Edward James Olmos
- Naissance
- 24 février 1947
- Origine
- 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.
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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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Interprétation 61
À l’étudeAmerican Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez2026
À l’étudeAmour au bureau2026
À l’étudeBeyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood2026
À l’étudeOne Fast Move2024
À l’étudeOutlaw Posse2024
À l’étudeChasing Wonders2021
À l’étudeWalking with Herb2021
À l’étudeRaúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage2019
À l’étudeImprisoned2019
À l’étudeThe Devil Has a Name2019
À l’étudeWindows on the World2019
L'Incroyable Aventure de Bella2019
À l’étudeEvery Night's a Saturday Night2018
Coco2017
Blade Runner 20492017
À l’étudeL.A. 92 : