Edward James Olmos

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

144

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-02-24 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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

  • Dexter

    Dexter

  • Dexter

    Dexter

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Coco

    Coco

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Blade Runner 2049

    Blade Runner 2049

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Selena

    Selena

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Eureka

    Eureka

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Blade Runner

    Blade Runner

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • The Batman

    The Batman

  • Mayans M.C.

    Mayans M.C.

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Unity

    Unity

  • The Road to El Dorado

    The Road to El Dorado

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • Zapatista

    Zapatista

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • 2 Guns

    2 Guns

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

    The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • One Fast Move

    One Fast Move

  • LA 92

    LA 92

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • Stand and Deliver

    Stand and Deliver

  • American Me

    American Me

  • The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

    The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

  • Saving Grace

    Saving Grace

  • The Green Hornet

    The Green Hornet

  • My Family

    My Family

  • Splinter

    Splinter

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua

  • Gossip

    Gossip

  • Mirage

    Mirage

  • Imprisoned

    Imprisoned

  • Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

    Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

  • Alambrista!

    Alambrista!

  • Wolfen

    Wolfen

  • A Dog's Way Home

    A Dog's Way Home

  • Zoot Suit

    Zoot Suit

  • Filly Brown

    Filly Brown

  • Walkout

    Walkout

  • The Wall

    The Wall

  • Virus

    Virus

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • American Family

    American Family

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • George Lopez

    George Lopez

  • The Nightingale

    The Nightingale

  • America

    America

  • Caught

    Caught

  • Hollywood Confidential

    Hollywood Confidential

  • Chasing Wonders

    Chasing Wonders

  • Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

    Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

    Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

  • Triumph of the Spirit

    Triumph of the Spirit

  • Bless This Mess

    Bless This Mess

  • The Devil Has a Name

    The Devil Has a Name

  • Office Romance

    Office Romance

  • Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

    Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

  • Roosters

    Roosters

  • I'm Still Here

    I'm Still Here

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

  • Americano

    Americano

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • In the Time of the Butterflies

    In the Time of the Butterflies

  • Dead Angle

    Dead Angle

  • Aloha Bobby and Rose

    Aloha Bobby and Rose

  • 300 Miles for Stephanie

    300 Miles for Stephanie

  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

  • A Million to Juan

    A Million to Juan

  • Seguin

    Seguin

  • Outlaw Posse

    Outlaw Posse

  • The Fortunate Pilgrim

    The Fortunate Pilgrim

  • Maria's Story

    Maria's Story

  • Death in Granada

    Death in Granada

  • L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

    L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

  • The Fitzpatricks

    The Fitzpatricks

  • Battlestar Galactica: Razor

    Battlestar Galactica: Razor

  • Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

    Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

  • Talent for the Game

    Talent for the Game

  • Walking with Herb

    Walking with Herb

  • Dead Man's Walk

    Dead Man's Walk

  • Windows on the World

    Windows on the World

  • Every Night's a Saturday Night

    Every Night's a Saturday Night

  • Evening in Byzantium

    Evening in Byzantium

  • Monday Nights at Seven

    Monday Nights at Seven

  • The Journey of a Female Comic

    The Journey of a Female Comic

  • Slave of Dreams

    Slave of Dreams

  • The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

    The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

  • Go for Sisters

    Go for Sisters

  • Gun

    Gun

  • The Burning Season

    The Burning Season

  • Dave Navarro's Spread

    Dave Navarro's Spread

  • The Blue Knight

    The Blue Knight

  • Lives in Hazard

    Lives in Hazard

  • Selena Remembered

    Selena Remembered

  • 500 Nations

    500 Nations

  • The Unfinished Journey

    The Unfinished Journey

  • The Princess and the Barrio Boy

    The Princess and the Barrio Boy

  • Greetings from Tucson

    Greetings from Tucson

  • The Limbic Region

    The Limbic Region

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • The Blade Runner Phenomenon

    The Blade Runner Phenomenon

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

    Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

  • A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

    A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • La Californie !

    La Californie !

  • The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

  • Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

    Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

  • Space Songs: Through the Distance

    Space Songs: Through the Distance

  • Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

    Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • Recycled Life

    Recycled Life

  • Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

    Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

  • Prophecies of the Millennium

    Prophecies of the Millennium

  • Blue Collar & Buddha

    Blue Collar & Buddha

  • Agave is Life

    Agave is Life

  • Exile Nation: The Plastic People

    Exile Nation: The Plastic People

  • Blue Collar & Buddha

    Blue Collar & Buddha

  • A Bridge Apart

    A Bridge Apart

  • Learning Not To Hurt

    Learning Not To Hurt

  • La Cerca

    La Cerca

  • Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest

    Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest

  • The Eyes of Martin Castillo

    The Eyes of Martin Castillo