Edward James Olmos
Actor
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 Galactica, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, 2 Guns, Blade 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.
References
- Edward James Olmos Accused of Sexual Assault - E! Online (E! Online)
- http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1997/Actor-Edward-James-Olmos-is-accused-of-sexual-assault/id-f448714491b9cd3b3de89a2bc827c436
- Police Drop Olmos Sex Probe - E! Online (E! Online)
- Scenes From a Bad Movie Marriage - Nymag (New York Magazine)
Film/TV Appearances
as cast member
One Fast Move
Abel
|
2024
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Outlaw Posse
Ossie
|
2024
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La Californie ! (TV Series - 3 Episodes)
Self - Actor
|
2023
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100 Years of Warner Bros. (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Self
|
2023
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Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Molecule Man (voice)
|
2023
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Chasing Wonders |
2021
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The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Self - Actor (Gaff)
|
2021
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Walking with Herb
Joe Amable-Amo
|
2021
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The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
|
2020
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Space Songs: Through the Distance
Self
|
2020
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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
|
2019
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Imprisoned
Hospicio
|
2019
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The Devil Has a Name
Santiago
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2019
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Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Self
|
2019
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Windows on the World
Balthazar
|
2019
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Bless This Mess (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Randy
|
2019
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A Dog's Way Home
Axel
|
2019
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Mayans M.C. (TV Series - 50 Episodes)
Felipe Reyes
|
2018
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The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Martin Castillo (archive footage)
|
2018
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Every Night's a Saturday Night
Self
|
2018
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Coco
Chicharrón (voice)
|
2017
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Blade Runner 2049
Gaff
|
2017
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Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Gaff (voice)
|
2017
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LA 92
Himself (archive footage)
|
2017
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L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Himself
|
2017
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Monday Nights at Seven
Charlie
|
2016
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Americano
Gayo (voice)
|
2016
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Unity
Narrator (voice)
|
2015
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Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Narrator (voice)
|
2014
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Journey of a Female Comic |
2014
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The Real History of Science Fiction (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Himself
|
2014
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Agave is Life
Narrator (voice)
|
2014
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Go for Sisters
Freddy Suárez
|
2013
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series - 5 Episodes)
Robert Gonzales
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2013
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2 Guns
Papi Greco
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2013
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Filly Brown
Leandro
|
2013
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A Bridge Apart
(Voice)
|
2013
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America
Mr. Irving
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2011
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Portlandia (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Edward James Olmos
|
2011
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The Green Hornet
Michael Axford
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2011
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I'm Still Here
Edward James Olmos
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2010
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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Commander William Adama
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2009
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A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Narrator
|
2009
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Diablo (voice)
|
2008
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
|
2007
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Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Self
|
2007
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Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Self
|
2007
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Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Admiral William Adama
|
2007
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Dave Navarro's Spread (TV Series - 1 Episode) |
2007
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Dexter (TV Series)
James Gellar
|
2006
|
Dexter (TV Series - 10 Episodes) |
2006
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Splinter
Captain garcia
|
2006
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Eureka (TV Series - 1 Episode)
First sled dog
|
2006
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Walkout
Julian Nava
|
2006
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Recycled Life
Narrator
|
2006
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La Cerca
Narrator / Old Niño
|
2005
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Battlestar Galactica (TV Series - 73 Episodes)
William Adama
|
2004
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Battlestar Galactica (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Commander William Adama
|
2004
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The Batman (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Chief Rojas (voice)
|
2004
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Battlestar Galactica (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Commander Adama
|
2003
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Greetings From Tucson (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Priest
|
2002
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George Lopez (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Mr. Vega
|
2002
|
American Family (TV Series - 35 Episodes)
Jess Gonzalez
|
2002
|
In the Time of the Butterflies
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
|
2001
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The Judge
Judge Armando Acosta
|
2001
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The Judge (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Judge Armando Acosti
|
2001
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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
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The West Wing (TV Series - 2 Episodes)
Roberto Mendoza
|
1999
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Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Gaspar DiGregario (Young)
|
1999
|
Zapatista
Narrator (voice)
|
1999
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The Wall
Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
|
1998
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Det. Anthony Piscotti
|
1998
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Vamanos
|
1998
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The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
Roberto Lozano
|
1997
|
12 Angry Men
Juror 11
|
1997
|
Hollywood Confidential
Stan Navarro, Sr.
|
1997
|
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
|
1997
|
Gun
Father Santos
|
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
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Self
|
1996
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Dead Man's Walk (TV Series - 3 Episodes)
Captain Salazar
|
1996
|
Caught
Joe
|
1996
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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)
Jimenez (voice)
|
1995
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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)
Rey Emiliano (voice)
|
1995
|
Slave of Dreams |
1995
|
Touched by an Angel (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Col. Victor Walls
|
1994
|
The Burning Season
Wilson Pinheiro
|
1994
|
The Magic School Bus (TV Series - 1 Episode)
(voice)
|
1994
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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Jose Menendez
|
1994
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A Million to Juan
The Angel
|
1994
|
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
|
1994
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Lives in Hazard
self
|
1994
|
Roosters
Gallo Morales
|
1993
|
American Me
Montoya Santana
|
1992
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Talent for the Game
Virgil Sweet
|
1991
|
Maria's Story
José Serrano (voice)
|
1990
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The Earth Day Special
Hospital Director
|
1990
|
The Simpsons (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Pit Master (voice)
|
1989
|
Triumph of the Spirit
Gypsy
|
1989
|
Miami Vice: Freefall
Lieutenant Martin Castillo
|
1989
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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
Gen. 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
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The Fitzpatricks (TV Series - 1 Episode)
Don Vasquez
|
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
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Police Woman (TV Series - 1 Episode) |
1974
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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
Say a Little Prayer
Executive Producer
|
2024
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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
Original Music Composer
|
1983
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Associate Producer
|
1983
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