Office Romance
2026 · Movie
as Captain Jack Cruz
Edward James Olmos
1947-02-24
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
2026 · Movie
as Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
Mami Está Aquí
2026 · Movie
as Mr. Jimenez
M.I.A.
2026 · TV Show
as Isaac Rojas
Outlaw Posse
2024 · Movie
as Ossie
One Fast Move
2024 · Movie
as Abel
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · TV Show
as Self
La Californie !
2023 · TV Show
as Self - Actor
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023 · TV Show
as Molecule Man (voice)
Chasing Wonders
2021 · Movie
as Luis
Walking with Herb
2021 · Movie
as Joe Amable-Amo
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021 · Movie
as Self - Actor (Gaff)
Space Songs: Through the Distance
2020 · Movie
as Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020 · Movie
as Self
The Devil Has a Name
2019 · Movie
as Santiago
A Dog's Way Home
2019 · Movie
as Axel
Windows on the World
2019 · Movie
as Balthazar
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 · Movie
as Self
Imprisoned
2019 · Movie
as Hospicio
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
2019 · Movie
as Self
Bless This Mess
2019 · TV Show
as Randy
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
2018 · Movie
as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Every Night's a Saturday Night
2018 · Movie
as Self
Mayans M.C.
2018 · TV Show
as Felipe Reyes
Blade Runner 2049
2017 · Movie
as Gaff
LA 92
2017 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Coco
2017 · Movie
as Chicharrón (voice)
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017 · Movie
as Self
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
2017 · Movie
as Gaff (voice)
Americano
2016 · Movie
as Gayo (voice)
Monday Nights at Seven
2016 · Movie
as Charlie
Unity
2015 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
2014 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014 · Movie
Agave is Life
2014 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Filly Brown
2013 · Movie
as Leandro
2 Guns
2013 · Movie
as Papi Greco
Go for Sisters
2013 · Movie
as Freddy Suárez
A Bridge Apart
2013 · Movie
as (Voice)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · TV Show
as Robert Gonzales
The Green Hornet
2011 · Movie
as Michael Axford
America
2011 · Movie
as Mr. Irving
Portlandia
2011 · TV Show
as Edward James Olmos
I'm Still Here
2010 · Movie
as Edward James Olmos
Blue Bloods
2010 · TV Show
as Lorenzo Batista
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009 · Movie
as Commander William Adama
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
2009 · Movie
as Narrator
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008 · Movie
as Diablo (voice)
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007 · Movie
as Self
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Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007 · Movie
as Self
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007 · Movie
as Admiral William Adama
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007 · Movie
as Self
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Dave Navarro's Spread
2007 · TV Show
Splinter
2006 · Movie
as Captain garcia
No image
Recycled Life
2006 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Walkout
2006 · Movie
as Julian Nava
Dexter
2006 · TV Show
as James Gellar, Prof. James Gellar
Eureka
2006 · TV Show
as First sled dog
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La Cerca
2005 · Movie
as Narrator / Old Niño
The Batman
2004 · TV Show
as Chief Rojas (voice)
Battlestar Galactica
2004 · TV Show
as Admiral William Adama, Commander William Adama
Battlestar Galactica
2003 · TV Show
as Commander Adama
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002 · Movie
George Lopez
2002 · TV Show
as Mr. Vega
American Family
2002 · TV Show
as Jess Gonzalez
Greetings from Tucson
2002 · TV Show
as Priest
In the Time of the Butterflies
2001 · Movie
as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
The Judge
2001 · Movie
as Judge Armando Acosta
The Judge
2001 · TV Show
as Judge Armando Acosti
Gossip
2000 · Movie
as Detective Curtis
The Road to El Dorado
2000 · Movie
as Chief (voice)
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
2000 · Movie
as Nestor Garcia
Zapatista
1999 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999 · Movie
as Salvatore Maranzano
The Unfinished Journey
1999 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The West Wing
1999 · TV Show
as Roberto Mendoza
12 Angry Men
1998 · Movie
as Juror 11
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998 · Movie
as Vamanos
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1998 · Movie
as Det. Anthony Piscotti
The Wall
1998 · Movie
as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
Selena
1997 · Movie
as Abraham Quintanilla
Selena Remembered
1997 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Confidential
1997 · Movie
as Stan Navarro, Sr.
