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Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1947-02-24

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

100 Years of Warner Bros.

2023

7.7

TV
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1997

7.7

Movie
2 Guns

2 Guns

2013

6.5

Movie
300 Miles for Stephanie

300 Miles for Stephanie

1981

0.0

Movie
poster

500 Nations

1995

7.6

TV
A Bridge Apart

A Bridge Apart

2013

0.0

Movie
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

2009

0.0

Movie
A Dog's Way Home

A Dog's Way Home

2019

7.4

Movie
A Million to Juan

A Million to Juan

1994

5.4

Movie
Agave is Life

Agave is Life

2014

5.5

Movie
Alambrista!

Alambrista!

1977

6.0

Movie
Aloha, Bobby and Rose

Aloha, Bobby and Rose

1975

5.9

Movie
America

America

2011

4.8

Movie
poster

American Family

2002

0.0

TV
American Me

American Me

1992

7.4

Movie
Americano

Americano

2016

4.8

Movie
poster

Battlestar Galactica

2004

8.2

TV
poster

Battlestar Galactica

2003

8.2

TV
Battlestar Galactica: Razor

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

2007

7.1

Movie
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

2009

6.7

Movie
Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2008

5.4

Movie
Blade Runner

Blade Runner

1982

7.9

Movie
Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

2017

7.6

Movie
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

2017

7.2

Movie
poster

Bless This Mess

2019

6.2

TV
Blue Collar & Buddha

Blue Collar & Buddha

0.0

Movie
Blue Collar & Buddha

Blue Collar & Buddha

1986

0.0

Movie
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

1999

3.8

Movie
poster

Cannon

1971

6.5

TV
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

2019

4.5

Movie
Caught

Caught

1996

5.8

Movie
Chasing Wonders

Chasing Wonders

2021

4.7

Movie
poster

CHiPs

1977

6.8

TV
Coco

Coco

2017

8.2

Movie
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

2007

7.9

Movie
poster

Dave Navarro's Spread

2007

5.0

TV
Dead Angle

Dead Angle

1979

7.0

Movie
poster

Dead Man's Walk

1996

6.0

TV
Death in Granada

Death in Granada

1996

5.7

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

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

2007

0.0

Movie
poster

Dexter

2006

8.2

TV
poster

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.0

TV
poster

Eureka

2006

7.8

TV
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994

4.4

Movie
Evening in Byzantium

Evening in Byzantium

1978

0.0

Movie
Every Night's a Saturday Night

Every Night's a Saturday Night

2018

8.0

Movie
Exile Nation: The Plastic People

Exile Nation: The Plastic People

2014

7.0

Movie
poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

8.2

TV
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

2007

0.0

Movie
Filly Brown

Filly Brown

2013

6.2

Movie
poster

George Lopez

2002

7.6

TV
Go for Sisters

Go for Sisters

2013

6.0

Movie
Gossip

Gossip

2000

5.8

Movie
poster

Greetings From Tucson

2002

0.0

TV
poster

Gun

1997

5.0

TV
poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

6.0

TV
poster

Hawaii Five-O

1968

7.1

TV
poster

Hill Street Blues

1981

7.6

TV
Hollywood Confidential

Hollywood Confidential

1997

3.9

Movie
I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

2010

6.0

Movie
Imprisoned

Imprisoned

2019

5.5

Movie
In the Time of the Butterflies

In the Time of the Butterflies

2001

6.5

Movie
Journey of a Female Comic

Journey of a Female Comic

2014

6.8

Movie
poster

Kojak

1973

6.9

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

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

2017

7.5

Movie
LA 92

LA 92

2017

7.7

Movie
poster

La Californie !

2023

8.0

TV
La Cerca

La Cerca

2005

0.0

Movie
Lives in Hazard

Lives in Hazard

1994

8.0

Movie
Maria's Story

Maria's Story

1990

0.0

Movie
poster

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

2013

7.5

TV
poster

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023

7.6

TV
poster

Mayans M.C.

2018

8.0

TV
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994

5.7

Movie
poster

Miami Vice

1984

7.5

TV
Miami Vice: Freefall

Miami Vice: Freefall

1989

0.0

Movie
Mirage

Mirage

1995

3.2

Movie
Monday Nights at Seven

Monday Nights at Seven

2016

0.0

Movie
My Family

My Family

1995

7.6

Movie
One Fast Move

One Fast Move

2024

6.7

Movie
Outlaw Posse

Outlaw Posse

2024

6.1

Movie
poster

Police Story

1973

7.1

TV
poster

Police Woman

1974

6.2

TV
poster

Portlandia

2011

6.9

TV
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

0.0

Movie
Recycled Life

Recycled Life

2006

6.8

Movie
Roosters

Roosters

1993

4.0

Movie
Saving Grace

Saving Grace

1986

6.1

Movie
Seguin

Seguin

1982

0.0

Movie
Selena

Selena

1997

7.7

Movie
Selena Remembered

Selena Remembered

1997

10.0

Movie
Slave of Dreams

Slave of Dreams

1995

1.0

Movie
Space Songs: Through the Distance

Space Songs: Through the Distance

2020

0.0

Movie
Splinter

Splinter

2006

4.3

Movie
Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver

1988

7.6

Movie
poster

Starsky & Hutch

1975

7.2

TV
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

1997

0.0

Movie
Talent for the Game

Talent for the Game

1991

6.0

Movie
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983

6.8

Movie
poster

The Batman

2004

7.9

TV
The Blade Runner Phenomenon

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

2021

6.8

Movie
poster

The Blue Knight

1975

2.0

TV
The Burning Season

The Burning Season

1994

6.2

Movie
The Devil Has a Name

The Devil Has a Name

2019

5.4

Movie
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca

The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca

1997

0.0

Movie
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

2020

8.2

Movie
The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

1990

8.0

Movie
The Eyes of Martin Castillo

The Eyes of Martin Castillo

2018

0.0

Movie
poster

The Fitzpatricks

1977

5.0

TV
poster

The Fortunate Pilgrim

1988

5.0

TV
The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

2011

5.6

Movie
The Judge

The Judge

2001

5.0

Movie
poster

The Judge

2001

4.5

TV
The Limbic Region

The Limbic Region

1996

5.7

Movie
poster

The Magic School Bus

1994

7.6

TV
The Nightingale

The Nightingale

1983

3.7

Movie
The Princess and the Barrio Boy

The Princess and the Barrio Boy

2000

5.0

Movie
poster

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014

6.9

TV
The Road to El Dorado

The Road to El Dorado

2000

7.3

Movie
poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

3.5

TV
poster

The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1998

5.0

Movie
The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

1999

6.0

Movie
The Wall

The Wall

1998

5.7

Movie
poster

The West Wing

1999

8.3

TV
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998

6.7

Movie
poster

Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
Triumph of the Spirit

Triumph of the Spirit

1989

6.6

Movie
Unity

Unity

2015

7.5

Movie
Virus

Virus

1980

6.3

Movie
Walking with Herb

Walking with Herb

2021

6.7

Movie
Walkout

Walkout

2006

5.9

Movie
Windows on the World

Windows on the World

2019

4.0

Movie
Wolfen

Wolfen

1981

5.9

Movie
Zapatista

Zapatista

1999

5.2

Movie
Zoot Suit

Zoot Suit

1981

6.1

Movie