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Birthday: Feb 24, 1947
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Blade Runner Gaff 1982
In the Time of the Butterflies Rafael Leónidas Trujillo 2001
I'm Still Here Edward James Olmos 2010
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard Self 2007
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling Self 2007
12 Angry Men Juror 11 1997
American Me Montoya Santana 1992
Evening in Byzantium Angelo 1978
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) 1994
The Green Hornet Michael Axford 2011
Talent for the Game Virgil Sweet 1991
Stand and Deliver Jaime A. Escalante 1988
Beverly Hills Chihuahua Diablo (voice) 2008
Virus Captain Lopez 1980
Blue Collar & Buddha 1970
Selena Abraham Quintanilla 1997
Splinter Captain garcia 2006
My Family Paco 1995
Caught Joe 1996
Gossip Detective Curtis 2000
Battlestar Galactica: Razor Admiral William Adama 2007
Filly Brown Leandro 2013
Selena Remembered Narrator (voice) 1997
Zoot Suit El Pachuco 1981
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner Self 2007
Recycled Life Narrator 2006
Hollywood Confidential Stan Navarro, Sr. 1997
Alambrista! 1st Drunk 1977
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit Vamanos 1998
Outlaw Posse Ossie 2024
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Commander William Adama 2009
Blue Collar & Buddha Narrator 1986
Zapatista Narrator (voice) 1999
Exile Nation: The Plastic People Narrator (voice) 2014
2 Guns Papi Greco 2013
The Judge Judge Armando Acosta 2001
Go for Sisters Freddy Suárez 2013
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca Roberto Lozano 1997
Mirage Matteo Juarez 1995
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Gregorio Cortez 1983
Slave of Dreams 1995
Journey of a Female Comic 2014
Americano Gayo (voice) 2016
Dead Angle 1979
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story Gaspar DiGregario (Young) 1999
A Million to Juan The Angel 1994
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills Jose Menendez 1994
Roosters Gallo Morales 1993
La Cerca Narrator / Old Niño 2005
Seguin Gen. Santa Anna 1982
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Det. Anthony Piscotti 1998
Triumph of the Spirit Gypsy 1989
The Wall Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder") 1998
Lives in Hazard self 1994
Unity Narrator (voice) 2015
America Mr. Irving 2011
The Limbic Region Lucca 1996
One Fast Move Abel 2024
Maria's Story José Serrano (voice) 1990
Aloha, Bobby and Rose Chicano #1 1975
The Earth Day Special Hospital Director 1990
Death in Granada 1996
Walkout Julian Nava 2006
A Bridge Apart (Voice) 2013
The Road to El Dorado Chief (voice) 2000
The Nightingale Prime Minister 1983
The Princess and the Barrio Boy Nestor Garcia 2000
Blade Runner 2049 Gaff 2017
LA 92 Himself (archive footage) 2017
Coco Chicharrón (voice) 2017
Saving Grace Ciolino 1986
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later Himself 2017
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 Gaff (voice) 2017
The Devil Has a Name Santiago 2019
A Dog's Way Home Axel 2019
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story Narrator 2009
The Eyes of Martin Castillo Martin Castillo (archive footage) 2018
Windows on the World Balthazar 2019
300 Miles for Stephanie Art Vela 1981
The Burning Season Wilson Pinheiro 1994
Every Night's a Saturday Night Self 2018
Chasing Wonders 2021
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage Self 2019
Imprisoned Hospicio 2019
Wolfen Eddie Holt 1981
Agave is Life Narrator (voice) 2014
Space Songs: Through the Distance Self 2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II Self 2020
Monday Nights at Seven Charlie 2016
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire Self 2019
The Unfinished Journey Narrator (voice) 1999
Walking with Herb Joe Amable-Amo 2021
The Blade Runner Phenomenon Self - Actor (Gaff) 2021
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist 1997
Miami Vice: Freefall Lieutenant Martin Castillo 1989
Series Cast Year
CHiPs 1977
The West Wing Roberto Mendoza 1999
Starsky & Hutch Julio Gutierez 1975
Hawaii Five-O Dancer 1968
Battlestar Galactica William Adama 2004
The Batman Chief Rojas (voice) 2004
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
George Lopez Mr. Vega 2002
Hill Street Blues 1981
Kojak Paco 1973
Faerie Tale Theatre Prime Minister 1982
Cannon 1971
500 Nations 1995
Gun Father Santos 1997
Police Woman 1974
Police Story 1973
American Family Jess Gonzalez 2002
Dave Navarro's Spread 2007
The Fitzpatricks Don Vasquez 1977
Dexter James Gellar 2006
The Blue Knight Clemente (as Ed Olmos) 1975
Miami Vice Martin Castillo 1984
Dead Man's Walk Captain Salazar 1996
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Robert Gonzales 2013
Eureka First sled dog 2006
Greetings From Tucson Priest 2002
100 Years of Warner Bros. Self 2023
The Magic School Bus (voice) 1994
La Californie ! Self - Actor 2023
Battlestar Galactica Commander William Adama 2004
Battlestar Galactica Commander Adama 2003
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Rey Emiliano (voice) 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child El Murcielago (voice) 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Jimenez (voice) 1995
Mayans M.C. Felipe Reyes 2018
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self 1996
Portlandia Edward James Olmos 2011
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Molecule Man (voice) 2023
The Simpsons Pit Master (voice) 1989
The Real History of Science Fiction Himself 2014
Dexter 2006
Bless This Mess Randy 2019
Touched by an Angel Col. Victor Walls 1994
The Fortunate Pilgrim Frank Corbo 1988
The Judge Judge Armando Acosti 2001
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