
2017
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Himself
2017
Monday Nights at Seven
Charlie
2016
Americano
Gayo (voice)
2016
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Narrator (voice)
2014
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014
Agave is Life
Narrator (voice)
2014
Go for Sisters
Freddy Suárez
2013
2 Guns
Papi Greco
2013
Filly Brown
Leandro
2013
A Bridge Apart
(Voice)
2013
America
Mr. Irving
2011
The Green Hornet
Michael Axford
2011
I'm Still Here
Edward James Olmos
2010
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Commander William Adama
2009
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Narrator
2009
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Diablo (voice)
2008
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
2007
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Self
2007
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Self
2007
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Admiral William Adama
2007
Splinter
Captain garcia
2006
Walkout
Julian Nava
2006
Recycled Life
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
La Cerca
Narrator / Old Niño
2005
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
In the Time of the Butterflies
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
2001
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosta
2001
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Nestor Garcia
2000
Gossip
Detective Curtis
2000
The Road to El Dorado
Chief (voice)
2000
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
1999
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Salvatore Maranzano
1999
Zapatista
Narrator (voice)
1999
The Wall
Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
1998
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Det. Anthony Piscotti
1998
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Vamanos
1998
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
Narrator
1997
12 Angry Men
Juror 11
1997
Prophecies of the Millennium
Host
1997
Hollywood Confidential
Stan Navarro, Sr.
1997
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
1997
Selena Remembered
Narrator (voice)
1997
Selena
Abraham Quintanilla
1997
Death in Granada
Roberto Lozano
1996
The Limbic Region
Lucca
1996
Caught
Joe
1996
Slave of Dreams
Potiphar
1995
Mirage
Matteo Juarez
1995
My Family
Paco
1995
The Burning Season
Wilson Pinheiro
1994
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Jose Menendez
1994
A Million to Juan
The Angel
1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
1994
Lives in Hazard
self
1994
Learning Not To Hurt
Self
1993
Roosters
Gallo Morales
1993
American Me
Montoya Santana
1992
Talent for the Game
Virgil Sweet
1991
Maria's Story
José Serrano (voice)
1991
The Earth Day Special
Hospital Director
1990
Triumph of the Spirit
Gypsy
1989
Miami Vice: Freefall
Lieutenant Martin Castillo
1989
Stand and Deliver
Jaime A. Escalante
1988
Blue Collar & Buddha
Narrator
1986
Saving Grace
Ciolino
1986
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez
1983
The Nightingale
Prime Minister
1983
Blade Runner
Gaff
1982
Seguin
Gen. Santa Anna
1982
Zoot Suit
El Pachuco
1981
Wolfen
Eddie Holt
1981
300 Miles for Stephanie
Art Vela
1981
Virus
Captain Lopez
1980
Dead Angle
1979
Evening in Byzantium
Angelo
1978
Alambrista!
1st Drunk
1977
Aloha Bobby and Rose
Chicano #1
1975
Blue Collar & Buddha