Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Acting
Born 1947-02-24Los 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.

Movies (100)

Coco
8.2

Coco

2017Movie8.2
Blade Runner 2049
7.6

Blade Runner 2049

2017Movie7.6
Blade Runner
7.9

Blade Runner

1982Movie7.9
Office Romance
6.4

Office Romance

2026Movie6.4
The Road to El Dorado
7.3

The Road to El Dorado

2000Movie7.3
12 Angry Men
7.7

12 Angry Men

1997Movie7.7
2 Guns
6.5

2 Guns

2013Movie6.5
The Green Hornet
5.6

The Green Hornet

2011Movie5.6
Stand and Deliver
7.8

Stand and Deliver

1988Movie7.8
A Dog's Way Home
7.4

A Dog's Way Home

2019Movie7.4
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
5.4

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2008Movie5.4
Selena
7.7

Selena

1997Movie7.7
One Fast Move
6.7

One Fast Move

2024Movie6.7
American Me
7.4

American Me

1992Movie7.4
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
6.7

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

2009Movie6.7
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
7.2

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

2007Movie7.2
I'm Still Here
6.0

I'm Still Here

2010Movie6.0
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
7.1

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

2017Movie7.1
Miami Vice: Freefall

Miami Vice: Freefall

1989Movie
Gossip
5.9

Gossip

2000Movie5.9
Virus
6.3

Virus

1980Movie6.3
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
6.8

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

2021Movie6.8
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
4.3

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994Movie4.3
Americano
5.3

Americano

2016Movie5.3
Caught
5.7

Caught

1996Movie5.7
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
6.9

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

2020Movie6.9
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
5.2

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

1999Movie5.2
My Family
7.4

My Family

1995Movie7.4
LA 92
7.7

LA 92

2017Movie7.7
In the Time of the Butterflies
6.3

In the Time of the Butterflies

2001Movie6.3
The Earth Day Special
6.1

The Earth Day Special

1990Movie6.1
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
7.8

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

2007Movie7.8
The Devil Has a Name
5.3

The Devil Has a Name

2019Movie5.3
Triumph of the Spirit
6.5

Triumph of the Spirit

1989Movie6.5
Wolfen
6.0

Wolfen

1981Movie6.0
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
7.0

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983Movie7.0
America
4.8

America

2011Movie4.8
Go for Sisters
6.0

Go for Sisters

2013Movie6.0
Walkout
5.3

Walkout

2006Movie5.3
Splinter
4.6

Splinter

2006Movie4.6
Aloha Bobby and Rose
6.0

Aloha Bobby and Rose

1975Movie6.0
Selena Remembered
10.0

Selena Remembered

1997Movie10.0
Unity
7.5

Unity

2015Movie7.5
The Judge
5.3

The Judge

2001Movie5.3
La Cerca
10.0

La Cerca

2005Movie10.0
A Million to Juan
5.4

A Million to Juan

1994Movie5.4
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

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

2007Movie
Dead Angle
8.0

Dead Angle

1979Movie8.0
Zoot Suit
6.4

Zoot Suit

1981Movie6.4
Saving Grace
6.4

Saving Grace

1986Movie6.4
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
5.4

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1998Movie5.4
Death in Granada
5.6

Death in Granada

1996Movie5.6
Outlaw Posse
4.7

Outlaw Posse

2024Movie4.7
Seguin

Seguin

1982Movie
The Unfinished Journey
6.5

The Unfinished Journey

1999Movie6.5
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

2002Movie6.5
Maria's Story
9.0

Maria's Story

1991Movie9.0
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

2026Movie
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

2007Movie
Hollywood Confidential
4.4

Hollywood Confidential

1997Movie4.4
The Burning Season
6.3

The Burning Season

1994Movie6.3
Talent for the Game
7.0

Talent for the Game

1991Movie7.0
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
7.0

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998Movie7.0
Windows on the World
3.3

Windows on the World

2019Movie3.3
Imprisoned
4.6

Imprisoned

2019Movie4.6
Zapatista
5.6

Zapatista

1999Movie5.6
The Wall
6.8

The Wall

1998Movie6.8
Chasing Wonders
4.7

Chasing Wonders

2021Movie4.7
Alambrista!
5.9

Alambrista!

