Edward James Olmos

Full filmography

• Office Romance (2026) as Captain Jack Cruz
• M.I.A. (2026) as Isaac Rojas
• Mami Está Aquí (2026) as Mr. Jimenez
• American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (2026) as Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
• One Fast Move (2024) as Abel
• Say a Little Prayer (2024) Executive Producer
• Outlaw Posse (2024) as Ossie
• Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) as Molecule Man (voice)
• 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023) as Self
• La Californie ! (2023) as Self - Actor
• The Blade Runner Phenomenon (2021) as Self - Actor (Gaff)
• Walking with Herb (2021) as Joe Amable-Amo
• Chasing Wonders (2021) as Luis
• Chaparreando (2020) Creator
• The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II (2020) as Self
• Space Songs: Through the Distance (2020) as Self
• Bless This Mess (2019) as Randy
• A Dog's Way Home (2019) as Axel
• The Devil Has a Name (2019) as Santiago
• The Devil Has a Name (2019) Director
• The Devil Has a Name (2019) Producer
• Windows on the World (2019) as Balthazar
• Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019) as Self
• Imprisoned (2019) as Hospicio
• Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire (2019) as Self
• Mayans M.C. (2018) as Felipe Reyes
• The Eyes of Martin Castillo (2018) as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
• Every Night's a Saturday Night (2018) as Self
• Blade Runner 2049 (2017) as Gaff
• Coco (2017) as Chicharrón (voice)
• Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017) as Gaff (voice)
• LA 92 (2017) as Self (archive footage)
• L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later (2017) as Self
• Americano (2016) as Gayo (voice)
• Monday Nights at Seven (2016) as Charlie
• Unity (2015) as Narrator (voice)
• The Real History of Science Fiction (2014) as Self
• The Journey of a Female Comic (2014)
• Exile Nation: The Plastic People (2014) as Narrator (voice)
• Agave is Life (2014) as Narrator (voice)
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) as Robert Gonzales
• 2 Guns (2013) as Papi Greco
• Go for Sisters (2013) as Freddy Suárez
• Go for Sisters (2013) Producer
• Filly Brown (2013) as Leandro
• Filly Brown (2013) Executive Producer
• A Bridge Apart (2013) as (Voice)
• Portlandia (2011) as Edward James Olmos
• The Green Hornet (2011) as Michael Axford
• America (2011) as Mr. Irving
• Blue Bloods (2010) as Lorenzo Batista
• I'm Still Here (2010) as Edward James Olmos
• Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) as Commander William Adama
• Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) Director
• A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story (2009) as Narrator
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) as Diablo (voice)
• Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) as Admiral William Adama
• Dave Navarro's Spread (2007)
• Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) as Self
• Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (2007) as Self
• Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (2007) as Self
• Dexter (2006) as James Gellar
• Dexter (2006) as Prof. James Gellar
• Eureka (2006) as First sled dog
• Splinter (2006) as Captain garcia
• Walkout (2006) as Julian Nava
• Walkout (2006) Director
• Recycled Life (2006) as Self - Narrator (voice)
• La Cerca (2005) as Narrator / Old Niño
• Battlestar Galactica (2004) as Admiral William Adama
• Battlestar Galactica (2004) as Commander William Adama
• Battlestar Galactica (2004) Director
• The Batman (2004) as Chief Rojas (voice)
• Battlestar Galactica (2003) as Commander Adama
• George Lopez (2002) as Mr. Vega
• American Family (2002) as Jess Gonzalez
• Greetings from Tucson (2002) as Priest
• The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002)
• In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
• The Judge (2001) as Judge Armando Acosta
• The Judge (2001) as Judge Armando Acosti
• The Road to El Dorado (2000) as Chief (voice)
• Gossip (2000) as Detective Curtis
• The Princess and the Barrio Boy (2000) as Nestor Garcia
• The West Wing (1999) as Roberto Mendoza
• Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999) as Salvatore Maranzano
• The Unfinished Journey (1999) as Narrator (voice)
• Zapatista (1999) as Narrator (voice)
• The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) as Vamanos
• The Wall (1998) as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998) as Det. Anthony Piscotti
• 12 Angry Men (1997) as Juror 11
• Gun (1997) as Father Santos
• Selena (1997) as Abraham Quintanilla
• Hollywood Confidential (1997) as Stan Navarro, Sr.
• Selena Remembered (1997) as Narrator (voice)
• Selena Remembered (1997) Producer
• Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika (1997) as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
• Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest (1997) as Narrator
• Prophecies of the Millennium (1997) as Host
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self
• Caught (1996) as Joe
• E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
• Death in Granada (1996) as Roberto Lozano
• Dead Man's Walk (1996) as Captain Salazar
• The Limbic Region (1996) as Lucca
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Rey Emiliano (voice)
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as El Murcielago (voice)
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Jimenez (voice)
• My Family (1995) as Paco
• 500 Nations (1995)
• Mirage (1995) as Matteo Juarez
• Slave of Dreams (1995) as Potiphar
• Touched by an Angel (1994) as Col. Victor Walls
• The Magic School Bus (1994) as Mr. Ramon (voice)
• The Burning Season (1994) as Wilson Pinheiro
• A Million to Juan (1994) as The Angel
• Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994) as Jose Menendez
• Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994) as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
• Lives in Hazard (1994) as self
• Learning Not to Hurt (1993) as Self
• Roosters (1993) as Gallo Morales
• American Me (1992) as Montoya Santana
• American Me (1992) Director
• American Me (1992) Producer
• Maria's Story (1991) as José Serrano (voice)
• Talent for the Game (1991) as Virgil Sweet
• The Earth Day Special (1990) as Hospital Director
• The Simpsons (1989) as Pit Master (voice)
• Triumph of the Spirit (1989) as Gypsy
• Miami Vice: Freefall (1989) as Lt. Martin Castillo
• Stand and Deliver (1988) as Jaime A. Escalante
• The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988) as Frank Corbo
• Saving Grace (1986) as Ciolino
• Blue Collar & Buddha (1986) as Narrator
• Miami Vice (1984) as Martin Castillo
• Miami Vice (1984) Director
• The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983) as Gregorio Cortez
• The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983) Original Music Composer
• The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983) Associate Producer
• The Nightingale (1983) as Prime Minister
• American Playhouse (1982) as General Santa Anna
• American Playhouse (1982) as Gregorio Cortez
• American Playhouse (1982) as Jaime Escalante
• American Playhouse (1982) Associate Producer
• American Playhouse (1982) Original Music Composer
• Blade Runner (1982) as Gaff
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Prime Minister
• Seguin (1982) as Gen. Santa Anna
• Hill Street Blues (1981)
• Wolfen (1981) as Eddie Holt
• Zoot Suit (1981) as El Pachuco
• 300 Miles for Stephanie (1981) as Art Vela
• Virus (1980) as Captain Lopez
• Dead Angle (1979)
• Evening in Byzantium (1978) as Angelo
• Evening in Byzantium (1978) as Angelo
• CHiPs (1977)
• The Fitzpatricks (1977) as Don Vasquez
• Alambrista! (1977) as 1st Drunk
• Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Julio Gutierez
• The Blue Knight (1975) as Clemente (as Ed Olmos)
• Aloha Bobby and Rose (1975) as Chicano #1
• Police Woman (1974)
• Kojak (1973) as Paco
• Police Story (1973)
• Cannon (1971)
• Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Dancer
• Blue Collar & Buddha