Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Actor and director. Born 24 February 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

8

Titles on Fi1m6 acting · 2 directing

76

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 6 titles

1

Golden Globe1 won

Born

24 February 1947, Los Angeles, California, USA

Active

1982–present

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Edward James Olmos — Edward James OlmosGage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

D Alvarado, Luis Valdez, L DeFilippo, LD Phillips, EJ Olmos at the premiere of American Pachuco during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival — D Alvarado, Luis Valdez, L DeFilippo, LD Phillips, EJ Olmos at the premiere of American Pachuco during the 2026 Sundance Film FestivalLaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

D Alvarado, Luis Valdez, L DeFilippo, LD Phillips, EJ Olmos at the premiere of American Pachuco during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival — D Alvarado, Luis Valdez, L DeFilippo, LD Phillips, EJ Olmos at the premiere of American Pachuco during the 2026 Sundance Film FestivalLaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

D Alvarado, Luis Valdez, L DeFilippo, LD Phillips, EJ Olmos at the premiere of American Pachuco during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival — D Alvarado, Luis Valdez, L DeFilippo, LD Phillips, EJ Olmos at the premiere of American Pachuco during the 2026 Sundance Film FestivalLaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Edward James Olmos — Edward James OlmosImage via TMDB

Edward James Olmos — Edward James OlmosImage via TMDB

Edward James Olmos — Edward James OlmosImage via TMDB

Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmo — Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage SkidmoGage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmo — Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage SkidmoGage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); LaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); LaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); LaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.