Edward James Olmos
b. 1947 (age 79)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Actor
Director
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.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 8.2
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
2026 Actor
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Mami Está Aquí
2026 Actor
Mr. Jimenez
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Office Romance
2026 Actor
Jack Cruz
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★ 5.1
One Fast Move
2024 Actor
Abel
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★ 4.3
Outlaw Posse
2024 Actor
Ossie
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★ 7.4
Life is Art
2022 Self
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★ 4.6
Seen
2022 Self
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★ 5.7
Walking with Herb
2021 Actor
Joe Amable-Amo
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★ 6.8
Phenomenon Blade Runner
2021 Self
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★ 5.4
Chasing Wonders
2020 Actor
Luis
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★ 6.7
A Dog's Way Home
2019 Actor
Axel
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★ 5.5
The Devil Has a Name
2019 Director
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★ 5.3
Imprisoned
2019 Actor
Hospicio
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★ 7.8
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
2019 Self
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The 5th Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards
2019 Self
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The 49th Annual - Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards
2019 Self
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★ 7.5
Mayans M.C.
2018 Actor
Felipe Reyes
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★ 7.9
Mayans M.C. - Inside Season 1: The Creation of Mayans M.C.
2018 Actor
Felipe Reyes
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★ 7.2
Authentic Storytelling: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
2018 Self
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Diversity in Hollywood
2018 Actor
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★ 6.4
Windows on the World
2017 Actor
Balthazar
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★ 4.2
Americano
2016 Actor
Gayo
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★ 6.1
Urban Cowboy
2016 Actor
Al Robles
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★ 6.2
Monday Nights at Seven
2016 Actor
Charlie
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Live from the Red Carpet: The Paley Center Tribute to Hispanic Achievements in Television
2016 Self
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The 43th Annual Annie Awards
2016 Self
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★ 7.3
The Art of Human Salvage
2015 Actor
Max
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Energizing Our World
2015 Actor
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★ 7.1
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
2014 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.5
A Bridge Apart
2014 Actor
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★ 6.8
House of the Righteous
2014 Actor
Mr. Lucy
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★ 6.8
Agave Is Life
2014 Actor
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★ 6.7
2 Guns
2013 Actor
Papi Greco
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★ 6.4
Go for Sisters
2013 Actor
Freddy Suarez
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★ 5.6
Filly Brown
2012 Actor
Leandro
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★ 2.7
Enduring Legacy
2012 Actor
John Quincy Adams
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Mario Lopez: One on One
2012 Self
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★ 5.8
The Green Hornet
2011 Actor
Axford
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★ 6.7
América
2011 Actor
Mr. Irving
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Si Se Puede: The Roseland Prep Story
2011 Actor
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★ 5.9
CNN Presents: Latino in America
2009 Self
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The 59th Annual American Cinema Editors Awards
2009 Self
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★ 8.0
Chicano Rock! The Sounds of East Los Angeles
2008 Self
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★ 7.6
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007 Actor
Admiral William Adama
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★ 7.5
Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks
2007 Actor
Commander William Adama
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Poncho Sanchez: Keeper of the Flame
2007 Self
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★ 6.8
Walkout
2006 Director
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★ 4.7
Splinter
2006 Actor
Captain Garcia
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★ 7.9
Discovery Atlas
2006 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.5
Recycled Life
2006 Actor
Narrator
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★ 8.6
The Forgotten Eagles
2006 Self
Actor
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Pioneros
2006 Self
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New York Latino Film Festival 2006
2006 Self
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Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano
2006 Actor
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Voces
2006 Self
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★ 8.2
La cerca
2005 Actor
Old Niño
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Film Trix
2005 Self
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★ 8.7
Battlestar Galactica
2004 Actor
Director
Commander William Adama
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Salud Emocional: Una Guia para los Hispano Americanos
2004 Self
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★ 8.5
Battlestar Galactica
2003 Actor
Commander Adama
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★ 7.2
American Family
2002 Actor
Pancho Villa
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★ 7.0
Jack and Marilyn
2002 Actor
Director
Pasquel
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★ 6.6
In the Time of the Butterflies
2001 Actor
Trujillo
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★ 6.2
The Judge
2001 Actor
Judge Armando Acosta
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Heroes for the Planet: A Tribute to National Geographic
2001 Self
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★ 6.9
The Road to El Dorado
2000 Actor
Chief
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★ 5.9
Gossip
2000 Actor
Detective Curtis
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★ 5.3
The Princess & the Barrio Boy
2000 Actor
Nestor Garcia
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★ 6.2
Super Bowl XXXIV Halftime Show
2000 Self
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Hispanic Hollywood
2000 Actor
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No Greater Calling
2000 Actor
Narrator
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Great Writers, Great Cities
2000 Self
Actor
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★ 6.5
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999 Actor
Salvatore Maranzano
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★ 5.4
The Unfinished Journey
1999 Actor
Narration
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★ 4.9
The Story of Fathers & Sons
1999 Self
Actor
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★ 4.3
The Dream Center: Hope for the Inner City
1999 Self
Actor
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The Americanos Concert
1999 Self
Actor
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★ 5.2
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1998 Actor
Det. Anthony Piscotti
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★ 6.2
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998 Actor
Vamanos
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★ 6.2
The Wall
1998 Actor
Col. Holst (segment: The Pencil Holder)
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★ 6.9
Selena
1997 Actor
Abraham Quintanilla
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★ 4.9
Hollywood Confidential
1997 Actor
Stan Navarro, Sr.
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★ 8.4
The Living Edens
1997 Actor
Narrator
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Prophecies of the Millennium
1997 Self
Actor
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★ 7.1
Dead Man's Walk
1996 Actor
Captain Salazar
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★ 6.5
Caught
1996 Actor
Joe
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★ 5.6
The Limbic Region
1996 Actor
Jon Lucca
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Mystic Lands
1996 Actor
Narrator
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The 46th Annual American Cinema Editors Awards
1996 Self
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★ 7.3
My Family
1995 Actor
Paco
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★ 6.9
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 Actor
Rey Emiliano
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★ 8.5
500 Nations
1995 Actor
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★ 4.9
Mirage
1995 Actor
Matteo Juarez
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★ 7.0
Slave of Dreams
1995 Actor
Potiphar
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★ 7.0
The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story
1994 Actor
Wilson Pinheiro
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★ 6.3
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994 Actor
Jose Menendez
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★ 5.5
The Suzanne Somers Show
1994 Self
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★ 6.2
Roosters
1993 Actor
Gallo Morales
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★ 8.1
Good Cop, Bad Kid
1993 Actor
Host
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★ 7.1
American Me
1992 Actor
Director
Montoya Santana