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 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.
Known For
Acting
1982
asGaff
2001
asRafael Leónidas Trujillo
2010
asEdward James Olmos
2007
asSelf
2007
asSelf
1997
asJuror 11
1992
asMontoya Santana
1978
asAngelo
1994
asMusician at Barbecue (uncredited)
2011
asMichael Axford
1991
asVirgil Sweet
1988
asJaime A. Escalante
2008
asDiablo (voice)
1980
asCaptain Lopez
as 
1997
asAbraham Quintanilla
2006
asCaptain garcia
1995
asPaco
1996
asJoe
2000
asDetective Curtis
2007
asAdmiral William Adama
2013
asLeandro
1997
asNarrator (voice)
1981
asEl Pachuco
2007
asSelf
2006
asNarrator
1997
asStan Navarro, Sr.
1977
as1st Drunk
1998
asVamanos
2024
asOssie
2009
asCommander William Adama
1986
asNarrator
1999
asNarrator (voice)
2014
asNarrator (voice)
2013
asPapi Greco
2001
asJudge Armando Acosta
2013
asFreddy Suárez
1997
asRoberto Lozano
1995
asMatteo Juarez
1983
asGregorio Cortez
1995
as
2014
as
2016
asGayo (voice)
1979
as
1999
asGaspar DiGregario (Young)
1994
asThe Angel
1994
asJose Menendez
1993
asGallo Morales
2005
asNarrator / Old Niño
1982
asGen. Santa Anna
1998
asDet. Anthony Piscotti
1989
asGypsy
1998
asCol. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
1994
asself
2015
asNarrator (voice)
2011
asMr. Irving
1996
asLucca
2024
asAbel
1990
asJosé Serrano (voice)
1975
asChicano #1
1990
asHospital Director
1996
as
2006
asJulian Nava
2013
as(Voice)
2000
asChief (voice)
1983
asPrime Minister
2000
asNestor Garcia
2017
asGaff
2017
asSelf (archive footage)
2017
asChicharrón (voice)
1986
asCiolino
2017
asHimself
2017
asGaff (voice)
2019
asSantiago
2019
asAxel
2009
asNarrator
2018
asMartin Castillo (archive footage)
2019
asBalthazar
1981
asArt Vela
1994
asWilson Pinheiro
2018
asSelf
2021
as
2019
asSelf
2019
asHospicio
1981
asEddie Holt
2014
asNarrator (voice)
2020
asSelf
2020
asSelf
2016
asCharlie
2019
asSelf
1999
asNarrator (voice)
2021
asJoe Amable-Amo
2021
asSelf - Actor (Gaff)
1997
asSelf - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
1989
asLieutenant Martin Castillo
1997
asFather Santos
asCaptain Jack Cruz
as
asRoberto Mendoza
asJulio Gutierez
asDancer
asWilliam Adama
asChief Rojas (voice)
as
asMr. Vega
as
asPaco
asPrime Minister
as
as
asFather Santos
as
as
asJess Gonzalez
as 
asDon Vasquez
asJames Gellar
asClemente (as Ed Olmos)
asMartin Castillo
asCaptain Salazar
asRobert Gonzales
asFirst sled dog
asPriest
asSelf
as(voice)
asSelf - Actor
asCommander William Adama
asCommander Adama
asRey Emiliano (voice)
asEl Murcielago (voice)
asJimenez (voice)
asFelipe Reyes
asSelf
asEdward James Olmos
asMolecule Man (voice)
asPit Master (voice)
asHimself
asProf. James Gellar
asRandy
asCol. Victor Walls
asFrank Corbo
asJudge Armando Acosti
Production
1992
as1997
as2013
as1983
as2013
as2019
as
2024
asCrew
Directing
1992
as2009
as2006
as2019
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