Cast
Edward James Olmos
Acting
Cast
Edward James Olmos
Known for
Acting
Born
1947-02-24
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as ادوراد جیمز اولموس
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.
Coco
as Chicharrón (voice)
Blade Runner 2049
as Gaff
Blade Runner
as Gaff
The Road to El Dorado
as Chief (voice)
2 Guns
as Papi Greco
Office Romance
as Captain Jack Cruz
The Green Hornet
as Michael Axford
12 Angry Men
as Juror 11
American Me
as Montoya Santana
A Dog's Way Home
as Axel
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Selena
as Abraham Quintanilla
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Diablo (voice)
Gossip
as Detective Curtis
Caught
as Joe
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
as Gaff (voice)
Stand and Deliver
as Jaime A. Escalante
One Fast Move
as Abel
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
as Commander William Adama
I'm Still Here
as Edward James Olmos
The Earth Day Special
as Hospital Director
LA 92
as Self (archive footage)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
as Admiral William Adama
Wolfen
as Eddie Holt
Virus
as Captain Lopez
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
Walkout
as Julian Nava
Saving Grace
as Ciolino
The Wall
as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
The Judge
as Judge Armando Acosta
Dead Angle
The Devil Has a Name
as Santiago
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as Self
Zoot Suit
as El Pachuco
My Family
as Paco
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
as Salvatore Maranzano
Outlaw Posse
as Ossie
Triumph of the Spirit
as Gypsy
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
Seguin
as Gen. Santa Anna
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Det. Anthony Piscotti
Americano
as Gayo (voice)
In the Time of the Butterflies
as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
Chasing Wonders
as Luis
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Evening in Byzantium
as Angelo
A Million to Juan
as The Angel
Every Night's a Saturday Night
as Self
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Jose Menendez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Gregorio Cortez
America
as Mr. Irving
Aloha Bobby and Rose
as Chicano #1
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Vamanos
Hollywood Confidential
as Stan Navarro, Sr.
Go for Sisters
as Freddy Suárez
The Nightingale
as Prime Minister
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
La Cerca
as Narrator / Old Niño
The Burning Season
as Wilson Pinheiro
Imprisoned
as Hospicio
Windows on the World
as Balthazar
Talent for the Game
as Virgil Sweet
Death in Granada
as Roberto Lozano
Zapatista
as Narrator (voice)
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
as Self - Actor (Gaff)
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
as Self
Splinter
as Captain garcia
Walking with Herb
as Joe Amable-Amo
300 Miles for Stephanie
as Art Vela
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
as Self
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
as Self
Filly Brown
as Leandro
Mirage
as Matteo Juarez
Roosters
as Gallo Morales
The Limbic Region
as Lucca
Alambrista!
as 1st Drunk
Slave of Dreams
as Potiphar
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
as Nestor Garcia
Monday Nights at Seven
as Charlie
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
as Himself
Lives in Hazard
as self
Prophecies of the Millennium
as Host
Space Songs: Through the Distance
as Self
Maria's Story
as José Serrano (voice)
The Journey of a Female Comic
Miami Vice: Freefall
as Lt. Martin Castillo
Recycled Life
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Selena Remembered
as Narrator (voice)
Agave is Life
as Narrator (voice)
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
as Narrator
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
as Narrator
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
as Narrator (voice)
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
as Narrator (voice)
Learning Not To Hurt
as Self
A Bridge Apart
as (Voice)
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Blue Collar & Buddha
as Narrator