Edward James Olmos
Acting
Born: Feb 24, 1947
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlaw Posse | Ossie | 2024 | 4.6 |
| Filly Brown | Leandro | 2013 | 6.2 |
| The Green Hornet | Michael Axford | 2011 | 5.596 |
| I'm Still Here | Edward James Olmos | 2010 | 6.0 |
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Diablo (voice) | 2008 | 5.375 |
| Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard | Self | 2007 | — |
| Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling | Self | 2007 | — |
| Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Admiral William Adama | 2007 | 7.188 |
| Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Self | 2007 | 7.8 |
| Splinter | Captain garcia | 2006 | 4.529 |
| Recycled Life | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2006 | 7.143 |
| In the Time of the Butterflies | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo | 2001 | 6.305 |
| Gossip | Detective Curtis | 2000 | 5.8 |
| The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Vamanos | 1998 | 6.958 |
| 12 Angry Men | Juror 11 | 1997 | 7.68 |
| Selena | Abraham Quintanilla | 1997 | 7.692 |
| Selena Remembered | Narrator (voice) | 1997 | 10.0 |
| Hollywood Confidential | Stan Navarro, Sr. | 1997 | 4.444 |
| Caught | Joe | 1996 | 5.648 |
| My Family | Paco | 1995 | 7.405 |
| Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) | 1994 | 4.375 |
| American Me | Montoya Santana | 1992 | 7.389 |
| Talent for the Game | Virgil Sweet | 1991 | 7.0 |
| Stand and Deliver | Jaime A. Escalante | 1988 | 7.642 |
| Blade Runner | Gaff | 1982 | 7.939 |
| Zoot Suit | El Pachuco | 1981 | 6.432 |
| Virus | Captain Lopez | 1980 | 6.347 |
| Evening in Byzantium | Angelo | 1978 | 8.0 |
| Alambrista! | 1st Drunk | 1977 | 5.833 |
| Blue Collar & Buddha | 8.0 | ||
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1947 |
| From | Los Angeles, California, … |