People
Edward James Olmos
- Name: Edward James Olmos
- Birthday: 1947-02-24
- Also known as: Эдвард Джеймс Олмос
- Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Popularity: 17.892
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| One Fast Move as Abel | 2024-08-07 |
| Outlaw Posse as Ossie | 2024-03-01 |
| Chasing Wonders | 2021-06-04 |
| The Blade Runner Phenomenon as Self - Actor (Gaff) | 2021-05-27 |
| Walking with Herb as Joe Amable-Amo | 2021-04-30 |
| The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self | 2020-05-10 |
| Space Songs: Through the Distance as Self | 2020-04-30 |
| Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self | 2019-09-13 |
| Imprisoned as Hospicio | 2019-09-12 |
| The Devil Has a Name as Santiago | 2019-08-04 |
| Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire as Self | 2019-05-01 |
| Windows on the World as Balthazar | 2019-04-28 |
| A Dog's Way Home as Axel | 2019-01-10 |
| The Eyes of Martin Castillo as Martin Castillo (archive footage) | 2018-08-20 |
| Every Night's a Saturday Night as Self | 2018-04-28 |
| Coco as Chicharrón (voice) | 2017-10-27 |
| Blade Runner 2049 as Gaff | 2017-10-04 |
| Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 as Gaff (voice) | 2017-09-26 |
| LA 92 as Himself (archive footage) | 2017-04-28 |
| L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later as Himself | 2017-04-18 |
| Monday Nights at Seven as Charlie | 2016-10-08 |
| Americano as Gayo (voice) | 2016-01-29 |
| Unity as Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
| Exile Nation: The Plastic People as Narrator (voice) | 2014-10-31 |
| Journey of a Female Comic | 2014-05-02 |
| Agave is Life as Narrator (voice) | 2014-03-28 |
| Go for Sisters as Freddy Suárez | 2013-11-08 |
| 2 Guns as Papi Greco | 2013-08-02 |
| Filly Brown as Leandro | 2013-04-19 |
| A Bridge Apart as (Voice) | 2013-01-01 |
| America as Mr. Irving | 2011-03-10 |
| The Green Hornet as Michael Axford | 2011-01-12 |
| I'm Still Here as Edward James Olmos | 2010-09-10 |
| Battlestar Galactica: The Plan as Commander William Adama | 2009-10-27 |
| A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story as Narrator | 2009-02-23 |
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua as Diablo (voice) | 2008-10-03 |
| Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner as Self | 2007-12-18 |
| Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard as Self | 2007-12-03 |
| Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling as Self | 2007-12-03 |
| Battlestar Galactica: Razor as Admiral William Adama | 2007-11-12 |
| Splinter as Captain garcia | 2006-08-17 |
| Walkout as Julian Nava | 2006-03-18 |
| Recycled Life as Narrator | 2006-01-01 |
| La Cerca as Narrator / Old Niño | 2005-05-04 |
| In the Time of the Butterflies as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo | 2001-10-21 |
| The Judge as Judge Armando Acosta | 2001-05-06 |
| The Princess and the Barrio Boy as Nestor Garcia | 2000-12-08 |
| Gossip as Detective Curtis | 2000-04-21 |
| The Road to El Dorado as Chief (voice) | 2000-03-31 |
| The Unfinished Journey as Narrator (voice) | 1999-12-31 |
| Bonanno: A Godfather's Story as Gaspar DiGregario (Young) | 1999-07-25 |
| Zapatista as Narrator (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
| The Wall as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder") | 1998-05-24 |
| The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Det. Anthony Piscotti | 1998-02-01 |
| The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Vamanos | 1998-01-23 |
| The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca as Roberto Lozano | 1997-09-12 |
| 12 Angry Men as Juror 11 | 1997-08-17 |
| Hollywood Confidential as Stan Navarro, Sr. | 1997-04-14 |
| Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist | 1997-04-14 |
| Selena Remembered as Narrator (voice) | 1997-04-01 |
| Selena as Abraham Quintanilla | 1997-03-21 |
| Death in Granada | 1996-11-09 |
| The Limbic Region as Lucca | 1996-06-30 |
| Caught as Joe | 1996-01-24 |
| Mirage as Matteo Juarez | 1995-11-21 |
| My Family as Paco | 1995-05-03 |
| Slave of Dreams | 1995-01-01 |
| The Burning Season as Wilson Pinheiro | 1994-09-17 |
| Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills as Jose Menendez | 1994-05-22 |
| A Million to Juan as The Angel | 1994-05-15 |
| Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) | 1994-05-13 |
| Lives in Hazard as self | 1994-04-08 |
| Roosters as Gallo Morales | 1993-01-01 |
| American Me as Montoya Santana | 1992-03-13 |
| Talent for the Game as Virgil Sweet | 1991-04-26 |
| Maria's Story as José Serrano (voice) | 1990-09-01 |
| The Earth Day Special as Hospital Director | 1990-04-22 |
| Triumph of the Spirit as Gypsy | 1989-12-08 |
| Stand and Deliver as Jaime A. Escalante | 1988-03-11 |
| Blue Collar & Buddha as Narrator | 1986-07-11 |
| Saving Grace as Ciolino | 1986-05-02 |
| The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez as Gregorio Cortez | 1983-08-19 |
| The Nightingale as Prime Minister | 1983-05-10 |
| Blade Runner as Gaff | 1982-06-25 |
| Seguin as Gen. Santa Anna | 1982-01-26 |
| Zoot Suit as El Pachuco | 1981-10-02 |
| Wolfen as Eddie Holt | 1981-07-24 |
| 300 Miles for Stephanie as Art Vela | 1981-01-12 |
| Virus as Captain Lopez | 1980-06-26 |
| Dead Angle | 1979-07-04 |
| Evening in Byzantium as Angelo | 1978-08-14 |
| Alambrista! as 1st Drunk | 1977-10-16 |
| Aloha, Bobby and Rose as Chicano #1 | 1975-04-29 |
