Edward James Olmos: movies and TV shows
Edward James Olmos has 169 credits in the archive: 113 films and 56 TV series, from 1968 to 2026. Highest rated: Mami Está Aquí (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1968 – 2026 · busiest year: 1997 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Office Romance | Captain Jack Cruz | Film | 6.4 | 79 |
| 2026 | M.I.A. | Isaac Rojas | TV | 8.5 | 79 |
| 2026 | Mami Está Aquí | Mr. Jimenez | Film | 10.0 | 79 |
| 2026 | American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez | Narrator – El Pachuco (voice) | Film | — | 79 |
| 2024 | One Fast Move | Abel | Film | 6.7 | 77 |
| 2024 | Say a Little Prayer | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2024 | Outlaw Posse | Ossie | Film | 4.7 | 77 |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Molecule Man (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 76 |
| 2023 | 100 Years of Warner Bros. | Self | TV | 7.6 | 76 |
| 2023 | La Californie ! | Self - Actor | TV | 8.0 | 76 |
| 2021 | The Blade Runner Phenomenon | Self - Actor (Gaff) | Film | 6.9 | 74 |
| 2021 | Walking with Herb | Joe Amable-Amo | Film | 6.0 | 74 |
| 2021 | Chasing Wonders | Luis | Film | 4.7 | 74 |
| 2020 | Chaparreando | TV | 2.0 | 73 | |
| 2020 | The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II | Self | Film | 6.9 | 73 |
| 2020 | Space Songs: Through the Distance | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 2019 | Bless This Mess | Randy | TV | 6.1 | 72 |
| 2019 | A Dog's Way Home | Axel | Film | 7.4 | 72 |
| 2019 | The Devil Has a Name | Santiago | Film | 5.3 | 72 |
| 2019 | The Devil Has a Name | Film | 5.3 | 72 | |
| 2019 | The Devil Has a Name | Film | 5.3 | 72 | |
| 2019 | Windows on the World | Balthazar | Film | 3.3 | 72 |
| 2019 | Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2019 | Imprisoned | Hospicio | Film | 4.6 | 72 |
| 2019 | Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire | Self | Film | 4.5 | 72 |
| 2018 | Mayans M.C. | Felipe Reyes | TV | 8.0 | 71 |
| 2018 | The Eyes of Martin Castillo | Martin Castillo (archive footage) | Film | — | 71 |
| 2018 | Every Night's a Saturday Night | Self | Film | 8.0 | 71 |
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 | Gaff | Film | 7.6 | 70 |
| 2017 | Coco | Chicharrón (voice) | Film | 8.2 | 70 |
| 2017 | Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 | Gaff (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 70 |
| 2017 | LA 92 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 70 |
| 2017 | L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later | Self | Film | 7.5 | 70 |
| 2016 | Americano | Gayo (voice) | Film | 5.3 | 69 |
| 2016 | Monday Nights at Seven | Charlie | Film | — | 69 |
| 2015 | Unity | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.6 | 68 |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science Fiction | Self | TV | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2014 | The Journey of a Female Comic | Film | 6.2 | 67 | |
| 2014 | Exile Nation: The Plastic People | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2014 | Agave is Life | Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.5 | 67 |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Robert Gonzales | TV | 7.5 | 66 |
| 2013 | 2 Guns | Papi Greco | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 2013 | Go for Sisters | Freddy Suárez | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 2013 | Go for Sisters | Film | 6.0 | 66 | |
| 2013 | Filly Brown | Leandro | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 2013 | Filly Brown | Film | 6.2 | 66 | |
| 2013 | A Bridge Apart | (Voice) | Film | — | 66 |
| 2011 | Portlandia | Edward James Olmos | TV | 6.9 | 64 |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Michael Axford | Film | 5.6 | 64 |
| 2011 | America | Mr. Irving | Film | 4.8 | 64 |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Lorenzo Batista | TV | 7.8 | 63 |
| 2010 | I'm Still Here | Edward James Olmos | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 2009 | Battlestar Galactica: The Plan | Commander William Adama | Film | 6.8 | 62 |
| 2009 | Battlestar Galactica: The Plan | Film | 6.8 | 62 | |
| 2009 | A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story | Narrator | Film | — | 62 |
| 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Diablo (voice) | Film | 5.4 | 61 |
| 2007 | Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Admiral William Adama | Film | 7.2 | 60 |
| 2007 | Dave Navarro's Spread | TV | 5.0 | 60 | |
| 2007 | Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Self | Film | 7.8 | 60 |
| 2007 | Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 2007 | Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 2006 | Dexter | James Gellar | TV | 8.2 | 59 |
| 2006 | Dexter | Prof. James Gellar | TV | 8.2 | 59 |
| 2006 | Eureka | First sled dog | TV | 7.7 | 59 |
| 2006 | Splinter | Captain garcia | Film | 4.5 | 59 |
| 2006 | Walkout | Julian Nava | Film | 5.3 | 59 |
| 2006 | Walkout | Film | 5.3 | 59 | |
| 2006 | Recycled Life | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 59 |
| 2005 | La Cerca | Narrator / Old Niño | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica | Admiral William Adama | TV | 8.2 | 57 |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica | Commander William Adama | TV | 8.2 | 57 |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica | TV | 8.2 | 57 | |
| 2004 | The Batman | Chief Rojas (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 57 |
| 2003 | Battlestar Galactica | Commander Adama | TV | 8.2 | 56 |
| 2002 | George Lopez | Mr. Vega | TV | 7.5 | 55 |
| 2002 | American Family | Jess Gonzalez | TV | 9.0 | 55 |
| 2002 | Greetings from Tucson | Priest | TV | 10.0 | 55 |
| 2002 | The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | Film | 6.5 | 55 | |
| 2001 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 2001 | The Judge | Judge Armando Acosta | Film | 5.3 | 54 |
| 2001 | The Judge | Judge Armando Acosti | TV | 4.5 | 54 |
| 2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Chief (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 53 |
| 2000 | Gossip | Detective Curtis | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 2000 | The Princess and the Barrio Boy | Nestor Garcia | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Roberto Mendoza | TV | 8.3 | 52 |
