Edward James Olmos
Actor

Allegations Summary:
Sexual Assault, Sexual Abuse of a Teenager
Industry:
Alleged Victim Gender:
Female

Edward James Olmos is a prolific actor and director well-known for multiple roles in movies and television programs.  His best-known work includes Blade Runner, Miami Vice, American Family, Stand and Deliver, American Me, Selena, Battlestar GalacticaBeverly Hills Chihuahua2 GunsBlade Runner 2049, Coco, Dexter, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

In 1992, a 14-year-old girl accused Olmos of twice touching her in a sexual manner while they watched TV together.  Olmos paid the family a cash settlement in response to the allegations, but denied that they were true.  He claimed that the settlement was in fact meant to protect his son, not him.

In 1997, a woman accused Olmos of sexual assaulting her in a South Carolina hotel room.

Film/TV Appearances
as cast member
Outlaw Posse
Ossie
2024
La Californie ! (TV Series - 3 Episodes)
Self - Actor
2023
100 Years of Warner Bros. (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Self
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Molecule Man (voice)
2023
Chasing Wonders
2021
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Self - Actor (Gaff)
2021
Walking with Herb
Joe Amable-Amo
2021
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
2020
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Self
2020
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
2019
Mayans M.C. (TV Series - 50 Episodes)
Felipe Reyes
2018
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Martin Castillo (archive footage)
2018
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Self
2018
Coco
Chicharrón (voice)
2017
Blade Runner 2049
Gaff
2017
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Gaff (voice)
2017
LA 92
Himself (archive footage)
2017
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Himself
2017
Monday Nights at Seven
Charlie
2016
Americano
Gayo (voice)
2016
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Narrator (voice)
2014
Journey of a Female Comic
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Himself
2014
Agave is Life
Narrator (voice)
2014
Go for Sisters
Freddy Suárez
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series - 5 Episodes)
Robert Gonzales
2013
2 Guns
Papi Greco
2013
Filly Brown
Leandro
2013
A Bridge Apart
(Voice)
2013
America
Mr. Irving
2011
Portlandia (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Edward James Olmos
2011
The Green Hornet
Michael Axford
2011
I'm Still Here
Edward James Olmos
2010
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Commander William Adama
2009
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Narrator
2009
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Diablo (voice)
2008
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
2007
Dave Navarro's Spread (TV Series - 1 Episode)
2007
Dexter (TV Series - 10 Episodes)
2006
Dexter (TV Series)
James Gellar
2006
Splinter
Captain garcia
2006
Eureka (TV Series - 1 Episode)
First sled dog
2006
Walkout
Julian Nava
2006
Recycled Life
Narrator
2006
La Cerca
Narrator / Old Niño
2005
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Commander William Adama
2004
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series - 73 Episodes)
William Adama
2004
The Batman (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Chief Rojas (voice)
2004
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Commander Adama
2003
Greetings From Tucson (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Priest
2002
George Lopez (TV Series - 1 Episode)
2002
American Family (TV Series - 35 Episodes)
Jess Gonzalez
2002
In the Time of the Butterflies
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
2001
The Judge (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Judge Armando Acosti
2001
The Judge
Judge Armando Acosta
2001
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Nestor Garcia
2000
Gossip
Detective Curtis
2000
The Road to El Dorado
Chief (voice)
2000
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
1999
The West Wing (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Roberto Mendoza
1999
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Gaspar DiGregario (Young)
1999
Zapatista
Narrator (voice)
1999
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
1998
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
Roberto Lozano
1997
12 Angry Men
Juror 11
1997
Hollywood Confidential
Stan Navarro, Sr.
1997
Gun (TV Series - 6 Episodes)
Father Santos
1997
Selena Remembered
Narrator (voice)
1997
Selena
Abraham Quintanilla
1997
Death in Granada
1996
E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series - 1 Episode)
1996
The Limbic Region
Lucca
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
1996
Dead Man's Walk (TV Series - 3 Episodes)
Captain Salazar
1996
Caught
Joe
1996
Mirage
Matteo Juarez
1995
My Family
Paco
1995
500 Nations (TV Series - 8 Episodes)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Rey Emiliano (voice)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series - 1 Episode)
El Murcielago (voice)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Jimenez (voice)
1995
Slave of Dreams
1995
The Burning Season
Wilson Pinheiro
1994
The Magic School Bus (TV Series - 1 Episode)
(voice)
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
1994
Babylon 5 (TV Series - 1 Episode)
1994
Roosters
Gallo Morales
1993
American Me
Montoya Santana
1992
Talent for the Game
Vergil Sweet
1991
Maria's Story
José Serrano (voice)
1990
The Earth Day Special
Hospital Director
1990
The Simpsons (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Pit Master (voice)
1989
Triumph of the Spirit
Gypsy
1989
The Fortunate Pilgrim (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Frank Corbo
1988
Stand and Deliver
Jaime A. Escalante
1988
Blue Collar & Buddha
Narrator
1986
Saving Grace
Ciolino
1986
Miami Vice (TV Series - 111 Episodes)
Martin Castillo
1984
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez
1983
The Nightingale
Prime Minister
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Prime Minister
1982
Blade Runner
Gaff
1982
Seguin
Santa Anna
1982
Zoot Suit
El Pachuco
1981
Wolfen
Eddie Holt
1981
Hill Street Blues (TV Series - 3 Episodes)
1981
300 Miles for Stephanie
Art Vela
1981
Virus
Captain Lopez
1980
Dead Angle
1979
Evening in Byzantium
Angelo
1978
Alambrista!
1st Drunk
1977
CHiPs (TV Series - 1 Episode)
1977
The Fitzpatricks (TV Series - 1 Episode)
1977
Starsky & Hutch (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Julio Gutierez
1975
The Blue Knight (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Clemente (as Ed Olmos)
1975
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
Chicano #1
1975
Police Woman (TV Series - 1 Episode)
1974
Kojak (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Paco
1973
Police Story (TV Series - 1 Episode)
1973
Cannon (TV Series - 1 Episode)
1971
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Dancer
1968
Blue Collar & Buddha
Filmography
as crew member
Chaparreando (TV Series)
Creator
2020
The Devil Has a Name
Producer
2019
The Devil Has a Name
Director
2019
Go for Sisters
Producer
2013
Filly Brown
Executive Producer
2013
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Director
2009
Walkout
Director
2006
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series - 6 Episodes)
Director
2004
Selena Remembered
Producer
1997
American Me
Producer
1992
American Me
Director
1992
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Associate Producer
1983
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Original Music Composer
1983