Edward James Olmos
Age: N/A | From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Эдвард Джеймс Олмос
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Homepage: http://edwardjamesolmos.com/
Movie Involvements: 85
TV Involvements: 28
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Dexter
(2006) James Gellar
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
(2013) Robert Gonzales
Hawaii Five-O
(1968) Dancer
Battlestar Galactica
(2004) Commander William Adama
The West Wing
(1999) Roberto Mendoza
Starsky & Hutch
(1975) Julio Gutierez
Miami Vice
(1984) Martin Castillo
Kojak
(1973) PacoActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Abel | |
| Ossie | ||
| 2023 | Self - Actor | |
| Self | ||
| Molecule Man (voice) | ||
| 2021 | N/A | |
| Self - Actor (Gaff) | ||
| Joe Amable-Amo | ||
| 2020 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 2019 | Self | |
| Hospicio | ||
| Santiago | ||
| Self | ||
| Balthazar | ||
| Randy | ||
| Axel | ||
| 2018 | Felipe Reyes | |
| Martin Castillo (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2017 | Chicharrón (voice) | |
| Gaff | ||
| Gaff (voice) | ||
| Himself (archive footage) | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2016 | Charlie | |
| Gayo (voice) | ||
| 2015 | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | Narrator (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| Himself | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2013 | Freddy Suárez | |
| Robert Gonzales | ||
| Papi Greco | ||
| Leandro | ||
| (Voice) | ||
| 2011 | Mr. Irving | |
| Edward James Olmos | ||
| Michael Axford | ||
| 2010 | Edward James Olmos | |
| 2009 | Commander William Adama | |
| Narrator | ||
| 2008 | Diablo (voice) | |
| 2007 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Admiral William Adama | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2006 | James Gellar | |
| N/A | ||
| Captain garcia | ||
| First sled dog | ||
| Julian Nava | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 2005 | Narrator / Old Niño | |
| 2004 | William Adama | |
| Commander William Adama | ||
| Chief Rojas (voice) | ||
| 2003 | Commander Adama | |
| 2002 | Priest | |
| N/A | ||
| Jess Gonzalez | ||
| 2001 | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo | |
| Judge Armando Acosti | ||
| Judge Armando Acosta | ||
| 2000 | Nestor Garcia | |
| Detective Curtis | ||
| Chief (voice) | ||
| 1999 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Roberto Mendoza | ||
| Gaspar DiGregario (Young) | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| 1998 | Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder") | |
| Det. Anthony Piscotti | ||
| Vamanos | ||
| 1997 | Roberto Lozano | |
| Juror 11 | ||
| Stan Navarro, Sr. | ||
| Father Santos | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Abraham Quintanilla | ||
| 1996 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Lucca | ||
| Self | ||
| Captain Salazar | ||
| Joe | ||
| 1995 | Matteo Juarez | |
| Paco | ||
| N/A | ||
| Rey Emiliano (voice) | ||
| El Murcielago (voice) | ||
| Jimenez (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1994 | Wilson Pinheiro | |
| (voice) | ||
| Jose Menendez | ||
| The Angel | ||
| Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) | ||
| self | ||
| 1993 | Gallo Morales | |
| 1992 | Montoya Santana | |
| 1991 | Vergil Sweet | |
| 1990 | José Serrano (voice) | |
| Hospital Director | ||
| 1989 | Pit Master (voice) | |
| Gypsy | ||
| 1988 | Frank Corbo | |
| Jaime A. Escalante | ||
| 1986 | Narrator | |
| Ciolino | ||
| 1984 | Martin Castillo | |
| 1983 | Gregorio Cortez | |
| Prime Minister | ||
| 1982 | Prime Minister | |
| Gaff | ||
| Santa Anna | ||
| 1981 | El Pachuco | |
| Eddie Holt | ||
| N/A | ||
| Art Vela | ||
| 1980 | Captain Lopez | |
| 1979 | N/A | |
| 1978 | Angelo | |
| 1977 | 1st Drunk | |
| N/A | ||
| Don Vasquez | ||
| 1975 | Julio Gutierez | |
| Clemente (as Ed Olmos) | ||
| Chicano #1 | ||
| 1974 | N/A | |
| 1973 | Paco | |
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | N/A | |
| 1968 | Dancer | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Director | |
| 2009 | Director | |
| 2006 | Director | |
| 2004 | Director | |
| 1992 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Producer | |
| 2013 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 1997 | Producer | |
| 1992 | Producer | |
| 1983 | Associate Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Original Music Composer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |