Edward James Olmos
- Acting
- February 24, 1947 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez · Narrator – El Pachuco (Voice)
- Office Romance · Captain Jack Cruz
- Mami Está Aquí · Mr. Jimenez
- M.I.A. · Isaac Rojas
- Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood · Self
- Say a Little Prayer · Executive producer
- One Fast Move · Abel
- Outlaw Posse · Ossie
- La Californie ! · Self
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. · Self
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur · Molecule Man (Voice)
- Chasing Wonders · Luis
- The Blade Runner Phenomenon · Self
- Walking with Herb · Joe Amable-Amo
- Chaparreando · Creator
- The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II · Self
- Space Songs: Through the Distance · Self
- Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage · Self
- Imprisoned · Hospicio
- The Devil Has a Name · Santiago, Director
- Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire · Self
- Bless This Mess · Randy
- Windows on the World · Balthazar
- A Dog's Way Home · Axel
- Mayans M.C. · Felipe Reyes
- The Eyes of Martin Castillo · Martin Castillo (archive footage)
- Every Night's a Saturday Night · Self
- Coco · Chicharrón (Voice)
- Blade Runner 2049 · Gaff
- Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 · Gaff (Voice)
- LA 92 · Self
- L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later · Self
- Monday Nights at Seven · Charlie
- Americano · Gayo (Voice)
- Unity · Narrator (Voice)
- Exile Nation: The Plastic People · Narrator (Voice)
- The Journey of a Female Comic
- The Real History of Science Fiction · Self
- Agave is Life · Narrator (Voice)
- Go for Sisters · Freddy Suárez, Producer
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. · Robert Gonzales
- 2 Guns · Papi Greco
- Filly Brown · Leandro, Executive producer
- A Bridge Apart · Voice
- America · Mr. Irving
- Portlandia · Edward James Olmos
- The Green Hornet · Michael Axford
- Blue Bloods · Lorenzo Batista
- I'm Still Here · Edward James Olmos
- Battlestar Galactica: The Plan · Commander William Adama, Director
- A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story · Narrator
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua · Diablo (Voice)
- Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner · Self
- Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard · Self
- Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling · Self
- Battlestar Galactica: Razor · Admiral William Adama
- Dave Navarro's Spread
- Dexter · James Gellar, Prof. James Gellar
- Splinter · Captain garcia
- Eureka · First sled dog
- Walkout · Julian Nava, Director
- Recycled Life · Self
- La Cerca · Narrator / Old Niño
- Battlestar Galactica · Admiral William Adama, Commander William Adama
- The Batman · Chief Rojas (Voice)
- Battlestar Galactica · Commander Adama
- Greetings from Tucson · Priest
- The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
- George Lopez · Mr. Vega
- American Family · Jess Gonzalez
- In the Time of the Butterflies · Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
- The Judge · Judge Armando Acosta
- The Judge · Judge Armando Acosti
- The Princess and the Barrio Boy · Nestor Garcia
- Gossip · Detective Curtis
- The Road to El Dorado · Chief (Voice)
- The Unfinished Journey · Narrator (Voice)
- Zapatista · Narrator (Voice)
- The West Wing · Roberto Mendoza
- Bonanno: A Godfather's Story · Salvatore Maranzano