Edward James Olmos
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-02-24
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.
Also Known For
Blade Runner
Jun 25, 1982
In the Time of the Butterflies
Oct 21, 2001
I'm Still Here
Sep 10, 2010
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Dec 03, 2007
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Dec 03, 2007
12 Angry Men
Aug 17, 1997
American Me
Mar 13, 1992
Evening in Byzantium
Aug 14, 1978
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
May 13, 1994
The Green Hornet
Jan 12, 2011
Talent for the Game
Apr 26, 1991
Stand and Deliver
Mar 11, 1988
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Oct 03, 2008
Virus
Jun 26, 1980
Blue Collar & Buddha
Selena
Mar 21, 1997
Splinter
Aug 17, 2006
My Family
May 03, 1995
Caught
Jan 24, 1996
Gossip
Apr 21, 2000
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Nov 12, 2007
Filly Brown
Apr 19, 2013
Selena Remembered
Apr 01, 1997
Zoot Suit
Oct 02, 1981
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Dec 18, 2007
Recycled Life
Jan 01, 2006
Hollywood Confidential
Apr 14, 1997
Alambrista!
Oct 16, 1977
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Jan 23, 1998
Outlaw Posse
Mar 01, 2024
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Oct 27, 2009
Blue Collar & Buddha
Jul 11, 1986
Zapatista
Jan 01, 1999
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Oct 31, 2014
2 Guns
Aug 02, 2013
The Judge
May 06, 2001
Go for Sisters
Nov 08, 2013
Mirage
Nov 21, 1995
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Aug 19, 1983
Slave of Dreams
Jan 01, 1995
The Journey of a Female Comic
May 16, 2014
Americano
Jan 29, 2016
Dead Angle
Jul 04, 1979
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Jul 25, 1999
A Million to Juan
May 15, 1994
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
May 22, 1994
Roosters
Jan 01, 1993
La Cerca
May 04, 2005
Seguin
Jan 26, 1982
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Feb 01, 1998
Triumph of the Spirit
Dec 08, 1989
The Wall
May 24, 1998
Lives in Hazard
Apr 08, 1994
Unity
Aug 12, 2015
America
Mar 10, 2011
The Limbic Region
Jun 30, 1996
One Fast Move
Aug 07, 2024
Maria's Story
Sep 01, 1990
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
Apr 29, 1975
The Earth Day Special
Apr 22, 1990
Death in Granada
Nov 09, 1996
Walkout
Mar 18, 2006
A Bridge Apart
Jan 01, 2013
The Road to El Dorado
Mar 31, 2000
The Nightingale
May 10, 1983
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Dec 08, 2000
Blade Runner 2049
Oct 04, 2017
LA 92
Apr 28, 2017
Coco
Oct 27, 2017
Saving Grace
May 02, 1986
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Apr 18, 2017
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Sep 26, 2017
The Devil Has a Name
Aug 04, 2019
A Dog's Way Home
Jan 10, 2019
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Feb 23, 2009
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Aug 20, 2018
Windows on the World
Apr 28, 2019
300 Miles for Stephanie
Jan 12, 1981
The Burning Season
Sep 17, 1994
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Apr 28, 2018
Chasing Wonders
Jun 04, 2021
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Sep 13, 2019
Imprisoned
Sep 12, 2019
Wolfen
Jul 24, 1981
Agave is Life
Mar 28, 2014
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Apr 30, 2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
May 10, 2020
Monday Nights at Seven
Oct 08, 2016
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
May 01, 2019
The Unfinished Journey
Dec 31, 1999
Walking with Herb
Apr 30, 2021
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
May 27, 2021
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Apr 14, 1997
Miami Vice: Freefall
May 21, 1989
Gun
Apr 12, 1997
Office Romance
Prophecies of the Millennium
Jul 30, 1997
Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
Sep 27, 1985
Learning Not To Hurt
Mar 18, 1993
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Jun 06, 2002
CHiPs
Sep 15, 1977
The West Wing
Sep 22, 1999
Starsky & Hutch
Sep 10, 1975
Hawaii Five-O
Sep 20, 1968
Battlestar Galactica
Oct 18, 2004
The Batman
Sep 11, 2004
E! True Hollywood Story
Aug 21, 1996
George Lopez
Mar 27, 2002
Hill Street Blues
Jan 15, 1981
Kojak
Oct 24, 1973
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
Cannon
Sep 14, 1971
500 Nations
Apr 20, 1995
Gun
Apr 12, 1997
Police Woman
Sep 13, 1974
Police Story
Mar 20, 1973
American Family
Jan 23, 2002
Dave Navarro's Spread
May 17, 2007
The Fitzpatricks
Sep 05, 1977
Dexter
Oct 01, 2006
The Blue Knight
May 09, 1975
Miami Vice
Sep 16, 1984
Dead Man's Walk
May 12, 1996
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sep 24, 2013
Eureka
Jul 18, 2006
Greetings From Tucson
Sep 20, 2002
100 Years of Warner Bros.
May 25, 2023
The Magic School Bus
Sep 10, 1994
La Californie !
Aug 01, 2023
Battlestar Galactica
Dec 08, 2003
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mar 12, 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mar 12, 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mar 12, 1995
Mayans M.C.
Sep 04, 2018
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Jun 10, 1996
Portlandia
Jan 21, 2011
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Feb 10, 2023
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
The Real History of Science Fiction
Apr 19, 2014
Dexter
Oct 01, 2006
Bless This Mess
Apr 16, 2019
Touched by an Angel
Sep 21, 1994
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Apr 03, 1988