1947-02-24 Los Angeles, California, USA
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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Mami Está Aquí | Mr. Jimenez | 2026-05-29 |
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Office Romance | Captain Jack Cruz | 2026-06-04 |
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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez | Narrator (voice) | 2026-01-22 |
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One Fast Move | Abel | 2024-08-07 |
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Outlaw Posse | Ossie | 2024-03-01 |
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Walking with Herb | Joe Amable-Amo | 2021-04-30 |
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Chasing Wonders | Luis | 2021-06-04 |
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Das Phänomen Blade Runner | Self - Actor (Gaff) | 2021-05-27 |
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The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II | Self | 2020-05-10 |
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Space Songs: Through the Distance | Self | 2020-04-30 |
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Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire | Self | 2019-05-01 |
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The Devil Has a Name | Santiago | 2019-08-04 |
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Windows on the World | Balthazar | 2019-04-28 |
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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage | Self | 2019-09-13 |
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Imprisoned | Hospicio | 2019-09-12 |
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A Dog's Way Home | Axel | 2019-01-10 |
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Every Night's a Saturday Night | Self | 2018-04-28 |
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The Eyes of Martin Castillo | Martin Castillo (archive footage) | 2018-08-20 |
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LA 92 | Self (archive footage) | 2017-04-28 |
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L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later | Himself | 2017-04-18 |
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Blade Runner 2049 | Gaff | 2017-10-04 |
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Coco | Chicharrón (voice) | 2017-10-27 |
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ブレードランナー ブラックアウト 2022 | Gaff (voice) | 2017-09-26 |
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Monday Nights at Seven | Charlie | 2016-10-08 |
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El Americano: The Movie | Gayo (voice) | 2016-01-29 |
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Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
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Agave is Life | Narrator (voice) | 2014-03-28 |
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Exile Nation: The Plastic People | Narrator (voice) | 2014-10-31 |
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The Journey of a Female Comic | 2014-05-16 | |
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Go for Sisters | Freddy Suárez | 2013-11-08 |
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Filly Brown | Leandro | 2013-04-19 |
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2 Guns | Papi Greco | 2013-08-02 |
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A Bridge Apart | (Voice) | 2013-01-01 |
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The Green Hornet | Michael Axford | 2011-01-12 |
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América | Mr. Irving | 2011-03-10 |
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I'm Still Here | Edward James Olmos | 2010-09-10 |
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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan | Commander William Adama | 2009-10-27 |
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A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story | Narrator | 2009-02-23 |
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Diablo (voice) | 2008-10-03 |
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Self | 2007-12-18 |
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Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard | Self | 2007-12-03 |
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Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling | Self | 2007-12-03 |
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Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Admiral William Adama | 2007-11-12 |
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Walkout | Julian Nava | 2006-03-18 |
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Splinter | Captain garcia | 2006-08-17 |
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Recycled Life | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2006-01-01 |
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La Cerca | Narrator / Old Niño | 2005-05-04 |
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The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | 2002-06-06 | |
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The Judge | Judge Armando Acosta | 2001-05-06 |
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In the Time of the Butterflies | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo | 2001-10-21 |
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The Princess and the Barrio Boy | Nestor Garcia | 2000-12-08 |
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The Road to El Dorado | Chief (voice) | 2000-03-31 |
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Gossip | Detective Curtis | 2000-04-21 |
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The Unfinished Journey | Narrator (voice) | 1999-12-31 |
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Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Salvatore Maranzano | 1999-07-25 |
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Zapatista | Narrator (voice) | 1999-10-07 |
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Vamanos | 1998-01-23 |
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Det. Anthony Piscotti | 1998-02-01 |
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The Wall | Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder") | 1998-05-24 |
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Prophecies of the Millennium | Host | 1997-07-30 |
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Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest | Narrator | 1997-11-07 |
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Selena | Abraham Quintanilla | 1997-03-21 |
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Hollywood Confidential | Stan Navarro, Sr. | 1997-04-14 |
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12 Angry Men | Juror 11 | 1997-08-17 |
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Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika | Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist | 1997-04-14 |
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Selena Remembered | Narrator (voice) | 1997-04-01 |
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The Limbic Region | Lucca | 1996-06-30 |
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Caught | Joe | 1996-01-24 |
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Death in Granada | Roberto Lozano | 1996-11-09 |
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Slave of Dreams | Potiphar | 1995-12-10 |
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Mirage | Matteo Juarez | 1995-11-21 |
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My Family | Paco | 1995-05-03 |
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The Burning Season | Wilson Pinheiro | 1994-09-17 |
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Lives in Hazard | self | 1994-04-08 |
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A Million to Juan | The Angel | 1994-05-15 |
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) | 1994-05-13 |
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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Jose Menendez | 1994-05-22 |
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Roosters | Gallo Morales | 1993-01-01 |
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Learning Not To Hurt | Self | 1993-03-18 |
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American Me | Montoya Santana | 1992-03-13 |
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Talent for the Game | Virgil Sweet | 1991-04-26 |
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Maria's Story | José Serrano (voice) | 1991-01-18 |
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The Earth Day Special | Hospital Director | 1990-04-22 |
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Miami Vice: Freefall | Lt. Martin Castillo | 1989-05-21 |
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Triumph of the Spirit | Gypsy | 1989-12-08 |
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Stand and Deliver | Jaime A. Escalante | 1988-03-11 |
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Saving Grace | Ciolino | 1986-05-02 |
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Blue Collar & Buddha | Narrator | 1986-07-11 |
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Gregorio Cortez | 1983-08-19 |
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The Nightingale | Prime Minister | 1983-05-10 |
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Seguin | Gen. Santa Anna | 1982-01-26 |
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Blade Runner | Gaff | 1982-06-25 |
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300 Miles for Stephanie | Art Vela | 1981-01-12 |
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Zoot Suit | El Pachuco | 1981-10-02 |
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Wolfen | Eddie Holt | 1981-07-24 |
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復活の日 | Captain Lopez | 1980-06-26 |
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白昼の死角 | 1979-07-04 | |
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Evening in Byzantium | Angelo | 1978-08-14 |
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Alambrista! | 1st Drunk | 1977-10-16 |
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Aloha Bobby and Rose | Chicano #1 | 1975-04-29 |
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