02/24/1947
Los Angeles, California, USA:
Edward James Olmos (* 24. Februar 1947 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler mexikanischer Abstammung. Er arbeitete auch als Regisseur und Produzent. Als seit frühester Jugend begeisterter Baseballspieler entschied Olmos sich im Alter von 13 Jahren für eine Karriere als Rocksänger. In den 1960er und 1970er Jahren hatte er damit beachtlichen Erfolg bei Auftritten in Clubs auf dem Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. Für seine Hauptrolle in dem Broadway-Stück Zoot Suit erhielt er 1978 den Tony Award. Ein Freund riet ihm dann, ins Schauspielfach zu wechseln. Seine wohl bekanntesten Rollen sind „Gaff“ in dem Kultfilm Blade Runner und „Lt. Castillo“' in der Fernsehserie Miami Vice. 1989 wurde er als bester männlicher Hauptdarsteller in Stand and Deliver für den Oscar nominiert. 1992 gab er sein Debüt als Regisseur in Das Gesetz der Gewalt. Den Golden Globe Award gewann er zweimal als bester Nebendarsteller in einer Serie, Mini-Serie oder TV-Film, 1986 für Miami Vice und 1995 für Flammen des Widerstandes. Für seine Rolle im Filmdrama Selena – Ein amerikanischer Traum gewann er den American Latino Media Arts Award und den Lone Star Film & Television Award. 2016 erhielt er im Rahmen der Satellite Awards 2016 für sein Lebenswerk den Mary Pickford Award. Zwischen 2003 und 2009 spielte er „Commander/Admiral William 'Bill' Adama“ in der Science-Fiction-Serie Battlestar Galactica. Danach war er unter anderem als Gast in der Serie CSI: NY und 2011 in The Green Hornet zu sehen. Ebenfalls 2011 verkörperte Olmos Professor Gellar in den ersten neun Folgen der sechsten Staffel von Dexter. Olmos spielt in dem Sequel Blade Runner 2049 wiederum den gealterten „Gaff“. Olmos gab 1985 mit der Inszenierung einer Folge der Serie Miami Vice seine Regiedebüt. 1992 drehte er mit Das Gesetz der Gewalt seinen ersten Spielfilm. Er zeichnete auch für die Produktion und die Hauptrolle verantwortlich. Weitere Regiearbeiten folgten in den 2000er Jahren. Neben einigen Episoden von Battlestar Galactica drehte er den 2006 veröffentlichten Fernsehfilm Walkout – Aufstand in L. A. sowie Battlestar Galactica: The Plan. 2019 folgte der Thriller The Devil Has a Name. Geprägt durch seine von Armut und Gewalt gekennzeichnete Jugend in East Los Angeles engagiert sich Olmos als UNICEF-Botschafter massiv in der Jugendarbeit und für die Rechte von Kindern.
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Office Romance (2026) as Captain Jack Cruz |
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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (2026) as Narrator (voice) |
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One Fast Move (2024) as Abel |
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Outlaw Posse (2024) as Ossie |
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Chasing Wonders (2021) as Luis |
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Das Phänomen Blade Runner (2021) as Self - Actor (Gaff) |
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Walking with Herb (2021) as Joe Amable-Amo |
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The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II (2020) as Self |
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Space Songs: Through the Distance (2020) as Self |
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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019) as Self |
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Imprisoned (2019) as Hospicio |
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The Devil Has a Name (2019) as Santiago |
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Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire (2019) as Self |
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Windows on the World (2019) as Balthazar |
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A Dog's Way Home (2019) as Axel |
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The Eyes of Martin Castillo (2018) as Martin Castillo (archive footage) |
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Every Night's a Saturday Night (2018) as Self |
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Coco (2017) as Chicharrón (voice) |
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Blade Runner 2049 (2017) as Gaff |
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ブレードランナー ブラックアウト 2022 (2017) as Gaff (voice) |
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LA 92 (2017) as Self (archive footage) |
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L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later (2017) as Himself |
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Monday Nights at Seven (2016) as Charlie |
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El Americano: The Movie (2016) as Gayo (voice) |
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Unity (2015) as Narrator (voice) |
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Exile Nation: The Plastic People (2014) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Journey of a Female Comic (2014) as |
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Agave is Life (2014) as Narrator (voice) |
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Go for Sisters (2013) as Freddy Suárez |
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2 Guns (2013) as Papi Greco |
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Filly Brown (2013) as Leandro |
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A Bridge Apart (2013) as (Voice) |
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América (2011) as Mr. Irving |
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The Green Hornet (2011) as Michael Axford |
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I'm Still Here (2010) as Edward James Olmos |
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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) as Commander William Adama |
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A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story (2009) as Narrator |
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) as Diablo (voice) |
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) as Self |
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Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (2007) as Self |
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Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (2007) as Self |
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Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) as Admiral William Adama |
