Biographie
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.
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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.
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Biographie en anglais, source TMDb.
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- 2026American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis ValdezNarrator – El Pachuco (voice)
- 2026Office RomanceCaptain Jack Cruz
- 2026Mami Está AquíMr. Jimenez
- 2024One Fast MoveAbel
- 2024Outlaw PosseOssie
- 2021Chasing WondersLuis
- 2021Walking with HerbJoe Amable-Amo
- 2019ImprisonedHospicio
- 2019Contaminations (The Devil Has a Name)Santiago
- 2019Windows on the WorldBalthazar
- 2019L'Incroyable Aventure de Bella (A Dog's Way Home)Axel
- 2018The Eyes of Martin CastilloMartin Castillo (archive footage)
- 2017CocoChicharrón (voice)
- 2017Blade Runner 2049Gaff
- 2017Blade Runner : Black Out 2022 (ブレードランナー ブラックアウト 2022)Gaff (voice)
- 2016Monday Nights at SevenCharlie
- 2016El Americano: The MovieGayo (voice)
- 2014The Journey of a Female Comic
- 2013Go for SistersFreddy Suárez
- 20132 GunsPapi Greco
- 2013Filly BrownLeandro
- 2013A Bridge Apart(Voice)
- 2011AméricaMr. Irving
- 2011The Green HornetMichael Axford
- 2010I'm still here (I'm Still Here)Edward James Olmos
- 2009Battlestar Galactica : The Plan (Battlestar Galactica: The Plan)Commander William Adama
- 2009A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights StoryNarrator
- 2008Le Chihuahua de Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills Chihuahua)Diablo (voice)
- 2007Battlestar Galactica : Razor (Battlestar Galactica: Razor)Admiral William Adama
- 2006SplinterCaptain garcia
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- 2006Soulèvement (Walkout)Julian Nava
- 2005La CercaNarrator / Old Niño
- 2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
- 2001In the Time of the ButterfliesRafael Leónidas Trujillo
- 2001The JudgeJudge Armando Acosta
- 2000The Princess and the Barrio BoyNestor Garcia
- 2000Fausses Rumeurs (Gossip)Detective Curtis
- 2000La Route d'El Dorado (The Road to El Dorado)Chief (voice)
- 1999Bonanno L'histoire d'un parrain (Bonanno: A Godfather's Story)Salvatore Maranzano
- 1998The WallCol. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
- 1998Le Métro de l'angoisse (The Taking of Pelham One Two Three)Det. Anthony Piscotti
- 1998The Wonderful Ice Cream SuitVamanos
- 1997Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain ForestNarrator
- 1997Douze hommes en colère (12 Angry Men)Juror 11
- 1997Prophecies of the MillenniumHost
- 1997Hollywood ConfidentialStan Navarro, Sr.
- 1997SelenaAbraham Quintanilla
- 1996Death in GranadaRoberto Lozano
- 1996The Limbic RegionLucca
- 1996CaughtJoe
- 1995Slave of DreamsPotiphar
- 1995MirageMatteo Juarez
- 1995Rêves de famille (My Family)Paco
- 1994La Forêt de tous les Dangers (The Burning Season)Wilson Pinheiro
- 1994Menendez: A Killing in Beverly HillsJose Menendez
- 1994A Million to JuanThe Angel
- 1994Même les cow-girls ont du vague à l'âme (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues)Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
- 1993RoostersGallo Morales
- 1992Sans rémission (American Me)Montoya Santana
- 1991Talent for the GameVirgil Sweet
- 1991Maria's StoryJosé Serrano (voice)
- 1990The Earth Day SpecialHospital Director
- 1989Triumph of the SpiritGypsy
- 1989Miami Vice: FreefallLt. Martin Castillo
- 1988Envers et contre tous (Stand and Deliver)Jaime A. Escalante
- 1986Blue Collar & BuddhaNarrator
- 1986Saving GraceCiolino
- 1983The Ballad of Gregorio CortezGregorio Cortez
- 1983The NightingalePrime Minister
- 1982Blade RunnerGaff
- 1982SeguinGen. Santa Anna
- 1981Zoot SuitEl Pachuco
- 1981WolfenEddie Holt
- 1981300 Miles for StephanieArt Vela
- 1980Virus (復活の日)Captain Lopez
- 1979白昼の死角
- 1977Alambrista!1st Drunk
- 1975Aloha Bobby and RoseChicano #1
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