Edward James Olmos
Born February 24, 1947 (Age: 79)
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
2026
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 78
A Dog's Way Home
2019
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as Axel
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Age: 71
Coco
2017
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as Chicharrón (voice)
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Age: 70
Blade Runner 2049
2017
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as Gaff
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Age: 70
Monday Nights at Seven
2016
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as Charlie
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Age: 69
Go for Sisters
2013
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as Freddy Suárez
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Age: 66
2 Guns
2013
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as Papi Greco
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Age: 66
Filly Brown
2013
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as Leandro
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Age: 66
The Green Hornet
2011
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as Michael Axford
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Age: 63
I'm Still Here
2010
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as Edward James Olmos
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Age: 63
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
2009
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as Narrator
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Age: 61
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
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as Diablo (voice)
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Age: 61
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007
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as Self
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Age: 60
No Image
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
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as Self
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Age: 60
No Image
La Cerca
2005
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as Narrator / Old Niño
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Age: 58
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
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as
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Age: 55
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
2000
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as Nestor Garcia
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Age: 53
Gossip
2000
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as Detective Curtis
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Age: 53
The Road to El Dorado
2000
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as Chief (voice)
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Age: 53
The Wall
1998
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as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
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Age: 51
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1998
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as Det. Anthony Piscotti
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Age: 50
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998
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as Vamanos
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Age: 50
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
1997
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as Narrator
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Age: 50
12 Angry Men
1997
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as Juror 11
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Age: 50
No Image
Prophecies of the Millennium
1997
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as Host
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Age: 50
Hollywood Confidential
1997
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as Stan Navarro, Sr.
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Age: 50
No Image
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
1997
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as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
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Age: 50
Selena Remembered
1997
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 50
Selena
1997
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as Abraham Quintanilla
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Age: 50
Death in Granada
1996
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as Roberto Lozano
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Age: 49
The Limbic Region
1996
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as Lucca
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Age: 49
Caught
1996
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as Joe
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Age: 48
My Family
1995
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as Paco
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Age: 48
A Million to Juan
1994
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as The Angel
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Age: 47
No Image
Learning Not To Hurt
1993
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as Self
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Age: 46
Roosters
1993
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as Gallo Morales
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Age: 45
American Me
1992
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as Montoya Santana
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Age: 45
Talent for the Game
1991
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as Virgil Sweet
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Age: 44
Maria's Story
1991
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as José Serrano (voice)
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Age: 43
The Earth Day Special
1990
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as Hospital Director
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Age: 43
Triumph of the Spirit
1989
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as Gypsy
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Age: 42
Stand and Deliver
1988
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as Jaime A. Escalante
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Age: 41
No Image
Blue Collar & Buddha
1986
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as Narrator
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Age: 39
Saving Grace
1986
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as Ciolino
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Age: 39
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
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as Gregorio Cortez
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Age: 36
Blade Runner
1982
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as Gaff
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Age: 35
Seguin
1982
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as Gen. Santa Anna
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Age: 34
Zoot Suit
1981
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as El Pachuco
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Age: 34
Wolfen
1981
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as Eddie Holt
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Age: 34
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981
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as Art Vela
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Age: 33
Virus
1980
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as Captain Lopez
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Age: 33
Evening in Byzantium
1978
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as Angelo
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Age: 31
Aloha Bobby and Rose
1975
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as Chicano #1
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Age: 28