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Acting

Edward James Olmos

Career: Active from 1977 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 49
top three billing

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: Battlestar Galactica
90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 89 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Edward James Olmos Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Absurdist Humor
1.1, average 2.0
Physical Comedy
1.6, average 2.4
Cringe Humor
1.4, average 2.2
Uncanny
1.8, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 6
Political Intrigue 5
Moral Ambiguity 4
Social Justice 4
Social Commentary 4
Historical Drama 4
Crime Thriller 3
Social Realism 3
Technological Dystopia 3
Gritty Realism 3
Character Study 3
Psychological Tension 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

122

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

10 titles · average score 59

Office Romance

50

as Captain Jack Cruz

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

as Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)

M.I.A.

64

TV show · as Isaac Rojas

Mami Está Aquí

as Mr. Jimenez

One Fast Move

52

as Abel

Say a Little Prayer

49

Executive Producer

Outlaw Posse

45

as Ossie

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

85

TV show · as Molecule Man (voice)

Walking with Herb

67

as Joe Amable-Amo

Chasing Wonders

58

as Luis

2010s

25 titles · average score 62

The Devil Has a Name

48

as Santiago

A Dog's Way Home

60

as Axel

Mayans M.C.

65

TV show · as Felipe Reyes

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

71

as Gaff (voice)

Coco

87

as Chicharrón (voice)

Blade Runner 2049

83

as Gaff

Exile Nation: The Plastic People

as Narrator (voice)

2 Guns

62

as Papi Greco

Go for Sisters

55

as Freddy Suárez

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

81

TV show · as Robert Gonzales

The Green Hornet

47

as Michael Axford

Blue Bloods

73

TV show · as Lorenzo Batista

2000s

22 titles · average score 65

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

67

as Commander William Adama

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

44

as Diablo (voice)

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

75

as Admiral William Adama

Splinter

36

as Captain garcia

Walkout

67

as Julian Nava

Battlestar Galactica

90

TV show · as Admiral William Adama / Commander William Adama

Battlestar Galactica

87

TV show · as Commander Adama

American Family

81

TV show · as Jess Gonzalez

In the Time of the Butterflies

68

as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo

The Judge

53

TV show · as Judge Armando Acosti

The Road to El Dorado

60

as Chief (voice)

Gossip

44

as Detective Curtis

1990s

34 titles · average score 62

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

47

as Det. Anthony Piscotti

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

73

as Vamanos

Selena

71

as Abraham Quintanilla

Selena Remembered

as Narrator (voice)

Caught

70

as Joe

Death in Granada

43

as Roberto Lozano

Dead Man's Walk

65

TV show · as Captain Salazar

My Family

78

as Paco

Mirage

42

as Matteo Juarez

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

64

as Jose Menendez

American Me

71

as Montoya Santana

Talent for the Game

55

as Virgil Sweet

1980s

19 titles · average score 74

Triumph of the Spirit

62

as Gypsy

The Simpsons

83

TV show · as Pit Master (voice)

Stand and Deliver

78

as Jaime A. Escalante

The Fortunate Pilgrim

TV show · as Frank Corbo

Miami Vice

77

TV show · as Martin Castillo

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

85

as Gregorio Cortez

American Playhouse

69

TV show · as Jaime Escalante / General Santa Anna

Blade Runner

85

as Gaff

Wolfen

64

as Eddie Holt

Zoot Suit

61

as El Pachuco

300 Miles for Stephanie

as Art Vela

Hill Street Blues

90

TV show · as Judge Cruz

1970s

11 titles · average score 64

Evening in Byzantium

TV show · as Angelo

CHiPs

44

TV show

Alambrista!

85

as 1st Drunk

The Fitzpatricks

TV show · as Don Vasquez

Starsky & Hutch

78

TV show · as Julio Gutierez

The Blue Knight

59

TV show · as Clemente (as Ed Olmos)

Aloha Bobby and Rose

61

as Chicano #1

Police Woman

43

TV show

Kojak

72

TV show · as Paco

Police Story

72

TV show

Cannon

67

TV show

1960s

1 title · average score 48

Hawaii Five-O

48

TV show · as Dancer