Edward James Olmos
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-02-24 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known As
Эдвард Джеймс Олмос
ادوراد جیمز اولموس
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
as Gaff
2001
as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
2010
as Edward James Olmos
2007
2007
1997
as Juror 11
1992
as Montoya Santana
1978
as Angelo
1994
as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
2011
as Michael Axford
1991
as Virgil Sweet
1988
as Jaime A. Escalante
2008
as Diablo (voice)
1980
as Captain Lopez
1997
as Abraham Quintanilla
2006
as Captain garcia
1995
as Paco
1996
as Joe
2000
as Detective Curtis
2007
as Admiral William Adama
2013
as Leandro
1997
as Narrator (voice)
1981
as El Pachuco
2007
2006
as Narrator
1997
as Stan Navarro, Sr.
1977
as 1st Drunk
1998
as Vamanos
2024
as Ossie
2009
as Commander William Adama
1986
as Narrator
1999
as Narrator (voice)
2014
as Narrator (voice)
2013
as Papi Greco
2001
as Judge Armando Acosta
2013
as Freddy Suárez
1995
as Matteo Juarez
1983
as Gregorio Cortez
1995
2016
as Gayo (voice)
1979
1999
as Gaspar DiGregario (Young)
1994
as The Angel
1994
as Jose Menendez
1993
as Gallo Morales
2005
as Narrator / Old Niño
1982
as Gen. Santa Anna
1998
as Det. Anthony Piscotti
1989
as Gypsy
1998
as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
1994
as self
2015
as Narrator (voice)
2011
as Mr. Irving
1996
as Lucca
2024
as Abel
1991
as José Serrano (voice)
1975
as Chicano #1
1990
as Hospital Director
1996
2006
as Julian Nava
2013
as (Voice)
2000
as Chief (voice)
1983
as Prime Minister
2000
as Nestor Garcia
2017
as Gaff
2017
as Self (archive footage)
2017
as Chicharrón (voice)
1986
as Ciolino
2017
as Himself
2017
as Gaff (voice)
2019
as Santiago
2019
as Axel
2009
2018
as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
2019
as Balthazar
1981
as Art Vela
1994
as Wilson Pinheiro
2018
2021
as Luis
2019
2019
as Hospicio
1981
as Eddie Holt
2014
as Narrator (voice)
2020
2020
2016
as Charlie
2019
1999
as Narrator (voice)
2021
as Joe Amable-Amo
2021
as Self - Actor (Gaff)
1997
as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
1989
as Lieutenant Martin Castillo
1997
as Father Santos
-
as Captain Jack Cruz
1997
as Host
1985
as Lieutenant Martin Castillo
1993
as Self
Production
1992
as Director
2009
as Director
2006
as Director
1992
as Producer
1997
as Producer
2019
as Director
2013
as Producer
1983
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Associate Producer
2013
as Executive Producer
2019
as Producer
2024
as Executive Producer
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