Celebrities » Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Highest Rated:: 92% 12 Angry Men (1997)
Lowest Rated:: 28% Gossip (2000)

Birthday:: Feb 24, 1947
Birthplace:: East Los Angeles, California, USA
Bio:: Though most easily recognized as a respected actor of stage, screen, and television, Edward James Olmos is also a distinguished humanitarian who spends considerable time and money supporting various causes and charitable organizations in his native Los Angeles. Born the son of an immigrant and a…

Edward James Olmos Photos

View All

Professional Photos (5)

Community Photos (32)

Highest Rated Movies

Blade Runner
92%
12 Angry Men
92%
Kaze no tani no Naushika (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) (Warriors of the Wind)
83%
My Family
83%

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 28% - 92%

Number of Movies: 64

Box Office Since 2001: $219.7M

Year	Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office
2013		2 Guns	Papi Greco	--
2013		Go For Sisters	Actor	--
2013	45%	Filly Brown	Leandro	$2.6M
2011		Mitchell 20: Teacher Quality Is The Answer	Actor	--
2011	44%	The Green Hornet	Axford	$98.8M
2011		Alambrista!	Actor	--
2010	52%	I'm Still Here	Actor	$0.4M
2009		Chicano Rock!: The Sounds of East Los Angeles	Actor	--
2009		Battlestar Galactica: The Plan	Actor Director	--
2008		Chicano Rock!: The Sounds of East Los Angeles	Host/Narrator	--
2008	41%	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	El Diablo	$94.5M
2007		Battlestar Galactica: Razor	Actor	--
2007		Hispanic Hollywood - Then and Now	Actor	--
2006		Walkout	Julian Nava Director	--
2006	43%	Splinter	Garcia	--
2005		Steve Martini's The Judge	Actor	--
2003		Play Ball!: Official Rules & Regulations	Actor	--
2003		Play Ball!: Basic Pitching	Actor	--
2003		Play Ball!: Basic Fielding	Actor	--
2003		Battlestar Galactica	Commander William Adama	--
2003		Selena: Ones	Actor	--
2001		The Judge	Judge Armando Acosta	--
2000	28%	Gossip	Detective Curtis	--
2000	49%	The Road to El Dorado	Chief	--
2000		In the Time of the Butterflies	Rafael LeónidasTrujillo	--
2000		Champions Forever: The Latin Legends	Actor	--
2000		The Princess & the Barrio Boy (She's In Love)	Actor	--
2000	63%	Saving Grace	Ciolino	$11.5M
1999		Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War	Narrator	--
1999		Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (The Youngest Godfather)	Actor	--
1999		Hispanic Hollywood	Actor	--
1998		The Wall	Actor	--
1998		The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (TV)	Det. Anthony Piscotti	--
1998	80%	The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit	Vamenos	--
1997		Hollywood Confidential	Stan Navarro	--
1997	64%	Selena	Abraham Quintanilla	--
1997	92%	12 Angry Men	Juror 11	--
1997	29%	The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca	Lozano	--
1996		Mystic Lands	Actor	--
1996	75%	Caught	Joe	--
1996		Dead Man's Walk	Capt. Salazar	--
1996		Limbic Region	Actor	--
1995		Mirage	Matteo Juarez	--
1995	83%	My Family	Paco the Narrator	--
1994		Slave of Dreams	Potiphar	--
1994		The Burning Season	Wilson Pinheiro	--
1994		Million to Juan	The Angel	--
1993		Story Porch With Edward James Olmos	Actor	--
1993		Roosters	Gallo	--
1992		Maria's Story	Narration	--
1992	75%	American Me	Director Santana Montoya	--
1991		Talent For The Game	Virgil Sweet	--
1989	50%	Triumph of the Spirit	Gypsy Director	--
1988	73%	Stand and Deliver	Jaime Escalante	--
1986		Saving Grace	Ciolino	$10.7M
1985		Miami Vice 2 - The Prodigal Son	Actor	--
1984	83%	Kaze no tani no Naushika (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) (Warriors of the Wind)	Mito (English)	--
1983		Faerie Tale Theatre - The Nightingale	Actor	--
1983		The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez	Gregorio Cortez	--
1982		Blade Runner (The Final Cut)	Actor	--
1982	92%	Blade Runner	Gaff	$1.2M
1981	73%	Wolfen	Eddie Holt	--
1981		Zoot Suit	El Pachuco	--
1974		Aloha, Bobby and Rose	Actor	--

Edward James Olmos Trivia

View All

No trivia approved yet. Logged in RT and Facebook users can submit celebrity trivia.

Quotes from Edward James Olmos's Characters

View All

1. Gaff: It's a shame she won't live - but then again, who does?
From Blade Runner. Submitted by William J (4 months ago)

1. Secretary: Mr. Escalante. Mr. Escalante. Did you hear the news; we got the computers.
2. Jaime Escalante: Yep, that'll do it.
From Stand and Deliver. Submitted by Rob S (4 months ago)