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Edward James Olmos‌

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Birthday

calendar1947-02-24

Popularity

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Edward James Olmos

Los Angeles, California, USA

Edward James Olmos

Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1947-02-24

Popularity

star11.4

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.

Movie Credits

Blade Runner

Blade Runner‌
star7.9
calendar 1982

In the Time of the Butterflies

In the Time of the Butterflies‌
star6.5
calendar 2001

I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here‌
star6.0
calendar 2010

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men‌
star7.7
calendar 1997

American Me

American Me‌
star7.4
calendar 1992

Evening in Byzantium

Evening in Byzantium‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues‌
star4.4
calendar 1994

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet‌
star5.6
calendar 2011

Talent for the Game

Talent for the Game‌
star6.0
calendar 1991

Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver‌
star7.6
calendar 1988

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Beverly Hills Chihuahua‌
star5.4
calendar 2008

Virus

Virus‌
star6.3
calendar 1980

Blue Collar & Buddha

Blue Collar & Buddha‌
star0.0
calendar

Selena

Selena‌
star7.7
calendar 1997

Splinter

Splinter‌
star4.3
calendar 2006

My Family

My Family‌
star7.6
calendar 1995

Caught

Caught‌
star5.8
calendar 1996

Gossip

Gossip‌
star5.8
calendar 2000

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

Battlestar Galactica: Razor‌
star7.1
calendar 2007

Filly Brown

Filly Brown‌
star6.2
calendar 2013

Selena Remembered

Selena Remembered‌
star10.0
calendar 1997

Zoot Suit

Zoot Suit‌
star6.1
calendar 1981

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner‌
star7.9
calendar 2007

Recycled Life

Recycled Life‌
star6.8
calendar 2006

Hollywood Confidential

Hollywood Confidential‌
star3.9
calendar 1997

Alambrista!

Alambrista!‌
star6.0
calendar 1977

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit‌
star6.7
calendar 1998

Outlaw Posse

Outlaw Posse‌
star6.1
calendar 2024

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan‌
star6.7
calendar 2009

Blue Collar & Buddha

Blue Collar & Buddha‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Zapatista

Zapatista‌
star5.2
calendar 1999

Exile Nation: The Plastic People

Exile Nation: The Plastic People‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

2 Guns

2 Guns‌
star6.5
calendar 2013

The Judge

The Judge‌
star5.0
calendar 2001

Go for Sisters

Go for Sisters‌
star6.0
calendar 2013

The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca

The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Mirage

Mirage‌
star3.2
calendar 1995

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez‌
star6.8
calendar 1983

Slave of Dreams

Slave of Dreams‌
star1.0
calendar 1995

Journey of a Female Comic

Journey of a Female Comic‌
star6.8
calendar 2014

Americano

Americano‌
star4.8
calendar 2016

Dead Angle

Dead Angle‌
star7.0
calendar 1979

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story‌
star3.8
calendar 1999

A Million to Juan

A Million to Juan‌
star5.4
calendar 1994

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills‌
star5.7
calendar 1994

Roosters

Roosters‌
star4.0
calendar 1993

La Cerca

La Cerca‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Seguin

Seguin‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three‌
star5.0
calendar 1998

Triumph of the Spirit

Triumph of the Spirit‌
star6.6
calendar 1989

The Wall

The Wall‌
star5.7
calendar 1998

Lives in Hazard

Lives in Hazard‌
star8.0
calendar 1994

Unity

Unity‌
star7.5
calendar 2015

America

America‌
star4.8
calendar 2011

The Limbic Region

The Limbic Region‌
star5.7
calendar 1996

One Fast Move

One Fast Move‌
star6.8
calendar 2024

Maria's Story

Maria's Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Aloha, Bobby and Rose

Aloha, Bobby and Rose‌
star5.9
calendar 1975

The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special‌
star8.0
calendar 1990

