10.0
10.0
Selena Remembered
1997
Producer
Edward James Olmos
Also known as: Edward Olmos
Acting
Born:February 24, 1947(age 79)
Birthplace:Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:California State University, Sacramento, California State University, Los Angeles, Montebello High School, East Los Angeles College, California State University, Fresno
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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 (94 movies)
8.2
8.2
Coco
2017
as Chicharrón (voice)
8.0
8.0
Lives in Hazard
1994
as self
8.0
8.0
Every Night's a Saturday Night
2018
as Self
7.9
7.9
Blade Runner
1982
as Gaff
7.9
7.9
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
as Self
7.7
7.7
LA 92
2017
as Self (archive footage)
7.7
7.7
Selena
1997
as Abraham Quintanilla
7.7
7.7
12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 11
7.6
7.6
Stand and Deliver
1988
as Jaime A. Escalante
7.6
7.6
Blade Runner 2049
2017
as Gaff
7.5
7.5
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017
as Himself
7.4
7.4
My Family
1995
as Paco
7.4
7.4
American Me
1992
Producer
7.4
7.4
A Dog's Way Home
2019
as Axel
7.3
7.3
The Road to El Dorado
2000
as Chief (voice)
7.1
7.1
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
2017
as Gaff (voice)
7.1
7.1
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007
as Admiral William Adama
7.0
7.0
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
2014
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
Dead Angle
1979
6.9
6.9
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021
as Self - Actor (Gaff)
6.9
6.9
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as Gregorio Cortez
6.8
6.8
Recycled Life
2006
as Narrator
6.8
6.8
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009
Director
6.7
6.7
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998
as Vamanos
6.6
6.6
One Fast Move
2024
as Abel
6.5
6.5
2 Guns
2013
as Papi Greco
6.5
6.5
Triumph of the Spirit
1989
as Gypsy
6.4
6.4
Office Romance
2026
as Captain Jack Cruz
6.3
6.3
Virus
1980
as Captain Lopez
6.3
6.3
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Hospital Director
6.3
6.3
Filly Brown
2013
Executive Producer
6.3
6.3
Zoot Suit
1981
as El Pachuco
6.3
6.3
In the Time of the Butterflies
2001
as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
6.2
6.2
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014
6.1
6.1
Saving Grace
1986
as Ciolino
6.1
6.1
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994
as Jose Menendez
6.1
6.1
The Burning Season
1994
as Wilson Pinheiro
6.0
6.0
Go for Sisters
2013
Producer
6.0
6.0
Talent for the Game
1991
as Virgil Sweet
6.0
6.0
The Unfinished Journey
1999
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
Walking with Herb
2021
as Joe Amable-Amo
5.9
5.9
Wolfen
1981
as Eddie Holt
5.8
5.8
Gossip
2000
as Detective Curtis
5.8
5.8
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
1975
as Chicano #1
5.7
5.7
Alambrista!
1977
as 1st Drunk
5.7
5.7
Caught
1996
as Joe
5.7
5.7
The Limbic Region
1996
as Lucca
5.7
5.7
The Wall
1998
as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
5.6
5.6
The Green Hornet
2011
as Michael Axford
5.5
5.5
Agave is Life
2014
as Narrator (voice)
5.4
5.4
A Million to Juan
1994
as The Angel
5.4
5.4
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
as Diablo (voice)
5.4
5.4
The Devil Has a Name
2019
Producer
5.3
5.3
Death in Granada
1996
as Roberto Lozano
5.2
5.2
Zapatista
1999
as Narrator (voice)
5.2
5.2
Walkout
2006
Director
5.1
5.1
Americano
2016
as Gayo (voice)
5.1
5.1
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1998
as Det. Anthony Piscotti
5.0
5.0
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
2000
as Nestor Garcia
4.8
4.8
Outlaw Posse
2024
as Ossie
4.8
4.8
America
2011
as Mr. Irving
4.7
4.7
Chasing Wonders
2021
as Luis
4.6
4.6
Imprisoned
2019
as Hospicio
4.5
4.5
The Judge
2001
as Judge Armando Acosta
4.5
4.5
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
2019
as Self
4.3
4.3
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999
as Gaspar DiGregario (Young)
4.3
4.3
Splinter
2006
as Captain garcia
4.1
4.1
Hollywood Confidential
1997
as Stan Navarro, Sr.
3.7
3.7
The Nightingale
1983
as Prime Minister
3.3
3.3
Windows on the World
2019
as Balthazar
3.0
3.0
Mirage
1995
as Matteo Juarez
2.8
2.8
Roosters
1993
as Gallo Morales
2.3
2.3
Slave of Dreams
1995
Monday Nights at Seven
2016
as Charlie
Learning Not To Hurt
1993
as Self
A Bridge Apart
2013
as (Voice)
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
as Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007
as Self
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
2018
as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Blue Collar & Buddha
TBA
Blue Collar & Buddha
1986
as Narrator
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
1997
as Narrator
Seguin
1982
as Gen. Santa Anna
La Cerca
2005
as Narrator / Old Niño
Prophecies of the Millennium
1997
as Host
Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’
1987
as Lieutenant Martin Castillo
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
1997
as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981
as Art Vela
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
2009
as Narrator
Maria's Story
1991
as José Serrano (voice)
Space Songs: Through the Distance
2020
as Self
Say a Little Prayer
2024
Executive Producer
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