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:

Walkout Walkout

2006

Coco Coco

2017

LA 92 LA 92

2017

The Wall The Wall

1998

Seguin Seguin

1982

Unity Unity

2015

America America

2011

Wolfen Wolfen

1981

Imprisoned Imprisoned

2019

La Cerca La Cerca

2005

Roosters Roosters

1993

Splinter Splinter

2006

Selena Selena

1997

Virus Virus

1980

My Family My Family

1995

Caught Caught

1996

Gossip Gossip

2000

Zoot Suit Zoot Suit

1981

Mirage Mirage

1995

Americano Americano

2016

Dead Angle Dead Angle

1979

The Judge The Judge

2001

2 Guns 2 Guns

2013

Zapatista Zapatista

1999

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