credits of
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
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March 1st, 2024 | Outlaw Posse | Ossie | 4.6 | |
January 29th, 2016 | Americano | Gayo (voice) | 5.3 | |
October 31st, 2014 | Exile Nation: The Plastic People | Narrator (voice) | 7 | |
May 16th, 2014 | The Journey of a Female Comic | TBD | 6.2 | |
November 8th, 2013 | Go for Sisters | Freddy Suárez | 6 | |
August 2nd, 2013 | 2 Guns | Papi Greco | 6.5 | |
April 19th, 2013 | Filly Brown | Leandro | 6.2 | |
January 12th, 2011 | The Green Hornet | Michael Axford | 5.6 | |
September 10th, 2010 | I'm Still Here | Edward James Olmos | 6 | |
October 27th, 2009 | Battlestar Galactica: The Plan | Commander William Adama | 6.8 | |
October 3rd, 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Diablo (voice) | 5.4 | |
December 18th, 2007 | Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Self | 7.8 | |
December 3rd, 2007 | Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard | Self | TBD | |
December 3rd, 2007 | Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling | Self | TBD | |
November 12th, 2007 | Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Admiral William Adama | 7.2 | |
August 17th, 2006 | Splinter | Captain garcia | 4.5 | |
January 1st, 2006 | Recycled Life | Self - Narrator (voice) | 7.1 | |
May 4th, 2005 | La Cerca | Narrator / Old Niño | 10 | |
October 21st, 2001 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo | 6.3 | |
May 6th, 2001 | The Judge | Judge Armando Acosta | 5.3 | |
April 21st, 2000 | Gossip | Detective Curtis | 5.8 | |
July 25th, 1999 | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Salvatore Maranzano | 4.7 | |
January 1st, 1999 | Zapatista | Narrator (voice) | 5.6 | |
February 1st, 1998 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Det. Anthony Piscotti | 5.4 | |
January 23rd, 1998 | The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Vamanos | 7 | |
August 17th, 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Juror 11 | 7.7 | |
April 14th, 1997 | Hollywood Confidential | Stan Navarro, Sr. | 4.4 | |
April 1st, 1997 | Selena Remembered | Narrator (voice) | 10 | |
March 21st, 1997 | Selena | Abraham Quintanilla | 7.7 | |
January 24th, 1996 | Caught | Joe | 5.7 | |
December 10th, 1995 | Slave of Dreams | Potiphar | 4.3 | |
November 21st, 1995 | Mirage | Matteo Juarez | 3.6 | |
May 3rd, 1995 | My Family | Paco | 7.4 | |
May 22nd, 1994 | Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Jose Menendez | 6.3 | |
May 15th, 1994 | A Million to Juan | The Angel | 5.7 | |
May 13th, 1994 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) | 4.4 | |
January 1st, 1993 | Roosters | Gallo Morales | 3.8 | |
March 13th, 1992 | American Me | Montoya Santana | 7.4 | |
April 26th, 1991 | Talent for the Game | Virgil Sweet | 7 | |
March 11th, 1988 | Stand and Deliver | Jaime A. Escalante | 7.6 | |
July 11th, 1986 | Blue Collar & Buddha | Narrator | TBD | |
August 19th, 1983 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Gregorio Cortez | 7 | |
June 25th, 1982 | Blade Runner | Gaff | 7.9 | |
January 26th, 1982 | Seguin | Gen. Santa Anna | TBD | |
October 2nd, 1981 | Zoot Suit | El Pachuco | 6.4 | |
June 26th, 1980 | Virus | Captain Lopez | 6.3 | |
August 14th, 1978 | Evening in Byzantium | Angelo | 8 | |
TBD | Blue Collar & Buddha | TBD | 8 | |
June 5th, 2026 | Office Romance | Captain Jack Cruz | TBD | |
January 22nd, 2026 | American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez | Narrator (voice) | TBD | |
