Edward James Olmos
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
James Gellar
Dexter
Prof. James Gellar
The Simpsons
Pit Master (voice)
Coco
Chicharrón (voice)
The West Wing
Roberto Mendoza
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Robert Gonzales
Hawaii Five-O
Dancer
Miami Vice
Martin Castillo
Battlestar Galactica
Admiral William Adama
Battlestar Galactica
Commander William Adama
Starsky & Hutch
Julio Gutierez
Hill Street Blues
Touched by an Angel
Col. Victor Walls
Blade Runner 2049
Gaff
Eureka
First sled dog
Police Woman
Cannon
Blade Runner
Gaff
Mayans M.C.
Felipe Reyes
The Batman
Chief Rojas (voice)
Kojak
Paco
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Rey Emiliano (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Jimenez (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
El Murcielago (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
Prime Minister
2 Guns
Papi Greco
Portlandia
Edward James Olmos
One Fast Move
Abel
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Molecule Man (voice)
The Road to El Dorado
Chief (voice)
American Me
Montoya Santana
Police Story
The Magic School Bus
(voice)
CHiPs
Americano
Gayo (voice)
Battlestar Galactica
Commander Adama
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Gaspar DiGregario (Young)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
A Dog's Way Home
Axel
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Himself
Virus
Captain Lopez
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
Chicano #1
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Diablo (voice)
Saving Grace
Ciolino
12 Angry Men
Juror 11
Talent for the Game
Virgil Sweet
Agave is Life
Narrator (voice)
Selena
Abraham Quintanilla
The Green Hornet
Michael Axford
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Jose Menendez
Stand and Deliver
Jaime A. Escalante
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Bless This Mess
Randy
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Det. Anthony Piscotti
George Lopez
Mr. Vega
Unity
Narrator (voice)
A Million to Juan
The Angel
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Gaff (voice)
Lives in Hazard
self
Death in Granada
Roberto Lozano
The Devil Has a Name
Santiago
Wolfen
Eddie Holt
Alambrista!
1st Drunk
American Family
Jess Gonzalez
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself
Windows on the World
Balthazar
Triumph of the Spirit
Gypsy
Evening in Byzantium
Angelo
Dead Angle
Zapatista
Narrator (voice)
300 Miles for Stephanie
Art Vela
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
Gossip
Detective Curtis
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Commander William Adama
I'm Still Here
Edward James Olmos
In the Time of the Butterflies
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
Monday Nights at Seven
Charlie
Walking with Herb
Joe Amable-Amo
Greetings from Tucson
Priest
Hollywood Confidential
Stan Navarro, Sr.
Caught
Joe
The Fitzpatricks
Don Vasquez
Walkout
Julian Nava
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosta
LA 92
Self (archive footage)
Gun
Father Santos
Splinter
Captain garcia
Chasing Wonders
Luis
Zoot Suit
El Pachuco
The Nightingale
Prime Minister
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
Maria's Story
José Serrano (voice)
Slave of Dreams
The Wall
Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
Dead Man's Walk
Captain Salazar
Go for Sisters
Freddy Suárez
500 Nations
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Frank Corbo
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
The Blue Knight
Clemente (as Ed Olmos)
My Family
Paco
Outlaw Posse
Ossie
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosti
Imprisoned
Hospicio
Mirage
Matteo Juarez
The Burning Season
Wilson Pinheiro
Selena Remembered
Narrator (voice)
Filly Brown
Leandro
La Californie !
Self - Actor
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Self
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Admiral William Adama
Seguin
Gen. Santa Anna
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Vamanos
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
Roosters
Gallo Morales
Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’
Lieutenant Martin Castillo
The Journey of a Female Comic
The Earth Day Special
Hospital Director
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez
Office Romance
Captain Jack Cruz
America
Mr. Irving
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Self - Actor (Gaff)
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Self
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Self
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Nestor Garcia
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Self
The Limbic Region
Lucca
Gun
Father Santos
Blue Collar & Buddha
Narrator
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
Blue Collar & Buddha
La Cerca
Narrator / Old Niño
Recycled Life
Narrator
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Martin Castillo (archive footage)
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Narrator
A Bridge Apart
(Voice)
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
Narrator
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Narrator (voice)
Learning Not To Hurt
Self
Prophecies of the Millennium
Host
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self