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Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Acting · Creator · Production

Born February 24, 1947, Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (19)
  • 2026Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood — self
  • 100 Years of Warner Bros. — Self
  • La Californie ! — Self - Actor
  • 2021The Blade Runner Phenomenon — Self - Actor (Gaff)
  • 2020Space Songs: Through the Distance — Self
  • 2020The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II — Self
  • 2019Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire — Self
  • 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage — Self
  • 2018Every Night's a Saturday Night — Self
  • 2017L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later — Self
  • 2017LA 92 — Self (archive footage)
  • The Real History of Science Fiction — Self
  • 2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner — Self
  • 2007Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard — Self
  • 2007Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling — Self
  • 2006Recycled Life — Self - Narrator (voice)
  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self
  • 1994Lives in Hazard — self
  • 1993Learning Not to Hurt — Self
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