Edward James Olmos

Also Known As: Эдвард Джеймс Олмос, ادوراد جیمز اولموس

Biography: Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), actor in and director of American Me (1992), William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), and Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982), and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017). In 2018, he played the father of two members of an outlaw motorcycle club in the FX series Mayans MC. For his work in Miami Vice, Olmos won the 1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. For his performance in Stand and Deliver, Olmos was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his roles as patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in the film Selena, narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit, and the voice of Chicharrón in Coco. Over the course of his career, Olmos has been a pioneer for more diversified roles and images of Hispanics in the U.S. media. His notable direction, production, and starring roles for films, made-for-TV movies, and TV shows include Wolfen, Triumph of the Spirit, Talent for the Game, American Me, The Burning Season, My Family/Mi Familia, Caught, 12 Angry Men, The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca, Walkout, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, American Family, and Dexter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward James Olmos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Birthday: February 24, 1947

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Blade Runner
In the Time of the Butterflies
I'm Still Here
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
12 Angry Men
American Me
Evening in Byzantium
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
The Green Hornet
Talent for the Game
Stand and Deliver
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Virus
Blue Collar & Buddha
Selena
Splinter
My Family
Caught
Gossip
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Filly Brown
Selena Remembered
Zoot Suit
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Recycled Life
Hollywood Confidential
Alambrista!
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Outlaw Posse
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Blue Collar & Buddha
Zapatista
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
2 Guns
The Judge
Go for Sisters
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
Mirage
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Slave of Dreams
Journey of a Female Comic
Americano
Dead Angle
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
A Million to Juan
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Roosters
La Cerca
Seguin
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Triumph of the Spirit
The Wall
Lives in Hazard
Unity
America
The Limbic Region
One Fast Move
Maria's Story
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
The Earth Day Special
Death in Granada
Walkout
A Bridge Apart
The Road to El Dorado
The Nightingale
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Blade Runner 2049
LA 92
Coco
Saving Grace
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
The Devil Has a Name
A Dog's Way Home
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
Windows on the World
300 Miles for Stephanie
The Burning Season
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Chasing Wonders
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Imprisoned
Wolfen
Agave is Life
Space Songs: Through the Distance
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Monday Nights at Seven
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
The Unfinished Journey
Walking with Herb
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Miami Vice: Freefall
Gun