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.
Filmography
all 141
Movies 95
TV Shows 46
self 19
Narrator 11
Voice 8
Director 3
Creator 1
Outlaw Posse (2024)
La Californie ! (2023)
100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023)
Chasing Wonders (2021)
The Blade Runner Phenomenon (2021)
Walking with Herb (2021)
Chaparreando (2020)
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II (2020)
Space Songs: Through the Distance (2020)
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019)
Imprisoned (2019)
The Devil Has a Name (2019)
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire (2019)
Windows on the World (2019)
A Dog's Way Home (2019)
Mayans M.C. (2018)
The Eyes of Martin Castillo (2018)
Every Night's a Saturday Night (2018)
Coco (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017)
LA 92 (2017)
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later (2017)
Monday Nights at Seven (2016)
Americano (2016)
Unity (2015)
The Art of Human Salvage (2015)
Energizing Our World (2015)
Exile Nation: The Plastic People (2014)
Journey of a Female Comic (2014)
The Real History of Science Fiction (2014)
Agave is Life (2014)
Go for Sisters (2013)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
2 Guns (2013)
Filly Brown (2013)
A Bridge Apart (2013)
America (2011)
Portlandia (2011)
The Green Hornet (2011)
I'm Still Here (2010)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story (2009)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner' (2007)
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (2007)
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (2007)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks (2007)
Dave Navarro's Spread (2007)
Dexter (2006)
Discovery Atlas (2006)
Splinter (2006)
Eureka (2006)
Walkout (2006)
Recycled Life (2006)
La Cerca (2005)
Battlestar Galactica (2004)
The Batman (2004)
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Greetings From Tucson (2002)
George Lopez (2002)
American Family (2002)
In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)
The Judge (2001)
The Judge (2001)
The Princess and the Barrio Boy (2000)
Gossip (2000)
The Road to El Dorado (2000)
The Unfinished Journey (1999)
The West Wing (1999)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
Zapatista (1999)
The Wall (1998)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest (1997)
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (1997)
12 Angry Men (1997)
The Living Edens (1997)
Hollywood Confidential (1997)
Gun (1997)
Selena Remembered (1997)
Selena (1997)
Death in Granada (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
The Limbic Region (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
Dead Man's Walk (1996)
Caught (1996)
Mirage (1995)
My Family (1995)
500 Nations (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
Slave of Dreams (1995)
The Burning Season (1994)
The Magic School Bus (1994)
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994)
A Million to Juan (1994)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
Lives in Hazard (1994)
Babylon 5 (1994)
Roosters (1993)
American Me (1992)
Talent for the Game (1991)
Maria's Story (1990)
The Earth Day Special (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988)
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Blue Collar & Buddha (1986)
Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn (1986)
Saving Grace (1986)
Miami Vice (1984)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
The Nightingale (1983)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Seguin (1982)
Zoot Suit (1981)
Wolfen (1981)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
300 Miles for Stephanie (1981)
Virus (1980)
Dead Angle (1979)
Evening in Byzantium (1978)
Alambrista! (1977)
CHiPs (1977)
Rafferty (1977)
The Fitzpatricks (1977)
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
The Blue Knight (1975)
Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975)
Police Woman (1974)
Kojak (1973)
Police Story (1973)
Cannon (1971)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Blue Collar & Buddha
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1947-02-24 (77 years old)
Birth NameEdward Olmos
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
RelationshipsLorraine Bracco (1994-01-01 - 2002-01-01), Kaija Keel (1971-01-01 - 1992-01-01)
SpouseLymari Nadal
CitizenshipsMexico, United States of America
Also Known AsЭдвард Джеймс Олмос
AwardsOhtli Award, Mary Pickford Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television, Theatre World Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
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