1977Movie5.9
300 Miles for Stephanie
7.5

300 Miles for Stephanie

1981Movie7.5
Learning Not to Hurt

Learning Not to Hurt

1993Movie
The Limbic Region
5.8

The Limbic Region

1996Movie5.8
The Nightingale
5.3

The Nightingale

1983Movie5.3
Filly Brown
6.2

Filly Brown

2013Movie6.2
Mirage
3.6

Mirage

1995Movie3.6
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
6.5

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994Movie6.5
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019Movie
Mami Está Aquí
10.0

Mami Está Aquí

2026Movie10.0
Every Night's a Saturday Night
8.0

Every Night's a Saturday Night

2018Movie8.0
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
7.5

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

2017Movie7.5
Walking with Herb
6.0

Walking with Herb

2021Movie6.0
Slave of Dreams
4.3

Slave of Dreams

1995Movie4.3
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

1997Movie
Lives in Hazard
8.5

Lives in Hazard

1994Movie8.5
Roosters
3.8

Roosters

1993Movie3.8
Recycled Life
7.1

Recycled Life

2006Movie7.1
Space Songs: Through the Distance

Space Songs: Through the Distance

2020Movie
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
7.0

Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest

1997Movie7.0
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
6.0

The Princess and the Barrio Boy

2000Movie6.0
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
4.5

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

2019Movie4.5
Monday Nights at Seven

Monday Nights at Seven

2016Movie
Prophecies of the Millennium

Prophecies of the Millennium

1997Movie
The Journey of a Female Comic
6.2

The Journey of a Female Comic

2014Movie6.2
Agave is Life
5.5

Agave is Life

2014Movie5.5
The Eyes of Martin Castillo

The Eyes of Martin Castillo

2018Movie
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

2009Movie
A Bridge Apart

A Bridge Apart

2013Movie
Blue Collar & Buddha

Blue Collar & Buddha

1986Movie
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
7.0

Exile Nation: The Plastic People

2014Movie7.0
Blue Collar & Buddha
8.0

Blue Collar & Buddha

Movie8.0

TV Shows (45)

The Simpsons
8.0

The Simpsons

1989Series8.0
Dexter
8.2

Dexter

2006Series8.2
Blue Bloods
7.8

Blue Bloods

2010Series7.8
The West Wing
8.3

The West Wing

1999Series8.3
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
7.5

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

2013Series7.5
Miami Vice
7.5

Miami Vice

1984Series7.5
Battlestar Galactica
8.2

Battlestar Galactica

2004Series8.2
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1968Series7.2
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Hill Street Blues
7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981Series7.6
Touched by an Angel
7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994Series7.2
Portlandia
6.9

Portlandia

2011Series6.9
Eureka
7.7

Eureka

2006Series7.7
Starsky & Hutch
7.3

Starsky & Hutch

1975Series7.3
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
7.5

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023Series7.5
Cannon
6.7

Cannon

1971Series6.7
The Batman
8.0

The Batman

2004Series8.0
Police Woman
6.4

Police Woman

1974Series6.4
Mayans M.C.
8.0

Mayans M.C.

2018Series8.0
The Magic School Bus
7.7

The Magic School Bus

1994Series7.7
M.I.A.
8.5

M.I.A.

2026Series8.5
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995Series6.3
Kojak
7.2

Kojak

1973Series7.2
Police Story
7.0

Police Story

1973Series7.0
Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982Series8.1
George Lopez
7.5

George Lopez

2002Series7.5
100 Years of Warner Bros.
7.6

100 Years of Warner Bros.

2023Series7.6
Battlestar Galactica
8.2

Battlestar Galactica

2003Series8.2
CHiPs
6.8

CHiPs

1977Series6.8
Bless This Mess
6.1

Bless This Mess

2019Series6.1
Gun
4.6

Gun

1997Series4.6
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996Series4.1
The Real History of Science Fiction
7.0

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014Series7.0
The Fitzpatricks
7.5

The Fitzpatricks

1977Series7.5
American Family
9.0

American Family

2002Series9.0
500 Nations
7.6

500 Nations

1995Series7.6
Dave Navarro's Spread
5.0

Dave Navarro's Spread

2007Series5.0
The Judge
4.5

The Judge

2001Series4.5
Dead Man's Walk
6.0

Dead Man's Walk

1996Series6.0
The Fortunate Pilgrim
6.2

The Fortunate Pilgrim

1988Series6.2
Greetings from Tucson
10.0

Greetings from Tucson

2002Series10.0
E! True Hollywood Story
8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996Series8.1
The Blue Knight
5.0

The Blue Knight

1975Series5.0
Evening in Byzantium

Evening in Byzantium

1978Series
La Californie !
8.0

La Californie !

2023Series8.0