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Edward James Olmos
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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 Awa…
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward James Olmos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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BODY OF WORK
Edward James Olmos's Filmography
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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
as Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
Office Romance
as Captain Jack Cruz
Mami Está Aquí
as Mr. Jimenez
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
as self
One Fast Move
as Abel
Outlaw Posse
as Ossie
Chasing Wonders
as Luis
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
as Self - Actor (Gaff)
Walking with Herb
as Joe Amable-Amo
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as Self
Space Songs: Through the Distance
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
Imprisoned
as Hospicio
The Devil Has a Name
as Santiago
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
as Self
Windows on the World
as Balthazar
A Dog's Way Home
as Axel
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Every Night's a Saturday Night
as Self
Coco
as Chicharrón (voice)
Blade Runner 2049
as Gaff
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
as Gaff (voice)
LA 92
as Self (archive footage)
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
as Self
Monday Nights at Seven
as Charlie
Americano
as Gayo (voice)
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
as Narrator (voice)
The Journey of a Female Comic
Agave is Life
as Narrator (voice)
Go for Sisters
as Freddy Suárez
2 Guns
as Papi Greco
Filly Brown
as Leandro
A Bridge Apart
as (Voice)
America
as Mr. Irving
The Green Hornet
as Michael Axford
I'm Still Here
as Edward James Olmos
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
as Commander William Adama
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
as Narrator
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Diablo (voice)
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
as Self
No Poster
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
as Self
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
as Admiral William Adama
Splinter
as Captain garcia
Walkout
as Julian Nava
No Poster
Recycled Life
as Self - Narrator (voice)
No Poster
La Cerca
as Narrator / Old Niño
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
In the Time of the Butterflies
as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
The Judge
as Judge Armando Acosta
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
as Nestor Garcia
Gossip
as Detective Curtis
The Road to El Dorado
as Chief (voice)
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
Zapatista
as Narrator (voice)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
as Salvatore Maranzano
The Wall
as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Det. Anthony Piscotti
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Vamanos
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
as Narrator
12 Angry Men
as Juror 11
No Poster
Prophecies of the Millennium
as Host
Hollywood Confidential
as Stan Navarro, Sr.
No Poster
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
Selena Remembered
as Narrator (voice)
Selena
as Abraham Quintanilla
Death in Granada
as Roberto Lozano
The Limbic Region
as Lucca
Caught
as Joe
Slave of Dreams
as Potiphar
Mirage
as Matteo Juarez
My Family
as Paco
The Burning Season
as Wilson Pinheiro
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
as Jose Menendez
A Million to Juan
as The Angel
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
Lives in Hazard
as self
No Poster
Learning Not to Hurt
as Self
Roosters
as Gallo Morales
American Me
as Montoya Santana
Talent for the Game
as Virgil Sweet
Maria's Story
as José Serrano (voice)
The Earth Day Special
as Hospital Director
Triumph of the Spirit
as Gypsy
Miami Vice: Freefall
as Lt. Martin Castillo
Stand and Deliver
as Jaime A. Escalante
No Poster
Blue Collar & Buddha
as Narrator
Saving Grace
as Ciolino
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Gregorio Cortez
The Nightingale
as Prime Minister
Blade Runner
as Gaff
Seguin
as Gen. Santa Anna
Zoot Suit
as El Pachuco
Wolfen
as Eddie Holt
300 Miles for Stephanie
as Art Vela
Virus
as Captain Lopez
Dead Angle
Alambrista!
as 1st Drunk
Aloha Bobby and Rose
as Chicano #1
No Poster