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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Outlaw Posse | Ossie | 2024-03-01 |
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One Fast Move | Abel | 2024-08-07 |
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Das Phänomen Blade Runner | Self - Actor (Gaff) | 2021-05-27 |
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Walking with Herb | Joe Amable-Amo | 2021-04-30 |
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Chasing Wonders | 2021-06-04 | |
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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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Imprisoned | Hospicio | 2019-09-12 |
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The Devil Has a Name | Santiago | 2019-08-04 |
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A Dog's Way Home | Axel | 2019-01-10 |
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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage | Self | 2019-09-13 |
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Windows on the World | Balthazar | 2019-04-28 |
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Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire | Self | 2019-05-01 |
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The Eyes of Martin Castillo | Martin Castillo (archive footage) | 2018-08-20 |
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Every Night's a Saturday Night | Self | 2018-04-28 |
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Coco | Chicharrón (voice) | 2017-10-27 |
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Blade Runner 2049 | Gaff | 2017-10-04 |
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L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later | Himself | 2017-04-18 |
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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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LA 92 | Self (archive footage) | 2017-04-28 |
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El Americano: The Movie | Gayo (voice) | 2016-01-29 |
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Monday Nights at Seven | Charlie | 2016-10-08 |
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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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The Journey of a Female Comic | 2014-05-16 | |
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Exile Nation: The Plastic People | Narrator (voice) | 2014-10-31 |
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2 Guns | Papi Greco | 2013-08-02 |
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Go for Sisters | Freddy Suárez | 2013-11-08 |
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A Bridge Apart | (Voice) | 2013-01-01 |
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Filly Brown | Leandro | 2013-04-19 |
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América | Mr. Irving | 2011-03-10 |
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The Green Hornet | Michael Axford | 2011-01-12 |
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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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Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Admiral William Adama | 2007-11-12 |
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Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling | Self | 2007-12-03 |
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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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Recycled Life | Narrator | 2006-01-01 |
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Walkout | Julian Nava | 2006-03-18 |
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Splinter | Captain garcia | 2006-08-17 |
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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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In the Time of the Butterflies | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo | 2001-10-21 |
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The Judge | Judge Armando Acosta | 2001-05-06 |
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Gossip | Detective Curtis | 2000-04-21 |
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The Road to El Dorado | Chief (voice) | 2000-03-31 |
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The Princess and the Barrio Boy | Nestor Garcia | 2000-12-08 |
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Zapatista | Narrator (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
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The Unfinished Journey | Narrator (voice) | 1999-12-31 |
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Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Gaspar DiGregario (Young) | 1999-07-25 |
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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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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Vamanos | 1998-01-23 |
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Selena | Abraham Quintanilla | 1997-03-21 |
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Selena Remembered | Narrator (voice) | 1997-04-01 |
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Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika | Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist | 1997-04-14 |
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Gun | Father Santos | 1997-04-12 |
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12 Angry Men | Juror 11 | 1997-08-17 |
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Prophecies of the Millennium | Host | 1997-07-30 |
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The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca | Roberto Lozano | 1997-09-12 |
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Hollywood Confidential | Stan Navarro, Sr. | 1997-04-14 |
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The Limbic Region | Lucca | 1996-06-30 |
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Death in Granada | 1996-11-09 | |
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Caught | Joe | 1996-01-24 |
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Mirage | Matteo Juarez | 1995-11-21 |
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Slave of Dreams | 1995-01-01 | |
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My Family | Paco | 1995-05-03 |
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A Million to Juan | The Angel | 1994-05-15 |
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Lives in Hazard | self | 1994-04-08 |
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The Burning Season | Wilson Pinheiro | 1994-09-17 |
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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Jose Menendez | 1994-05-22 |
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) | 1994-05-13 |
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Learning Not To Hurt | Self | 1993-03-18 |
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Roosters | Gallo Morales | 1993-01-01 |
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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) | 1990-09-01 |
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The Earth Day Special | Hospital Director | 1990-04-22 |
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Miami Vice: Freefall | Lieutenant 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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Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son | Lieutenant Martin Castillo | 1985-09-27 |
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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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Blade Runner | Gaff | 1982-06-25 |
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Seguin | Gen. Santa Anna | 1982-01-26 |
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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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Blue Collar & Buddha | ||
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Office Romance | Captain Jack Cruz |
