Edward James Olmos

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-02-24 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Edward James Olmos

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 ...

Acting

1982

2001

In the Time of the Butterflies

as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo

2010

I'm Still Here

as Edward James Olmos

1997

12 Angry Men

as Juror 11

1992

American Me

as Montoya Santana

1994

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)

2011

The Green Hornet

as Michael Axford

1991

Talent for the Game

as Virgil Sweet

1988

Stand and Deliver

as Jaime A. Escalante

2008

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

as Diablo (voice)

1980

Virus

as Captain Lopez

1997

Selena

as Abraham Quintanilla

2006

Splinter

as Captain garcia

1995

My Family

as Paco

1996

Caught

as Joe

2000

Gossip

as Detective Curtis

2007

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

as Admiral William Adama

2013

Filly Brown

as Leandro

1997

Selena Remembered

as Narrator (voice)

1981

Zoot Suit

as El Pachuco

2006

Recycled Life

as Narrator

1997

Hollywood Confidential

as Stan Navarro, Sr.

1977

Alambrista!

as 1st Drunk

2024

Outlaw Posse

as Ossie

2009

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

as Commander William Adama

1986

1999

Zapatista

as Narrator (voice)

2014

2013

2 Guns

as Papi Greco

2001

The Judge

as Judge Armando Acosta

2013

Go for Sisters

as Freddy Suárez

1995

Mirage

as Matteo Juarez

1983

2016

Americano

as Gayo (voice)

1999

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

as Gaspar DiGregario (Young)

1994

A Million to Juan

as The Angel

1993

Roosters

as Gallo Morales

2005

La Cerca

as Narrator / Old Niño

1982

Seguin

as Gen. Santa Anna

1998

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

as Det. Anthony Piscotti

1998

The Wall

as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")

1994

2015

Unity

as Narrator (voice)

2011

America

as Mr. Irving

1996

2024

1991

Maria's Story

as José Serrano (voice)

1975

1990

The Earth Day Special

as Hospital Director

2006

Walkout

as Julian Nava

2013

A Bridge Apart

as (Voice)

2000

The Road to El Dorado

as Chief (voice)

1983

The Nightingale

as Prime Minister

2017

LA 92

as Self (archive footage)

2017

Coco

as Chicharrón (voice)

1986

Saving Grace

as Ciolino

2017

2019

2019

2018

The Eyes of Martin Castillo

as Martin Castillo (archive footage)

2019

1994

The Burning Season

as Wilson Pinheiro

2021

2019

Imprisoned

as Hospicio

1981

Wolfen

as Eddie Holt

2014

Agave is Life

as Narrator (voice)

1999

The Unfinished Journey

as Narrator (voice)

2021

Walking with Herb

as Joe Amable-Amo

2021

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

as Self - Actor (Gaff)

1997

Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist

1989

Miami Vice: Freefall

as Lieutenant Martin Castillo

1997

Gun

as Father Santos

-

Office Romance

as Captain Jack Cruz

1985

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

as Lieutenant Martin Castillo

Production

1992

American Me

as Director

2006

Walkout

as Director

1992

American Me

as Producer

1997

2019

2013

Go for Sisters

as Producer

1983

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

as Original Music Composer

1983

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

as Associate Producer

2013

Filly Brown

as Executive Producer

2019

2024

Say a Little Prayer

as Executive Producer

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