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.
★7.6
MOVIE2017
Blade Runner 2049
as Gaff
★8.2
MOVIE2017
Coco
as Chicharrón (voice)
★6.4
MOVIE2026
Office Romance
as Captain Jack Cruz
★7.9
MOVIE1982
Blade Runner
as Gaff
★7.3
MOVIE2000
The Road to El Dorado
as Chief (voice)
★6.5
MOVIE2013
2 Guns
as Papi Greco
★6.7
MOVIE2024
One Fast Move
as Abel
★7.7
MOVIE1997
12 Angry Men
as Juror 11
★7.4
MOVIE2019
A Dog's Way Home
as Axel
★5.6
MOVIE2011
The Green Hornet
as Michael Axford
★5.4
MOVIE2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Diablo (voice)
★6.0
MOVIE1981
Wolfen
as Eddie Holt
★5.7
MOVIE1996
Caught
as Joe
★7.4
MOVIE1992
American Me
as Montoya Santana
★7.7
MOVIE1997
Selena
as Abraham Quintanilla
★6.8
MOVIE2009
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
as Commander William Adama
★7.2
MOVIE2007
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
as Admiral William Adama
★6.1
MOVIE1990
The Earth Day Special
as Hospital Director
★6.0
MOVIE2010
I'm Still Here
as Edward James Olmos
★7.7
MOVIE1988
Stand and Deliver
as Jaime A. Escalante
★6.5
MOVIE1989
Triumph of the Spirit
as Gypsy
★7.4
MOVIE1995
My Family
as Paco
★7.1
MOVIE2017
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
as Gaff (voice)
★5.3
MOVIE2019
The Devil Has a Name
as Santiago
★5.8
MOVIE2000
Gossip
as Detective Curtis
★5.3
MOVIE2016
Americano
as Gayo (voice)
★6.3
MOVIE1980
Virus
as Captain Lopez
★4.8
MOVIE2011
America
as Mr. Irving
MOVIE1989
Miami Vice: Freefall
as Lt. Martin Castillo
★5.3
MOVIE1983
The Nightingale
as Prime Minister
★5.4
MOVIE1994
A Million to Juan
as The Angel
MOVIE1982
Seguin
as Gen. Santa Anna
★7.6
MOVIE2015
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
★3.6
MOVIE1995
Mirage
as Matteo Juarez
★7.0
MOVIE1983
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Gregorio Cortez
★6.5
MOVIE1999
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
★4.4
MOVIE1997
Hollywood Confidential
as Stan Navarro, Sr.
★6.3
MOVIE1994
The Burning Season
as Wilson Pinheiro
★4.5
MOVIE2006
Splinter
as Captain garcia
★6.4
MOVIE1986
Saving Grace
as Ciolino
★6.9
MOVIE2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as Self
★4.4
MOVIE1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
★5.2
MOVIE1999
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
as Salvatore Maranzano
★3.3
MOVIE2019
Windows on the World
as Balthazar
★8.0
MOVIE1979
Dead Angle
★5.5
MOVIE1996
Death in Granada
as Roberto Lozano
★5.3
MOVIE2006
Walkout
as Julian Nava
★10.0
MOVIE1997
Selena Remembered
as Narrator (voice)
★6.3
MOVIE2001
In the Time of the Butterflies
as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
★6.0
MOVIE2013
Go for Sisters
as Freddy Suárez
★6.0
MOVIE1975
Aloha Bobby and Rose
as Chicano #1
MOVIE2026
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
as Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
★6.2
MOVIE2013
Filly Brown
as Leandro
★5.4
MOVIE1998
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Det. Anthony Piscotti
★7.8
MOVIE2007
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE2021
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
as Self - Actor (Gaff)
★10.0
MOVIE2026
Mami Está Aquí
as Mr. Jimenez
★7.7
MOVIE2017
LA 92
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1991
Talent for the Game
as Virgil Sweet
★4.7
MOVIE2024
Outlaw Posse
as Ossie
★10.0
MOVIE2005
La Cerca
as Narrator / Old Niño
★5.8
MOVIE1996
The Limbic Region
as Lucca
MOVIE1997
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
★7.0
MOVIE1998
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Vamanos
★6.4
MOVIE1981
Zoot Suit
as El Pachuco
MOVIE2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
★4.6
MOVIE2019
Imprisoned
as Hospicio
★5.3
MOVIE2001
The Judge
as Judge Armando Acosta
★5.9
MOVIE1977
Alambrista!
as 1st Drunk
★9.0
MOVIE1991
Maria's Story
as José Serrano (voice)
★7.1
MOVIE2006
Recycled Life
as Self - Narrator (voice)
★4.3
MOVIE1995
Slave of Dreams
as Potiphar
★7.5
MOVIE1981
300 Miles for Stephanie
as Art Vela
★6.0
MOVIE2021
Walking with Herb
as Joe Amable-Amo
★6.0
MOVIE2000
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
as Nestor Garcia
★6.3
MOVIE1994
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Jose Menendez
★6.2
MOVIE2014
The Journey of a Female Comic
MOVIE2016
Monday Nights at Seven
as Charlie
★6.8
MOVIE1998
The Wall
as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
★4.7
MOVIE2021
Chasing Wonders
as Luis
MOVIE1993
Learning Not to Hurt
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
★3.8
MOVIE1993
Roosters
as Gallo Morales
★8.5
MOVIE1994
Lives in Hazard
as self
★5.6
MOVIE1999
Zapatista
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE1986
Blue Collar & Buddha
as Narrator
MOVIE2007
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
as Self
MOVIE2007
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
as Self
MOVIE2013
A Bridge Apart
as (Voice)
MOVIE1997
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
as Narrator
MOVIE2018
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
MOVIE2020
Space Songs: Through the Distance
as Self
MOVIE1997
Prophecies of the Millennium
as Host
★8.0
MOVIETBA
Blue Collar & Buddha
★7.0
MOVIE2014
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
as Narrator (voice)
★4.5
MOVIE2019
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2018
Every Night's a Saturday Night
as Self
★7.5
MOVIE2017
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE2014
Agave is Life
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE2009
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
as Narrator