| 1999 | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Salvatore Maranzano | Film | 5.2 | 52 |
| 1999 | The Unfinished Journey | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1999 | Zapatista | Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.6 | 52 |
| 1998 | The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Vamanos | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1998 | The Wall | Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder") | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1998 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Det. Anthony Piscotti | Film | 5.4 | 51 |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Juror 11 | Film | 7.7 | 50 |
| 1997 | Gun | Father Santos | TV | 4.6 | 50 |
| 1997 | Selena | Abraham Quintanilla | Film | 7.7 | 50 |
| 1997 | Hollywood Confidential | Stan Navarro, Sr. | Film | 4.4 | 50 |
| 1997 | Selena Remembered | Narrator (voice) | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1997 | Selena Remembered | Film | 10.0 | 50 | |
| 1997 | Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika | Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist | Film | — | 50 |
| 1997 | Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest | Narrator | Film | — | 50 |
| 1997 | Prophecies of the Millennium | Host | Film | — | 50 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | TV | 4.1 | 49 |
| 1996 | Caught | Joe | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 49 | |
| 1996 | Death in Granada | Roberto Lozano | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1996 | Dead Man's Walk | Captain Salazar | TV | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1996 | The Limbic Region | Lucca | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Rey Emiliano (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | El Murcielago (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Jimenez (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1995 | My Family | Paco | Film | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1995 | 500 Nations | TV | 7.6 | 48 | |
| 1995 | Mirage | Matteo Juarez | Film | 3.6 | 48 |
| 1995 | Slave of Dreams | Potiphar | Film | 4.3 | 48 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Col. Victor Walls | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1994 | The Magic School Bus | Mr. Ramon (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 47 |
| 1994 | The Burning Season | Wilson Pinheiro | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1994 | A Million to Juan | The Angel | Film | 5.4 | 47 |
| 1994 | Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Jose Menendez | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1994 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) | Film | 4.4 | 47 |
| 1994 | Lives in Hazard | self | Film | 8.5 | 47 |
| 1993 | Learning Not to Hurt | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 1993 | Roosters | Gallo Morales | Film | 3.8 | 46 |
| 1992 | American Me | Montoya Santana | Film | 7.4 | 45 |
| 1992 | American Me | Film | 7.4 | 45 | |
| 1992 | American Me | Film | 7.4 | 45 | |
| 1991 | Maria's Story | José Serrano (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1991 | Talent for the Game | Virgil Sweet | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Hospital Director | Film | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Pit Master (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1989 | Triumph of the Spirit | Gypsy | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1989 | Miami Vice: Freefall | Lt. Martin Castillo | Film | — | 42 |
| 1988 | Stand and Deliver | Jaime A. Escalante | Film | 7.7 | 41 |
| 1988 | The Fortunate Pilgrim | Frank Corbo | TV | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1986 | Saving Grace | Ciolino | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1986 | Blue Collar & Buddha | Narrator | Film | — | 39 |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Martin Castillo | TV | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | TV | 7.4 | 37 | |
| 1983 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Gregorio Cortez | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1983 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1983 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1983 | The Nightingale | Prime Minister | Film | 5.3 | 36 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | General Santa Anna | TV | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Gregorio Cortez | TV | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Jaime Escalante | TV | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 35 | |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 35 | |
| 1982 | Blade Runner | Gaff | Film | 7.9 | 35 |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Prime Minister | TV | 8.1 | 35 |
| 1982 | Seguin | Gen. Santa Anna | Film | — | 35 |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | TV | 7.6 | 34 | |
| 1981 | Wolfen | Eddie Holt | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1981 | Zoot Suit | El Pachuco | Film | 6.4 | 34 |
| 1981 | 300 Miles for Stephanie | Art Vela | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1980 | Virus | Captain Lopez | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1979 | Dead Angle | Film | 8.0 | 32 | |
| 1978 | Evening in Byzantium | Angelo | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1978 | Evening in Byzantium | Angelo | TV | — | 31 |
| 1977 | CHiPs | TV | 6.8 | 30 | |
| 1977 | The Fitzpatricks | Don Vasquez | TV | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1977 | Alambrista! | 1st Drunk | Film | 5.9 | 30 |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Julio Gutierez | TV | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight | Clemente (as Ed Olmos) | TV | 5.0 | 28 |
| 1975 | Aloha Bobby and Rose | Chicano #1 | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1974 | Police Woman | TV | 6.4 | 27 | |
| 1973 | Kojak | Paco | TV | 7.2 | 26 |
| 1973 | Police Story | TV | 7.0 | 26 | |
| 1971 | Cannon | TV | 6.7 | 24 | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Dancer | TV | 7.2 | 21 |
| Blue Collar & Buddha | Film | 8.0 | — |