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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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez | Narrator | 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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Chasing Wonders | Luis | 2021-06-04 |
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Walking with Herb | Joe Amable-Amo | 2021-04-30 |
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Das Phänomen Blade Runner | Self - Actor (Gaff) | 2021-05-27 |
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Space Songs: Through the Distance | Self | 2020-04-30 |
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The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II | Self | 2020-05-10 |
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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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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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A Dog's Way Home | Axel | 2019-01-10 |
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Windows on the World | Balthazar | 2019-04-28 |
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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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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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Blade Runner 2049 | Gaff | 2017-10-04 |
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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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Go for Sisters | Freddy Suárez | 2013-11-08 |
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A Bridge Apart | (Voice) | 2013-01-01 |
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2 Guns | Papi Greco | 2013-08-02 |
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Filly Brown | Leandro | 2013-04-19 |
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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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Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling | Self | 2007-12-03 |
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Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard | Self | 2007-12-03 |
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Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Admiral William Adama | 2007-11-12 |
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Self | 2007-12-18 |
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Walkout | Julian Nava | 2006-03-18 |
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Recycled Life | Narrator | 2006-01-01 |
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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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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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Gossip | Detective Curtis | 2000-04-21 |
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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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The Unfinished Journey | Narrator (voice) | 1999-12-31 |
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Zapatista | Narrator (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
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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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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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Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika | Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist | 1997-04-14 |
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Hollywood Confidential | Stan Navarro, Sr. | 1997-04-14 |
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Selena Remembered | Narrator (voice) | 1997-04-01 |
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Selena | Abraham Quintanilla | 1997-03-21 |
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12 Angry Men | Juror 11 | 1997-08-17 |
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Caught | Joe | 1996-01-24 |
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The Limbic Region | Lucca | 1996-06-30 |
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Death in Granada | Roberto Lozano | 1996-11-09 |
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Mirage | Matteo Juarez | 1995-11-21 |
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My Family | Paco | 1995-05-03 |
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Slave of Dreams | 1995-01-01 | |
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The Burning Season | Wilson Pinheiro | 1994-09-17 |
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A Million to Juan | The Angel | 1994-05-15 |
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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Jose Menendez | 1994-05-22 |
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Lives in Hazard | self | 1994-04-08 |
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) | 1994-05-13 |
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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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Maria's Story | José Serrano (voice) | 1991-01-18 |
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Talent for the Game | Virgil Sweet | 1991-04-26 |
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The Earth Day Special | Hospital Director | 1990-04-22 |
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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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Blue Collar & Buddha | Narrator | 1986-07-11 |
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Saving Grace | Ciolino | 1986-05-02 |
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The Nightingale | Prime Minister | 1983-05-10 |
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Gregorio Cortez | 1983-08-19 |
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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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Zoot Suit | El Pachuco | 1981-10-02 |
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Wolfen | Eddie Holt | 1981-07-24 |
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300 Miles for Stephanie | Art Vela | 1981-01-12 |
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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 |
