Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Los Angeles, California, USA
    Birthday
    2/24/1947
American Me
American Me
7.373
Talent for the Game
Talent for the Game
6
Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver
7.647
My Family
My Family
7.5
Caught
Caught
5.7
Recycled Life
6.8
Hollywood Confidential
Hollywood Confidential
4.2
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
6.889
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
6.7
Zapatista
Zapatista
5.6
Slave of Dreams
Slave of Dreams
0
Mirage
Mirage
3
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
5.2
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
6.9
Roosters
Roosters
4
La Cerca
0
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
5
The Limbic Region
The Limbic Region
5.7
A Bridge Apart
A Bridge Apart
0
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
0
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
0
Agave is Life
Agave is Life
5.5
Walking with Herb
Walking with Herb
6.667
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
7
The Wall
The Wall
5.7
Blue Collar & Buddha
0
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies
6.5
Splinter
Splinter
4.3
Zoot Suit
Zoot Suit
6.679
The Judge
The Judge
5.5
Go for Sisters
Go for Sisters
5.9
Triumph of the Spirit
Triumph of the Spirit
6.6
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
7.5
300 Miles for Stephanie
300 Miles for Stephanie
0
Chasing Wonders
Chasing Wonders
4.2
Selena Remembered
10
Journey of a Female Comic
6.8
Maria's Story
0
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
5
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
7.191
A Dog's Way Home
A Dog's Way Home
7.344
Wolfen
Wolfen
5.931
Monday Nights at Seven
Monday Nights at Seven
0
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
6.6
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
0
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
7.933
2 Guns
2 Guns
6.534
Americano
Americano
4.8
Dead Angle
Dead Angle
7
America
America
4.7
The Nightingale
The Nightingale
3.7
The Devil Has a Name
The Devil Has a Name
5.354
Windows on the World
Windows on the World
6
Every Night's a Saturday Night
Every Night's a Saturday Night
8
Imprisoned
Imprisoned
5.2
The Unfinished Journey
7
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
7.1
The Road to El Dorado
The Road to El Dorado
7.2
LA 92
LA 92
7.734
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
4.5
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
5.573
Selena
Selena
7.734
Gossip
Gossip
5.761
Saving Grace
Saving Grace
6.1
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
5.308
Alambrista!
Alambrista!
6.2
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
4.25
Death in Granada
Death in Granada
5.7
Coco
Coco
8.218
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
0
Miami Vice: Down for the Count
Miami Vice: Down for the Count
8
Filly Brown
Filly Brown
6.211
Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner'
Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner'
7.929
The Burning Season
The Burning Season
6.316
Space Songs: Through the Distance
Space Songs: Through the Distance
0
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
7.654
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
Aloha, Bobby and Rose
6
Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049
7.549
Lives in Hazard
8
Virus
Virus
6.382
A Million to Juan
A Million to Juan
5.4
Walkout
Walkout
6.3
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
0
Unity
Unity
7.7
Evening in Byzantium
Evening in Byzantium
0
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here
6
The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special
10
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
8.2
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
4.3
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