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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/01/2026
One Fast Move
Character:Abel
Release Date:07/08/2024
Outlaw Posse
Character:Ossie
Release Date:01/03/2024
Chasing Wonders
Character:Luis
Release Date:04/06/2021
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Character:Self - Actor (Gaff)
Release Date:27/05/2021
Walking with Herb
Character:Joe Amable-Amo
Release Date:30/04/2021
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/05/2020
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Character:Self
Release Date:30/04/2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2019
Imprisoned
Character:Hospicio
Release Date:12/09/2019
The Devil Has a Name
Character:Santiago
Release Date:04/08/2019
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2019
Windows on the World
Character:Balthazar
Release Date:28/04/2019
A Dog's Way Home
Character:Axel
Release Date:10/01/2019
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Character:Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Release Date:20/08/2018
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Character:Self
Release Date:28/04/2018
Coco
Character:Chicharrón (voice)
Release Date:27/10/2017
Blade Runner 2049
Character:Gaff
Release Date:04/10/2017
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Character:Gaff (voice)
Release Date:26/09/2017
LA 92
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/04/2017
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Character:Himself
Release Date:18/04/2017
Monday Nights at Seven
Character:Charlie
Release Date:08/10/2016
Americano
Character:Gayo (voice)
Release Date:29/01/2016
Unity
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/08/2015
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:31/10/2014
The Journey of a Female Comic
Character:
Release Date:16/05/2014
Agave is Life
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:28/03/2014
Go for Sisters
Character:Freddy Suárez
Release Date:08/11/2013
2 Guns
Character:Papi Greco
Release Date:02/08/2013
Filly Brown
Character:Leandro
Release Date:19/04/2013
A Bridge Apart
Character:(Voice)
Release Date:01/01/2013
America
Character:Mr. Irving
Release Date:10/03/2011
The Green Hornet
Character:Michael Axford
Release Date:12/01/2011
I'm Still Here
Character:Edward James Olmos
Release Date:10/09/2010
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Character:Commander William Adama
Release Date:27/10/2009
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Character:Narrator
Release Date:23/02/2009
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Character:Diablo (voice)
Release Date:03/10/2008
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Character:Self
Release Date:18/12/2007
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/2007
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/2007
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Character:Admiral William Adama
Release Date:12/11/2007
Splinter
Character:Captain garcia
Release Date:17/08/2006
Walkout
Character:Julian Nava
Release Date:18/03/2006
Recycled Life
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2006
La Cerca
Character:Narrator / Old Niño
Release Date:04/05/2005
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Character:
Release Date:06/06/2002
In the Time of the Butterflies
Character:Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
Release Date:21/10/2001
The Judge
Character:Judge Armando Acosta
Release Date:06/05/2001
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Character:Nestor Garcia
Release Date:08/12/2000
Gossip
Character:Detective Curtis
Release Date:21/04/2000
The Road to El Dorado
Character:Chief (voice)
Release Date:31/03/2000
The Unfinished Journey
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:31/12/1999
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Character:Gaspar DiGregario (Young)
Release Date:25/07/1999
Zapatista
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Wall
Character:Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
Release Date:24/05/1998
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Character:Det. Anthony Piscotti
Release Date:01/02/1998
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Character:Vamanos
Release Date:23/01/1998
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/11/1997
12 Angry Men
Character:Juror 11
Release Date:17/08/1997
Prophecies of the Millennium
Character:Host
Release Date:30/07/1997
Hollywood Confidential
Character:Stan Navarro, Sr.
