Edward James Olmos
Acting
Born 1947-02-24
Los Angeles, California, USA
147 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
53 credits
The Simpsons
Dexter
Blue Bloods
The West Wing
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Battlestar Galactica
Miami Vice
Hawaii Five-O
Blade Runner 2049
Coco
American Playhouse
Touched by an Angel
Eureka
Blade Runner
The Batman
Starsky & Hutch
Mayans M.C.
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Portlandia
M.I.A.
Faerie Tale Theatre
Kojak
Office Romance
The Magic School Bus
Stand and Deliver
The Road to El Dorado
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Battlestar Galactica
George Lopez
2 Guns
100 Years of Warner Bros.
12 Angry Men
The Green Hornet
A Dog's Way Home
Bless This Mess
Selena
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Gun
One Fast Move
The Real History of Science Fiction
American Family
American Me
I'm Still Here
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Wolfen
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Greetings from Tucson
Virus
The Fitzpatricks
Caught
My Family
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Dead Man's Walk
Other credits
8 credits
Hill Street Blues
American Playhouse
Cannon
Police Woman
Police Story
CHiPs
500 Nations
E! True Hollywood Story
Directing
4 credits
Producing
2 credits
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