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Edward James Olmos
Homepage
http://edwardjamesolmos.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-02-24,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

7.9

Blade Runner
1982-06-25

In the Time of the Butterflies

6.311

In the Time of the Butterflies
2001-10-21

5.946

I'm Still Here
2010-09-10

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

0

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007-12-03

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

0

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007-12-03

7.7

12 Angry Men
1997-08-17

7.437

American Me
1992-03-13

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

4.349

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994-05-13

The Green Hornet

5.596

The Green Hornet
2011-01-12

Talent for the Game

7

Talent for the Game
1991-04-26

Stand and Deliver

7.756

Stand and Deliver
1988-03-11

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

5.386

Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008-10-03

6.3

Virus
1980-06-26

Blue Collar & Buddha

8

Blue Collar & Buddha

7.716

Selena
1997-03-21

4.632

Splinter
2006-08-17

7.437

My Family
1995-05-03

5.661

Caught
1996-01-24

5.844

Gossip
2000-04-21

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

7.175

Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007-11-12

6.2

Filly Brown
2013-04-19

Selena Remembered

10

Selena Remembered
1997-04-01

6.4

Zoot Suit
1981-10-02

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

7.8

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007-12-18

7.143

Recycled Life
2006-01-01

Hollywood Confidential

4.444

Hollywood Confidential
1997-04-14

5.886

Alambrista!
1977-10-16

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

7

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998-01-23

4.7

Outlaw Posse
2024-03-01

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

6.717

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009-10-27

Blue Collar & Buddha

0

Blue Collar & Buddha
1986-07-11

5.6

Zapatista
1999-10-07

Exile Nation: The Plastic People

7

Exile Nation: The Plastic People
2014-10-31

6.537

2 Guns
2013-08-02

5.286

The Judge
2001-05-06

6.029

Go for Sisters
2013-11-08

3.571

Mirage
1995-11-21

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

7.032

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983-08-19

Slave of Dreams

4.25

Slave of Dreams
1995-12-10

The Journey of a Female Comic

6.2

The Journey of a Female Comic
2014-05-16

5.3

Americano
2016-01-29

8

Dead Angle
1979-07-04

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

5.222

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999-07-25

A Million to Juan

5.375

A Million to Juan
1994-05-15

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

6.5

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994-05-22

3.8

Roosters
1993-01-01

10

La Cerca
2005-05-04

0

Seguin
1982-01-26

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

5.4

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1998-02-01

Triumph of the Spirit

6.5

Triumph of the Spirit
1989-12-08

6.75

The Wall
1998-05-24

Lives in Hazard

8.5

Lives in Hazard
1994-04-08

7.5

Unity
2015-08-12

4.8

America
2011-03-10

The Limbic Region

5.8

The Limbic Region
1996-06-30

6.669

One Fast Move
2024-08-07

9

Maria's Story
1991-01-18

Aloha Bobby and Rose

6

Aloha Bobby and Rose
1975-04-29

The Earth Day Special

6.083

The Earth Day Special
1990-04-22

Death in Granada

5.6

Death in Granada
1996-11-09

5.344

Walkout
2006-03-18

0

A Bridge Apart
2013-01-01

The Road to El Dorado

7.3

The Road to El Dorado
2000-03-31

The Nightingale

5.25

The Nightingale
1983-05-10

The Princess and the Barrio Boy

6

The Princess and the Barrio Boy
2000-12-08

Blade Runner 2049

7.605

Blade Runner 2049
2017-10-04

7.748

LA 92
2017-04-28

8.197

Coco
2017-10-27

6.4

Saving Grace
1986-05-02

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

7.5

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017-04-18

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

7.11

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
2017-09-26

The Devil Has a Name

5.323

The Devil Has a Name
2019-08-04

A Dog's Way Home

7.389

A Dog's Way Home
2019-01-10

A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

0

A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
2009-02-23

The Eyes of Martin Castillo

0

The Eyes of Martin Castillo
2018-08-20

Windows on the World

3.333

Windows on the World
2019-04-28

300 Miles for Stephanie

7.5

300 Miles for Stephanie
1981-01-12

The Burning Season

6.28

The Burning Season
1994-09-17

Every Night's a Saturday Night

8

Every Night's a Saturday Night
2018-04-28

Chasing Wonders

4.7

Chasing Wonders
2021-06-04

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

0

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019-09-13

4.6

Imprisoned
2019-09-12

5.95

Wolfen
1981-07-24

5.5

Agave is Life
2014-03-28

Space Songs: Through the Distance

0

Space Songs: Through the Distance
2020-04-30

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

6.867

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020-05-10

Monday Nights at Seven

0

Monday Nights at Seven
2016-10-08

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

4.5

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
2019-05-01

The Unfinished Journey

6.5

The Unfinished Journey
1999-12-31

Walking with Herb

6

Walking with Herb
2021-04-30

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

6.75

The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021-05-27

Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

0

Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
1997-04-14

6.412

Office Romance
2026-06-04

Prophecies of the Millennium

0

Prophecies of the Millennium
1997-07-30

Learning Not to Hurt

0

Learning Not to Hurt
1993-03-18

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

6.5

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002-06-06

Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest

7

Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
1997-11-07

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

0

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
2026-07-17

Miami Vice: Freefall

0

Miami Vice: Freefall
1989-05-21

10

Mami Está Aquí
2026-05-29

6.818

CHiPs
1977-09-15

8.259

The West Wing
1999-09-22

Starsky & Hutch

7.306

Starsky & Hutch
1975-09-10

7.2

Hawaii Five-O
1969-06-04

8.034

The Batman
2004-09-11

E! True Hollywood Story

8.1

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

7.486

George Lopez
2002-03-27

Hill Street Blues

7.621

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

7.289

Kojak
1973-10-24

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982-09-11

6.7

Cannon
1971-09-14

7.567

500 Nations
1995-04-20

6.439

Police Woman
1974-09-13

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

American Family

9

American Family
2002-01-23

Dave Navarro's Spread

5

Dave Navarro's Spread
2007-05-17

The Fitzpatricks

7.5

The Fitzpatricks
1977-09-05

8.242

Dexter
2006-10-01

The Blue Knight

5

The Blue Knight
1975-05-09

7.438

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

Dead Man's Walk

6.038

Dead Man's Walk
1996-05-12

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

7.487

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013-09-24

7.745

Eureka
2006-07-18

Greetings from Tucson

10

Greetings from Tucson
2002-09-20

100 Years of Warner Bros.

7.594

100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023-05-25

The Magic School Bus

7.665

The Magic School Bus
1994-09-10

La Californie !

8

La Californie !
2023-08-01

Battlestar Galactica

8.204

Battlestar Galactica
2003-12-08

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

7.972

Mayans M.C.
2018-09-04

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

4.053

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10

6.926

Portlandia
2011-01-21

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

7.5

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023-02-10

8

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

The Real History of Science Fiction

7

The Real History of Science Fiction
2014-04-19

8.242

Dexter
2006-10-01

Bless This Mess

6.063

Bless This Mess
2019-04-16

Touched by an Angel

7.184

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

The Fortunate Pilgrim

6.2

The Fortunate Pilgrim
1988-04-03

4.5

The Judge
2001-05-06

Battlestar Galactica

8.204

Battlestar Galactica
2004-10-18

Battlestar Galactica

8.204

Battlestar Galactica
2004-10-18

7.784

Blue Bloods
2010-09-24

Evening in Byzantium

0

Evening in Byzantium
1978-08-14

8.5

M.I.A.
2026-05-07

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12

4.6

Gun
1997-04-12