Death in Granada

Death in Granada‌
star5.7
calendar 1996

Walkout

Walkout‌
star5.9
calendar 2006

A Bridge Apart

A Bridge Apart‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

The Road to El Dorado

The Road to El Dorado‌
star7.3
calendar 2000

The Nightingale

The Nightingale‌
star3.7
calendar 1983

The Princess and the Barrio Boy

The Princess and the Barrio Boy‌
star5.0
calendar 2000

Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049‌
star7.6
calendar 2017

LA 92

LA 92‌
star7.8
calendar 2017

Coco

Coco‌
star8.2
calendar 2017

Saving Grace

Saving Grace‌
star6.1
calendar 1986

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later‌
star7.5
calendar 2017

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022‌
star7.2
calendar 2017

The Devil Has a Name

The Devil Has a Name‌
star5.4
calendar 2019

A Dog's Way Home

A Dog's Way Home‌
star7.4
calendar 2019

A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

The Eyes of Martin Castillo

The Eyes of Martin Castillo‌
star0.0
calendar 2018

Windows on the World

Windows on the World‌
star4.0
calendar 2019

300 Miles for Stephanie

300 Miles for Stephanie‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

The Burning Season

The Burning Season‌
star6.2
calendar 1994

Every Night's a Saturday Night

Every Night's a Saturday Night‌
star8.0
calendar 2018

Chasing Wonders

Chasing Wonders‌
star4.7
calendar 2021

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Imprisoned

Imprisoned‌
star5.5
calendar 2019

Wolfen

Wolfen‌
star5.9
calendar 1981

Agave is Life

Agave is Life‌
star5.5
calendar 2014

Space Songs: Through the Distance

Space Songs: Through the Distance‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II‌
star8.2
calendar 2020

Monday Nights at Seven

Monday Nights at Seven‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire‌
star4.5
calendar 2019

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey‌
star6.0
calendar 1999

Walking with Herb

Walking with Herb‌
star6.7
calendar 2021

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

The Blade Runner Phenomenon‌
star6.8
calendar 2021

Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Miami Vice: Freefall

Miami Vice: Freefall‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Tv Credits

CHiPs

CHiPs‌
star6.8
calendar 1977

The West Wing

The West Wing‌
star8.3
calendar 1999

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch‌
star7.2
calendar 1975

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica‌
star8.2
calendar 2004

The Batman

The Batman‌
star7.9
calendar 2004

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story‌
star8.0
calendar 1996

George Lopez

George Lopez‌
star7.6
calendar 2002

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues‌
star7.6
calendar 1981

Kojak

Kojak‌
star6.9
calendar 1973

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre‌
star8.2
calendar 1982

Cannon

Cannon‌
star6.5
calendar 1971

500 Nations

500 Nations‌
star7.6
calendar 1995

Gun

Gun‌
star5.0
calendar 1997

Police Woman

Police Woman‌
star6.3
calendar 1974

Police Story

Police Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1973

American Family

American Family‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Dave Navarro's Spread

Dave Navarro's Spread‌
star5.0
calendar 2007

The Fitzpatricks

The Fitzpatricks‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

Dexter

Dexter‌
star8.2
calendar 2006

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight‌
star2.0
calendar 1975

Miami Vice

Miami Vice‌
star7.5
calendar 1984

Dead Man's Walk

Dead Man's Walk‌
star6.0
calendar 1996

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‌
star7.5
calendar 2013

Eureka

Eureka‌
star7.8
calendar 2006

Greetings From Tucson

Greetings From Tucson‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

100 Years of Warner Bros.

100 Years of Warner Bros.‌
star7.7
calendar 2023

The Magic School Bus

The Magic School Bus‌
star7.6
calendar 1994

La Californie !

La Californie !‌
star8.0
calendar 2023

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica‌
star8.2
calendar 2004

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica‌
star8.2
calendar 2003

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Mayans M.C.

Mayans M.C.‌
star8.0
calendar 2018

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show‌
star3.5
calendar 1996

Portlandia

Portlandia‌
star6.9
calendar 2011

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur‌
star7.6
calendar 2023

The Simpsons

The Simpsons‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

The Real History of Science Fiction

The Real History of Science Fiction‌
star6.9
calendar 2014

Dexter

Dexter‌
star8.2
calendar 2006

Bless This Mess

Bless This Mess‌
star6.2
calendar 2019

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

The Fortunate Pilgrim

The Fortunate Pilgrim‌
star5.0
calendar 1988

The Judge

The Judge‌
star4.5
calendar 2001