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Splinter (2006) as Captain garcia |
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Walkout (2006) as Julian Nava |
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Recycled Life (2006) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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La Cerca (2005) as Narrator / Old Niño |
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The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002) as |
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In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo |
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The Judge (2001) as Judge Armando Acosta |
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The Princess and the Barrio Boy (2000) as Nestor Garcia |
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Gossip (2000) as Detective Curtis |
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The Road to El Dorado (2000) as Chief (voice) |
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The Unfinished Journey (1999) as Narrator (voice) |
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Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999) as Salvatore Maranzano |
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Zapatista (1999) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Wall (1998) as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder") |
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998) as Det. Anthony Piscotti |
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) as Vamanos |
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Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest (1997) as Narrator |
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12 Angry Men (1997) as Juror 11 |
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Prophecies of the Millennium (1997) as Host |
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Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika (1997) as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist |
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Hollywood Confidential (1997) as Stan Navarro, Sr. |
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Selena Remembered (1997) as Narrator (voice) |
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Selena (1997) as Abraham Quintanilla |
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Death in Granada (1996) as Roberto Lozano |
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The Limbic Region (1996) as Lucca |
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Caught (1996) as Joe |
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Slave of Dreams (1995) as Potiphar |
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Mirage (1995) as Matteo Juarez |
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My Family (1995) as Paco |
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The Burning Season (1994) as Wilson Pinheiro |
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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994) as Jose Menendez |
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A Million to Juan (1994) as The Angel |
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994) as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) |
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Lives in Hazard (1994) as self |
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Learning Not To Hurt (1993) as Self |
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Roosters (1993) as Gallo Morales |
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American Me (1992) as Montoya Santana |
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Talent for the Game (1991) as Virgil Sweet |
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Maria's Story (1991) as José Serrano (voice) |
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The Earth Day Special (1990) as Hospital Director |
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Triumph of the Spirit (1989) as Gypsy |
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Miami Vice: Freefall (1989) as Lieutenant Martin Castillo |
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Stand and Deliver (1988) as Jaime A. Escalante |
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Blue Collar & Buddha (1986) as Narrator |
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Saving Grace (1986) as Ciolino |
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983) as Gregorio Cortez |
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The Nightingale (1983) as Prime Minister |
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Blade Runner (1982) as Gaff |
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Seguin (1982) as Gen. Santa Anna |
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Zoot Suit (1981) as El Pachuco |
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Wolfen (1981) as Eddie Holt |
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300 Miles for Stephanie (1981) as Art Vela |
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復活の日 (1980) as Captain Lopez |
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白昼の死角 (1979) as |
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Evening in Byzantium (1978) as Angelo |
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Alambrista! (1977) as 1st Drunk |
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Aloha Bobby and Rose (1975) as Chicano #1 |
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Blue Collar & Buddha () as |
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Say a Little Prayer (2024) Executive Producer |
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The Devil Has a Name (2019) Director |
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The Devil Has a Name (2019) Producer |
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Go for Sisters (2013) Producer |
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Filly Brown (2013) Executive Producer |
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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) Director |
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Walkout (2006) Director |
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Selena Remembered (1997) Producer |
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American Me (1992) Director |
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American Me (1992) Producer |
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983) Original Music Composer |
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983) Associate Producer |