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Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is a Mexican American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt. Martin Castillo in Miami Vice, teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver, patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in the film Selena, Detective Gaff in Blade Runner, and narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward James Olmos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Feb 24, 1947 In Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
91
First Appeared:
In the series Hawaii Five-O 1968-09-20
Latest Project:
Movie One Fast Move 2024-08-07
Known For
Poster of Americano
Poster of Journey of a Female Comic
Poster of Mirage
Filmography
Movie One Fast Move Abel 2024-08-07
Movie Outlaw Posse Ossie 2024-03-01
Movie A Dog's Way Home Axel 2019-01-10
Movie Windows on the World Balthazar 2019-04-28
Movie Imprisoned Hospicio 2019-09-12
Movie The Predator 2018-09-05
Series The Nineties Himself 2017-07-09
Movie L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later Himself 2017-04-18
Movie LA 92 Himself (archive footage) 2017-04-28
Movie Coco Chicharrón (voice) 2017-10-27
Movie Blade Runner 2049 Gaff 2017-10-04
Movie Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 Gaff (voice) 2017-09-26
Movie Americano Gayo (voice) 2016-01-29
Movie Unity Narrator (voice) 2015-08-12
Movie Journey of a Female Comic 2014-05-16
Movie A Bridge Apart (Voice) 2013-01-01
Movie Filly Brown Leandro 2013-04-19
Movie Go for Sisters Freddy Suárez 2013-11-08
Movie 2 Guns Papi Greco 2013-08-02
Series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Robert Gonzales 2013-09-24
Movie The Green Hornet Michael Axford 2011-01-12
Movie America Mr. Irving 2011-03-10
Movie I'm Still Here Edward James Olmos 2010-09-10
Movie Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Commander William Adama 2009-10-27
Movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua Diablo (voice) 2008-10-03
Movie Battlestar Galactica: Razor Admiral William Adama 2007-11-12
Movie Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner Self 2007-12-18
Movie Recycled Life Narrator 2006-01-01
Movie Walkout Julian Nava 2006-03-18
Movie Splinter Captain garcia 2006-08-17
Series Eureka First sled dog 2006-07-18
Movie La Cerca Narrator / Old Niño 2005-05-04
Series Battlestar Galactica William Adama 2004-10-18
Movie Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown Himself 2003-12-08
Movie Battlestar Galactica Commander Adama 2003-12-08
Series George Lopez Unknown 2002-03-27
Series Greetings From Tucson Priest 2002-09-20
Movie The Judge Judge Armando Acosta 2001-05-06
Movie In the Time of the Butterflies Rafael Leónidas Trujillo 2001-10-21
Movie Gossip Detective Curtis 2000-04-21
Movie The Princess and the Barrio Boy Nestor Garcia 2000-12-08
Movie Zapatista Narrator (voice) 1999-01-01
Movie The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit Vamanos 1998-01-23
Movie The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Det. Anthony Piscotti 1998-02-01
Series Gun Father Santos 1997-04-12
Movie Selena Abraham Quintanilla 1997-03-21
Movie Hollywood Confidential Stan Navarro, Sr. 1997-04-14
Movie 12 Angry Men Juror 11 1997-08-17
Movie Caught Joe 1996-01-24
Series Dead Man's Walk Captain Salazar 1996-05-12
Movie The Limbic Region Lucca 1996-06-30
Movie Death in Granada 1996-11-09
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Series 500 Nations 1995-04-20
Movie Slave of Dreams 1995-01-01
Movie My Family Paco 1995-05-03
Movie Mirage Matteo Juarez 1995-11-21
Movie Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) 1994-05-13
Series Babylon 5 Unknown 1994-01-26
Movie Lives in Hazard self 1994-04-08
Movie A Million to Juan The Angel 1994-05-15
Movie Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills Jose Menendez 1994-05-22
Movie The Burning Season Wilson Pinheiro 1994-09-17
Series The Magic School Bus Mr. Ramon 1994-09-10
Movie Roosters Gallo Morales 1993-01-01
Movie American Me Montoya Santana 1992-03-13
Movie Talent for the Game Virgil Sweet 1991-04-26
Movie The Earth Day Special Hospital Director 1990-04-22
Movie Maria's Story José Serrano (voice) 1990-09-01
Movie Triumph of the Spirit Gypsy 1989-12-08
Movie Stand and Deliver Jaime A. Escalante 1988-03-11
Movie Saving Grace Ciolino 1986-05-02
Movie Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Mito (English version, voice) 1984-03-11
Movie The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Gregorio Cortez 1983-08-19
Movie The Nightingale Prime Minister 1983-05-10
Movie Blade Runner Gaff 1982-06-25
Series Faerie Tale Theatre Unknown 1982-09-11
Movie Wolfen Eddie Holt 1981-07-24
Series Hill Street Blues Unknown 1981-01-15
Movie Zoot Suit El Pachuco 1981-10-02
Movie Virus Captain Lopez 1980-06-26
Movie Dead Angle 1979-07-04
Movie Evening in Byzantium Angelo 1978-08-14
Movie Alambrista! 1st Drunk 1977-10-16
Movie Aloha, Bobby and Rose Chicano #1 1975-04-29
Series Starsky & Hutch Unknown 1975-09-10
Series The Blue Knight Clemente (as Ed Olmos) 1975-05-09
Series Police Story Unknown 1973-03-20
Series Kojak Unknown 1973-10-24
Series Cannon Unknown 1971-09-14
Series Hawaii Five-O Unknown 1968-09-20
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