Editing Edward James Olmos (section)

===Television===
[[File:Edward James Olmos Sept 06 crop face.jpg|thumb|upright|Olmos in 2006]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]''
| Unnamed character
| Episode: "The Exchange"; credited as Edward Olmos
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Kojak]]''
| Bartender
| Episode: "How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars"; uncredited
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]''
| Dancer
| Episode: "Ready, Aim..."
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]''
| Julio Guiterez
| Episode: "The Psychic"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1978
| ''[[CHiPs]]''
| Henry
| Episode: "Flashback"
|-
| ''[[Evening in Byzantium]]''
| Angelo
| rowspan="2" | [[Television film]]
|-
| 1981
| ''Three Hundred Miles for Stephanie''
| Art Vela
|-
| 1982
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
| Joe Bustamonte
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1984
| Judge Cruz
| Episode: "Parting Is Such a Sweet Sorrow"
|-
| 1984–1990
| ''[[Miami Vice]]''
| Lt. Martin Castillo
| 106 episodes; also director
|-
| 1988
| ''[[The Fortunate Pilgrim (miniseries)|The Fortunate Pilgrim]]''
| Frank Corbo
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Earth Day Special]]''
| Hospital Director
|Television special
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| ''[[Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills]]''
| Jose Menendez
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| ''[[The Burning Season (1994 film)|The Burning Season]]''
| [[Wilson Pinheiro]]
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]''
| Mr. Ramon
| Voice, episode: "Going Batty"<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| ''The Limbic Region''
| Jon Lucca
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Dead Man's Walk (miniseries)|Dead Man's Walk]]''
| Captain Salazar
| [[Television miniseries]]
|-
| 1997
| ''[[12 Angry Men (1997 film)|12 Angry Men]]''
| Juror #11
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| Col. Victor Walls
| Episode: "God and Country"
|-
| ''[[The Wall (1998 American film)|The Wall]]''
| Col. Holst
| Television film; segment: "The Pencil Holder"
|-
| ''[[The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 film)|The Taking of Pelham One Two Three]]''
| Det. Anthony Piscotti
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999
| ''Bonanno: A Godfather's Story''
| [[Salvatore Maranzano]]
|-
| ''[[Crucible of Empire|Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War]]''
| Narrator
| Documentary film
|-
| 1999–2000
| ''[[The West Wing]]''
| Associate Justice Roberto Mendoza
| 2 episodes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2000
| ''[[Super Bowl XXXIV|Super Bowl XXXIV: Halftime Show]]''
| Narrator
| Sports event
|-
| ''The Princess & the Barrio Boy''
| Nestor Garcia
| rowspan="3" | Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''The Judge''
| Judge Armando
|-
| ''[[In the Time of the Butterflies (film)|In the Time of the Butterflies]]''
| [[Rafael Trujillo]]
|-
| 2002–2004
| ''[[American Family (2002 TV series)|American Family]]''
| Jess Gonzalez
| 17 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Battlestar Galactica (miniseries)|Battlestar Galactica]]''
| [[William Adama]]
| Miniseries
|-
| 2004–2009
| ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''
| William Adama
| 73 episodes; also director
|-
| 2004
| ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''
| Angel Rojas
| Voice, episode: "The Bat in the Belfry"<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Walkout (film)|Walkout]]''
| [[Julian Nava]]
| Television film; also director
|-
| 2007
| ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]''
| Mr. Hector Vega
| Episode: "George decides to sta-local where it's Familia"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[CSI: NY]]''
| Luther Devarro
| Episode: "[[CSI: NY season 7#ep144|Sangre Por Sangre]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]''
| Professor Gellar
| 10 episodes
|-
| ''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]''
| Rudy
| Episode: "Do you see what I see?"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Portlandia]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "One Moore Episode"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
| [[Robert Gonzales (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Robert Gonzales]]
| 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Pit Master
| Voice, episode: "[[Cue Detective]]"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Urban Cowboy (TV series)|Urban Cowboy]]''
| Al Robles
| Pilot
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Narcos]]''
| Chucho Peña
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2018–2023
| ''[[Mayans M.C.]]''
| Felipe Reyes
| Main role
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Elena of Avalor]]''
| King Pescoro
| Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Bless This Mess (TV series)|Bless This Mess]]''
| Randy
| Episode: "The Grisham Gals"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| ''[[Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur]]''
| [[Molecule Man]]
| Voice, 2 episodes<ref>{{Cite web |title='Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur': Edward James Olmos Guest Stars as Molecule Man in Season 2 |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-edward-james-olmos-molecule-man |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=www.marvel.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Blue Bloods]]''
| Lorenzo Batista
| Episode: "[[Blue Bloods season 14#ep293|End of Tour]]"
|}