Edward James Olmos

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

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

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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

  • Coco

    Coco

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Eureka

    Eureka

  • Blade Runner 2049

    Blade Runner 2049

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • The Batman

    The Batman

  • 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

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Mayans M.C.

    Mayans M.C.

  • Blade Runner

    Blade Runner

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • 2 Guns

    2 Guns

  • The Road to El Dorado

    The Road to El Dorado

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • One Fast Move

    One Fast Move

  • The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • American Me

    American Me

  • Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

    Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua

  • Americano

    Americano

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

  • Talent for the Game

    Talent for the Game

  • Selena

    Selena

  • Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

    Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

  • The Green Hornet

    The Green Hornet

  • Stand and Deliver

    Stand and Deliver

  • George Lopez

    George Lopez

  • Aloha, Bobby and Rose

    Aloha, Bobby and Rose

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

    L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

  • The Devil Has a Name

    The Devil Has a Name

  • Dead Man's Walk

    Dead Man's Walk

  • Wolfen

    Wolfen

  • Bless This Mess

    Bless This Mess

  • American Family

    American Family

  • Lives in Hazard

    Lives in Hazard

  • Death in Granada

    Death in Granada

  • Saving Grace

    Saving Grace

  • Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

    Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

  • Virus

    Virus

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Windows on the World

    Windows on the World

  • Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

    Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

  • A Million to Juan

    A Million to Juan

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • A Dog's Way Home

    A Dog's Way Home

  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

    Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

  • The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

    The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

  • Alambrista!

    Alambrista!

  • Monday Nights at Seven

    Monday Nights at Seven

  • Agave is Life

    Agave is Life

  • Splinter

    Splinter

  • Zapatista

    Zapatista

  • Dave Navarro's Spread

    Dave Navarro's Spread

  • I'm Still Here

    I'm Still Here

  • Evening in Byzantium

    Evening in Byzantium

  • Go for Sisters

    Go for Sisters

  • Gossip

    Gossip

  • 300 Miles for Stephanie

    300 Miles for Stephanie

  • The Fitzpatricks

    The Fitzpatricks

  • Triumph of the Spirit

    Triumph of the Spirit

  • Greetings from Tucson

    Greetings from Tucson

  • Walking with Herb

    Walking with Herb

  • Chasing Wonders

    Chasing Wonders

  • Zoot Suit

    Zoot Suit

  • Dead Angle

    Dead Angle

  • 500 Nations

    500 Nations

  • Walkout

    Walkout

  • In the Time of the Butterflies

    In the Time of the Butterflies

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • The Nightingale

    The Nightingale

  • Imprisoned

    Imprisoned

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

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

  • Hollywood Confidential

    Hollywood Confidential

  • The Fortunate Pilgrim

    The Fortunate Pilgrim

  • Maria's Story

    Maria's Story

  • The Blue Knight

    The Blue Knight

  • My Family

    My Family

  • The Unfinished Journey

    The Unfinished Journey

  • Caught

    Caught

  • The Wall

    The Wall

  • LA 92

    LA 92

  • Outlaw Posse

    Outlaw Posse

  • Slave of Dreams

    Slave of Dreams

  • Gun

    Gun

  • Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

    Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

  • Mirage

    Mirage

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The Burning Season

    The Burning Season

  • Selena Remembered

    Selena Remembered

  • Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’

    Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’

  • The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

    The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

  • La Californie !

    La Californie !

  • Filly Brown

    Filly Brown

  • Office Romance

    Office Romance

  • The Journey of a Female Comic

    The Journey of a Female Comic

  • Seguin

    Seguin

  • Battlestar Galactica: Razor

    Battlestar Galactica: Razor

  • Every Night's a Saturday Night

    Every Night's a Saturday Night

  • Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

    Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

  • America

    America

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

    Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

  • Roosters

    Roosters

  • The Blade Runner Phenomenon

    The Blade Runner Phenomenon

  • The Princess and the Barrio Boy

    The Princess and the Barrio Boy

  • The Limbic Region

    The Limbic Region

  • Gun

    Gun

  • Learning Not To Hurt

    Learning Not To Hurt

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • Space Songs: Through the Distance

    Space Songs: Through the Distance

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

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

  • The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

  • La Cerca

    La Cerca

  • Blue Collar & Buddha

    Blue Collar & Buddha

  • Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest

    Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest

  • Prophecies of the Millennium

    Prophecies of the Millennium

  • A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

    A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

  • Blue Collar & Buddha

    Blue Collar & Buddha

  • Recycled Life

    Recycled Life

  • Exile Nation: The Plastic People

    Exile Nation: The Plastic People

  • The Eyes of Martin Castillo

    The Eyes of Martin Castillo

  • A Bridge Apart

    A Bridge Apart