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Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
1997 · Movie
as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
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Prophecies of the Millennium
1997 · Movie
as Host
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
1997 · Movie
as Narrator
Gun
1997 · TV Show
as Father Santos
Caught
1996 · Movie
as Joe
The Limbic Region
1996 · Movie
as Lucca
Death in Granada
1996 · Movie
as Roberto Lozano
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV Show
Dead Man's Walk
1996 · TV Show
as Captain Salazar
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
My Family
1995 · Movie
as Paco
Mirage
1995 · Movie
as Matteo Juarez
Slave of Dreams
1995 · Movie
as Potiphar
500 Nations
1995 · TV Show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV Show
as Rey Emiliano (voice), Jimenez (voice), El Murcielago (voice)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994 · Movie
as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
A Million to Juan
1994 · Movie
as The Angel
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994 · Movie
as Jose Menendez
Lives in Hazard
1994 · Movie
as self
The Burning Season
1994 · Movie
as Wilson Pinheiro
The Magic School Bus
1994 · TV Show
as Mr. Ramon (voice)
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV Show
as Col. Victor Walls
Roosters
1993 · Movie
as Gallo Morales
No image
Learning Not to Hurt
1993 · Movie
as Self
American Me
1992 · Movie
as Montoya Santana
Talent for the Game
1991 · Movie
as Virgil Sweet
Maria's Story
1991 · Movie
as José Serrano (voice)
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Movie
as Hospital Director
Triumph of the Spirit
1989 · Movie
as Gypsy
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989 · Movie
as Lt. Martin Castillo
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Pit Master (voice)
Stand and Deliver
1988 · Movie
as Jaime A. Escalante
The Fortunate Pilgrim
1988 · TV Show
as Frank Corbo
No image
Blue Collar & Buddha
1986 · Movie
as Narrator
Saving Grace
1986 · Movie
as Ciolino
Miami Vice
1984 · TV Show
as Martin Castillo
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983 · Movie
as Gregorio Cortez
The Nightingale
1983 · Movie
as Prime Minister
Blade Runner
1982 · Movie
as Gaff
Seguin
1982 · Movie
as Gen. Santa Anna
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · TV Show
as Prime Minister
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
as General Santa Anna, Gregorio Cortez, Jaime Escalante
Zoot Suit
1981 · Movie
as El Pachuco
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981 · Movie
as Art Vela
Wolfen
1981 · Movie
as Eddie Holt
Hill Street Blues
1981 · TV Show
Virus
1980 · Movie
as Captain Lopez
Dead Angle
1979 · Movie
Evening in Byzantium
1978 · TV Show
as Angelo
Alambrista!
1977 · Movie
as 1st Drunk
CHiPs
1977 · TV Show
The Fitzpatricks
1977 · TV Show
as Don Vasquez
Aloha Bobby and Rose
1975 · Movie
as Chicano #1
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · TV Show
as Julio Gutierez
The Blue Knight
1975 · TV Show
as Clemente (as Ed Olmos)
Police Woman
1974 · TV Show
Kojak
1973 · TV Show
as Paco
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
Cannon
1971 · TV Show
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · TV Show
as Dancer
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Blue Collar & Buddha
· Movie
Crew Credits
Say a Little Prayer
2024 · Movie
Executive Producer
Chaparreando
2020 · TV Show
Creator
The Devil Has a Name
2019 · Movie
Director, Producer
Go for Sisters
2013 · Movie
Producer
Filly Brown
2013 · Movie
Executive Producer
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009 · Movie
Director
Walkout
2006 · Movie
Director
Battlestar Galactica
2004 · TV Show
Director
Selena Remembered
1997 · Movie
Producer
American Me
1992 · Movie
Director, Producer
Miami Vice
1984 · TV Show
Director
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983 · Movie
Original Music Composer, Associate Producer
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
Associate Producer, Original Music Composer
