02/24/1947
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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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 Lt. 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 |