August 7th, 2024 | One Fast Move | Abel | 6.6 | |
June 4th, 2021 | Chasing Wonders | Luis | 4.7 | |
May 27th, 2021 | The Blade Runner Phenomenon | Self - Actor (Gaff) | 6.9 | |
April 30th, 2021 | Walking with Herb | Joe Amable-Amo | 6 | |
May 10th, 2020 | The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II | Self | 6.9 | |
April 30th, 2020 | Space Songs: Through the Distance | Self | TBD | |
September 13th, 2019 | Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage | Self | TBD | |
September 12th, 2019 | Imprisoned | Hospicio | 4.6 | |
August 4th, 2019 | The Devil Has a Name | Santiago | 5.3 | |
May 1st, 2019 | Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire | Self | 4.5 | |
April 28th, 2019 | Windows on the World | Balthazar | 3.3 | |
January 10th, 2019 | A Dog's Way Home | Axel | 7.4 | |
August 20th, 2018 | The Eyes of Martin Castillo | Martin Castillo (archive footage) | TBD | |
April 28th, 2018 | Every Night's a Saturday Night | Self | 8 | |
October 27th, 2017 | Coco | Chicharrón (voice) | 8.2 | |
October 4th, 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 | Gaff | 7.6 | |
September 26th, 2017 | Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 | Gaff (voice) | 7.1 | |
April 28th, 2017 | LA 92 | Self (archive footage) | 7.7 | |
April 18th, 2017 | L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later | Himself | 7.5 | |
October 8th, 2016 | Monday Nights at Seven | Charlie | TBD | |
August 12th, 2015 | Unity | Narrator (voice) | 7.5 | |
March 28th, 2014 | Agave is Life | Narrator (voice) | 5.5 | |
January 1st, 2013 | A Bridge Apart | (Voice) | TBD | |
March 10th, 2011 | America | Mr. Irving | 4.8 | |
February 23rd, 2009 | A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story | Narrator | TBD | |
March 18th, 2006 | Walkout | Julian Nava | 5.6 | |
June 6th, 2002 | The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | TBD | 6.5 | |
December 8th, 2000 | The Princess and the Barrio Boy | Nestor Garcia | 6 | |
March 31st, 2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Chief (voice) | 7.3 | |
December 31st, 1999 | The Unfinished Journey | Narrator (voice) | 6.5 | |
May 24th, 1998 | The Wall | Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder") | 6.8 | |
November 7th, 1997 | Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest | Narrator | TBD | |
July 30th, 1997 | Prophecies of the Millennium | Host | TBD | |
April 14th, 1997 | Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika | Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist | TBD | |
November 9th, 1996 | Death in Granada | Roberto Lozano | 5.6 | |
June 30th, 1996 | The Limbic Region | Lucca | 6 | |
September 17th, 1994 | The Burning Season | Wilson Pinheiro | 6.3 | |
April 8th, 1994 | Lives in Hazard | self | 8.5 | |
March 18th, 1993 | Learning Not To Hurt | Self | TBD | |
January 18th, 1991 | Maria's Story | José Serrano (voice) | 9 | |
April 22nd, 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Hospital Director | 6.5 | |
December 8th, 1989 | Triumph of the Spirit | Gypsy | 6.6 | |
May 21st, 1989 | Miami Vice: Freefall | Lt. Martin Castillo | TBD | |
May 2nd, 1986 | Saving Grace | Ciolino | 6.4 | |
May 10th, 1983 | The Nightingale | Prime Minister | 5.3 | |
July 24th, 1981 | Wolfen | Eddie Holt | 6 | |
January 12th, 1981 | 300 Miles for Stephanie | Art Vela | 7.5 | |
July 4th, 1979 | Dead Angle | TBD | 8 | |
October 16th, 1977 | Alambrista! | 1st Drunk | 5.8 | |
April 29th, 1975 | Aloha Bobby and Rose | Chicano #1 | 6 |