Release Date:14/04/1997
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Character:Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
Release Date:14/04/1997
Selena Remembered
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/04/1997
Selena
Character:Abraham Quintanilla
Release Date:21/03/1997
Death in Granada
Character:Roberto Lozano
Release Date:09/11/1996
The Limbic Region
Character:Lucca
Release Date:30/06/1996
Caught
Character:Joe
Release Date:24/01/1996
Mirage
Character:Matteo Juarez
Release Date:21/11/1995
My Family
Character:Paco
Release Date:03/05/1995
Slave of Dreams
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1995
The Burning Season
Character:Wilson Pinheiro
Release Date:17/09/1994
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Character:Jose Menendez
Release Date:22/05/1994
A Million to Juan
Character:The Angel
Release Date:15/05/1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Character:Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1994
Lives in Hazard
Character:self
Release Date:08/04/1994
Learning Not To Hurt
Character:Self
Release Date:18/03/1993
Roosters
Character:Gallo Morales
Release Date:01/01/1993
American Me
Character:Montoya Santana
Release Date:13/03/1992
Talent for the Game
Character:Virgil Sweet
Release Date:26/04/1991
Maria's Story
Character:José Serrano (voice)
Release Date:18/01/1991
The Earth Day Special
Character:Hospital Director
Release Date:22/04/1990
Triumph of the Spirit
Character:Gypsy
Release Date:08/12/1989
Stand and Deliver
Character:Jaime A. Escalante
Release Date:11/03/1988
Blue Collar & Buddha
Character:Narrator
Release Date:11/07/1986
Saving Grace
Character:Ciolino
Release Date:02/05/1986
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Character:Gregorio Cortez
Release Date:19/08/1983
The Nightingale
Character:Prime Minister
Release Date:10/05/1983
Blade Runner
Character:Gaff
Release Date:25/06/1982
Seguin
Character:Gen. Santa Anna
Release Date:26/01/1982
Zoot Suit
Character:El Pachuco
Release Date:02/10/1981
Wolfen
Character:Eddie Holt
Release Date:24/07/1981
300 Miles for Stephanie
Character:Art Vela
Release Date:12/01/1981
Virus
Character:Captain Lopez
Release Date:26/06/1980
Dead Angle
Character:
Release Date:04/07/1979
Evening in Byzantium
Character:Angelo
Release Date:14/08/1978
Alambrista!
Character:1st Drunk
Release Date:16/10/1977
Aloha Bobby and Rose
Character:Chicano #1
Release Date:29/04/1975
Television Appearances
La Californie !
Character:Self - Actor
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Character:Self
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Character:Molecule Man (voice)
Bless This Mess
Character:Randy
Mayans M.C.
Character:Felipe Reyes
The Real History of Science Fiction
Character:Himself
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Character:Robert Gonzales
Portlandia
Character:Edward James Olmos
Blue Bloods
Character:Lorenzo Batista
Dave Navarro's Spread
Character:
Dexter
Character:James Gellar
Dexter
Character:Prof. James Gellar
Eureka
Character:First sled dog
Battlestar Galactica
Character:Admiral William Adama
Battlestar Galactica
Character:Commander William Adama
The Batman
Character:Chief Rojas (voice)
Battlestar Galactica
Character:Commander Adama
Greetings from Tucson
Character:Priest
George Lopez
Character:Mr. Vega
American Family
Character:Jess Gonzalez
The Judge
Character:Judge Armando Acosti
The West Wing
Character:Roberto Mendoza
Gun
Character:Father Santos
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self
Dead Man's Walk
Character:Captain Salazar
500 Nations
Character:
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Rey Emiliano (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Jimenez (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:El Murcielago (voice)
Touched by an Angel
Character:Col. Victor Walls
The Magic School Bus
Character:Mr. Ramon (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Pit Master (voice)
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Character:Frank Corbo
Miami Vice
Character:Martin Castillo
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Prime Minister
Hill Street Blues
Character:
CHiPs
Character:
The Fitzpatricks
Character:Don Vasquez
Starsky & Hutch
Character:Julio Gutierez
The Blue Knight
Character:Clemente (as Ed Olmos)
Police Woman
Character:
Kojak
Character:Paco
Police Story
Character:
Cannon
Character:
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Dancer
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