Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Date of Birth:

Feb 24, 1947

Place of Birth:

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:

The Eyes of Martin Castillo The Eyes of Martin Castillo

2018

A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

2009

A Dog's Way Home A Dog's Way Home

2019

The Devil Has a Name The Devil Has a Name

2019

Windows on the World Windows on the World

2019

300 Miles for Stephanie 300 Miles for Stephanie

1981

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

Chasing Wonders Chasing Wonders

2021

Every Night's a Saturday Night Every Night's a Saturday Night

2018

The Burning Season The Burning Season

1994

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

2017

Saving Grace Saving Grace

1986

The Road to El Dorado The Road to El Dorado

2000

A Bridge Apart A Bridge Apart

2013

Walkout Walkout

2006

Death in Granada Death in Granada

1996

The Nightingale The Nightingale

1983

The Princess and the Barrio Boy The Princess and the Barrio Boy

2000

Coco Coco

2017

LA 92 LA 92

2017

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

2017

Blade Runner 2049 Blade Runner 2049

2017

Imprisoned Imprisoned

2019

Wolfen Wolfen

1981

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

2007

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

2007

I'm Still Here I'm Still Here

2010

Lives in Hazard Lives in Hazard

1994

Evening in Byzantium Evening in Byzantium

1978

Blue Collar & Buddha Blue Collar & Buddha

1970

Seguin Seguin

1982

The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca

1997

Blue Collar & Buddha Blue Collar & Buddha

1986

Outlaw Posse Outlaw Posse

2024

The Wall The Wall

1998

Exile Nation: The Plastic People Exile Nation: The Plastic People

2014

Monday Nights at Seven Monday Nights at Seven

2016

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

2020

Space Songs: Through the Distance Space Songs: Through the Distance

2020

Agave is Life Agave is Life

2014

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

2019

The Unfinished Journey The Unfinished Journey

1999

Selena Remembered Selena Remembered

1997

The Blade Runner Phenomenon The Blade Runner Phenomenon

2021

Walking with Herb Walking with Herb

2021

The Earth Day Special The Earth Day Special

1990

Aloha, Bobby and Rose Aloha, Bobby and Rose

1975

Battlestar Galactica: Razor Battlestar Galactica: Razor

2007

Gossip Gossip

2000

Caught Caught

1996

My Family My Family

1995

Filly Brown Filly Brown

2013

Zoot Suit Zoot Suit

1981

Alambrista! Alambrista!

1977

Hollywood Confidential Hollywood Confidential

1997

Recycled Life Recycled Life

2006

Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner' Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner'

2007

Selena Selena

1997

Splinter Splinter

2006

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994

American Me American Me

1992

12 Angry Men 12 Angry Men

1997

In the Time of the Butterflies In the Time of the Butterflies

2001

The Green Hornet The Green Hornet

2011

Talent for the Game Talent for the Game

1991

Beverly Hills Chihuahua Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2008

Virus Virus

1980

Stand and Deliver Stand and Deliver

1988

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

2009

La Cerca La Cerca

2005

Roosters Roosters

1993

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1998

Triumph of the Spirit Triumph of the Spirit

1989

Maria's Story Maria's Story

1990

The Limbic Region The Limbic Region

1996

Unity Unity

2015

America America

2011

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

1999

A Million to Juan A Million to Juan

1994

Go for Sisters Go for Sisters

2013

The Judge The Judge

2001

2 Guns 2 Guns

2013

Zapatista Zapatista

1999

Slave of Dreams Slave of Dreams

1995

Mirage Mirage

1995

Dead Angle Dead Angle

1979

Journey of a Female Comic Journey of a Female Comic

2014

Americano Americano

2016

Blade Runner Blade Runner

1982

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