Personal Info
Known Credits
98
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1947-02-24 (78 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known For
Эдвард Джеймс Олмосادوراد جیمز اولموس
Edward James Olmos
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 out ...
Acting
2024 --
One Fast Move
| Abel
2024 --
Outlaw Posse
| Ossie
2021 --
Chasing Wonders
|
2021 --
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
| Self - Actor (Gaff)
2021 --
Walking with Herb
| Joe Amable-Amo
2020 --
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
| Self
2020 --
Space Songs: Through the Distance
| Self
2019 --
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
| Self
2019 --
Imprisoned
| Hospicio
2019 --
The Devil Has a Name
| Santiago
2019 --
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
| Self
2019 --
Windows on the World
| Balthazar
2019 --
A Dog's Way Home
| Axel
2018 --
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
| Martin Castillo (archive footage)
2018 --
Every Night's a Saturday Night
| Self
2017 --
Coco
| Chicharrón (voice)
2017 --
Blade Runner 2049
| Gaff
2017 --
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
| Gaff (voice)
2017 --
LA 92
| Self (archive footage)
2017 --
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
| Himself
2016 --
Monday Nights at Seven
| Charlie
2016 --
Americano
| Gayo (voice)
2015 --
Unity
| Narrator (voice)
2014 --
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
| Narrator (voice)
2014 --
The Journey of a Female Comic
|
2014 --
Agave is Life
| Narrator (voice)
2013 --
Go for Sisters
| Freddy Suárez
2013 --
2 Guns
| Papi Greco
2013 --
Filly Brown
| Leandro
2013 --
A Bridge Apart
| (Voice)
2011 --
America
| Mr. Irving
2011 --
The Green Hornet
| Michael Axford
2010 --
I'm Still Here
| Edward James Olmos
2009 --
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
| Commander William Adama
2009 --
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
| Narrator
2008 --
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
| Diablo (voice)
2007 --
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
| Self
2007 --
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
| Self
2007 --
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
| Self
2007 --
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
| Admiral William Adama
2006 --
Splinter
| Captain garcia
2006 --
Walkout
| Julian Nava
2006 --
Recycled Life
| Narrator
2005 --
La Cerca
| Narrator / Old Niño
2001 --
In the Time of the Butterflies
| Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
2001 --
The Judge
| Judge Armando Acosta
2000 --
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
| Nestor Garcia
2000 --
Gossip
| Detective Curtis
2000 --
The Road to El Dorado
| Chief (voice)
1999 --
The Unfinished Journey
| Narrator (voice)
1999 --
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
| Gaspar DiGregario (Young)
1999 --
Zapatista
| Narrator (voice)
1998 --
The Wall
| Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
1998 --
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
| Det. Anthony Piscotti
1998 --
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
| Vamanos
1997 --
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
| Roberto Lozano
1997 --
12 Angry Men
| Juror 11
1997 --
Prophecies of the Millennium
| Host
1997 --
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
| Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
1997 --
Hollywood Confidential
| Stan Navarro, Sr.
1997 --
Gun
| Father Santos
1997 --
Selena Remembered
| Narrator (voice)
1997 --
Selena
| Abraham Quintanilla
1996 --
Death in Granada
|
1996 --
The Limbic Region
| Lucca
1996 --
Caught
| Joe
1995 --
Mirage
| Matteo Juarez
1995 --
My Family
| Paco
1995 --
Slave of Dreams
|
1994 --
The Burning Season
| Wilson Pinheiro
1994 --
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
| Jose Menendez
1994 --
A Million to Juan
| The Angel
1994 --
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
| Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
1994 --
Lives in Hazard
| self
1993 --
Roosters
| Gallo Morales
1992 --
American Me
| Montoya Santana
1991 --
Talent for the Game
| Virgil Sweet
1990 --
Maria's Story
| José Serrano (voice)
1990 --
The Earth Day Special
| Hospital Director
1989 --
Triumph of the Spirit
| Gypsy
1989 --
Miami Vice: Freefall
| Lieutenant Martin Castillo
1988 --
Stand and Deliver
| Jaime A. Escalante
1986 --
Blue Collar & Buddha
| Narrator
1986 --
Saving Grace
| Ciolino
1983 --
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
| Gregorio Cortez
1983 --
The Nightingale
| Prime Minister
1982 --
Blade Runner
| Gaff
1982 --
Seguin
| Gen. Santa Anna
1981 --
Zoot Suit
| El Pachuco
1981 --
Wolfen
| Eddie Holt
1981 --
300 Miles for Stephanie
| Art Vela
1980 --
Virus
| Captain Lopez
1979 --
Dead Angle
|
1978 --
Evening in Byzantium
| Angelo
1977 --
Alambrista!
| 1st Drunk
1975 --
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
| Chicano #1