
Edward James Olmos
1 FOLLOWER • 65 CREDITS • FEB 24, 1947 • 78
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.
Known For

Touched by an Angel

Dexter

E! True Hollywood Story

The Simpsons

Hill Street Blues

Police Story

Babylon 5

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Cannon

CHiPs

Kojak

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Starsky & Hutch

Police Woman

The Real History of Science Fiction

Faerie Tale Theatre

Bless This Mess

100 Years of Warner Bros.

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Eureka

The West Wing

The Fitzpatricks

The Blue Knight

The Batman

Hawaii Five-O

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Coco

Blade Runner 2049

The Magic School Bus

The Burning Season

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

Miami Vice

Selena

The Green Hornet

Gossip

500 Nations

The Road to El Dorado

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

2 Guns

Blade Runner

One Fast Move

A Dog's Way Home

Mayans M.C.

The Princess and the Barrio Boy

Go for Sisters

The Fortunate Pilgrim

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

The Judge

The Judge

In the Time of the Butterflies

Selena Remembered

Stand and Deliver

American Me

Battlestar Galactica

Talent for the Game

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Production Credits
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