Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Birthday: 1947-02-24

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

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Blade Runner
Blade Runner

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In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies

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I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here

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

Fans, filmmakers and people involved with the making of Blade Runner debate if main character Rick D...

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Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men

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American Me
American Me

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Evening in Byzantium
Evening in Byzantium

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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

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The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet

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Talent for the Game
Talent for the Game

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Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver

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Beverly Hills Chihuahua
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Virus
Virus

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Blue Collar & Buddha
Blue Collar & Buddha

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Selena
Selena

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Splinter
Splinter

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My Family
My Family

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Caught
Caught

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Gossip
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Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor

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Filly Brown
Filly Brown

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Selena Remembered
Selena Remembered

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Zoot Suit
Zoot Suit

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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fi...

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Recycled Life
Recycled Life

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Hollywood Confidential
Hollywood Confidential

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Alambrista!
Alambrista!

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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

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Outlaw Posse
Outlaw Posse

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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

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Blue Collar & Buddha
Blue Collar & Buddha

Exploration of prejudice and culture clash that a group of Laotian Buddhist refugees must endure in ...

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Zapatista
Zapatista

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Exile Nation: The Plastic People
Exile Nation: The Plastic People

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2 Guns
2 Guns

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The Judge
The Judge

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Go for Sisters
Go for Sisters

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Mirage
Mirage

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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

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Slave of Dreams
Slave of Dreams

The Egyptian executioner's wife tries to seduce Hebrew slave Joseph to fulfill a dream they are expe...

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The Journey of a Female Comic
The Journey of a Female Comic

The ups and downs of female comic Kiki Melendez....

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Americano
Americano

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Dead Angle
Dead Angle

Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s...

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Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

The true life story of mafia boss Joesph Bonanno. The story spans from Bonanno's early beginings in ...

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A Million to Juan
A Million to Juan

Romantic comedy about an honest Mexican immigrant who struggles without a green card by selling oran...

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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

About the 1989 murders of Carolco Entertainment chairman, Jose Menendez, and his wife, Kitty, who we...

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Roosters
Roosters

Gallo Morales is the proud patriach returning home after a seven-year stint for manslaughter. Seekin...

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La Cerca
La Cerca

Edward James Olmos narrates this multi-fest winner about an immigrant who recalls a vivid and moment...

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Seguin
Seguin

A dramatization of the life of Juan Seguin, a heroic Mexican-Texan who became entangled in the strug...

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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

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Triumph of the Spirit
Triumph of the Spirit

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The Wall
The Wall

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Lives in Hazard
Lives in Hazard

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Unity
Unity

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America
America

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The Limbic Region
The Limbic Region

Original and unpredictable thriller about a seasoned cop determined to bring down San Francisco's mo...

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One Fast Move
One Fast Move

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Maria's Story
Maria's Story

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Aloha Bobby and Rose
Aloha Bobby and Rose

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The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April ...

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Death in Granada
Death in Granada

A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Ga...

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Walkout
Walkout

Walkout is the true story of a young Mexican American high school teacher, Sal Castro. He mentors a ...

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A Bridge Apart
A Bridge Apart

The journey of the thousands of people from Central America and Mexico who leave their homes and fam...

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The Road to El Dorado
The Road to El Dorado

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The Nightingale
The Nightingale

A kitchen maid and a nightingale help save an emperor with the power of song and friendship....

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The Princess and the Barrio Boy
The Princess and the Barrio Boy

A teenager who dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer has a romance with a boy from the wrong side of...

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Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049

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LA 92
LA 92

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, viole...

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Coco
Coco

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Saving Grace
Saving Grace

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

Documentary film exploring the lives of the people at the flashpoint of the LA riots, 25 years after...

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Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

This animated short revolves around the events causing an electrical systems failure on the west coa...

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The Devil Has a Name
The Devil Has a Name

An oil baron and a farmer standoff after the water on his farm is poisoned by her company....

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A Dog's Way Home
A Dog's Way Home

The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated fr...

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A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story

Built around the landmark 1954 legal case Hernandez v. Texas, the film interweaves the stories of it...

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The Eyes of Martin Castillo
The Eyes of Martin Castillo

An exploration of the faces and spaces of Lieutenant Martin Castillo, as portrayed by Edward James O...

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Windows on the World
Windows on the World

After watching the news on 9/11 with his family, Fernando travels from Mexico to New York City to fi...

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300 Miles for Stephanie
300 Miles for Stephanie

A San Antonio cop, as an act of faith, vows to run more than 300 miles in five days, hoping his crit...

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The Burning Season
The Burning Season

Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against governm...

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Every Night's a Saturday Night
Every Night's a Saturday Night

The Life & Times of Bobby Keys ... decades-long Sax player with The Rolling Stones, best friend to K...

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Chasing Wonders
Chasing Wonders

A coming-of-age story set across the lush wine country of both Australia and Spain, a young man expl...

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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking ...

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Imprisoned
Imprisoned

Dylan Burke attempts to move on from his former life as a criminal with his true love Maria. He soon...

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Wolfen
Wolfen

A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which t...

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Agave is Life
Agave is Life

AGAVE IS LIFE is an exploration of the history of the agave plant in the cultures of Mexico and the ...

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Space Songs: Through the Distance
Space Songs: Through the Distance

"Space Songs" is a YouTube concert event, sharing songs about space and isolation to celebrate how e...

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The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

Ryan Seacrest hosts the second Disney Family Singalong featuring celebrities and their families as t...

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Monday Nights at Seven
Monday Nights at Seven

Monday Nights At Seven is a love story about a single father, Lazo Saroby, who is struggling unsucce...

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Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

Mixing archival footage with interviews, this film celebrates one of Los Angeles's most influential ...

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The Unfinished Journey
The Unfinished Journey

A multimedia short created for the U.S. millennium celebrations, The Unfinished Journey reflects on ...

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Walking with Herb
Walking with Herb

Joe Amable-Amo is a bank executive and former amateur golfer struggling with his faith after an unex...

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The Blade Runner Phenomenon
The Blade Runner Phenomenon

Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is o...

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Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika

Schmidt follows the 27 miles of the “street of life” to Pacific Palisades, where the boulevard ends ...

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Office Romance
Office Romance

Jackie, President and CEO of Air Cruz, runs a tight ship in her business, including a rigid anti-fra...

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Prophecies of the Millennium
Prophecies of the Millennium

A special regarding the possibility that the world was on the verge of extinction. Many predictions ...

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Learning Not To Hurt
Learning Not To Hurt

Roz Abrams hosts a special report on youth violence....

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The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies....

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Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest

Along the eastern edge of the Peruvian Andes runs a river called the Manu, the heart of one of the w...

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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from t...

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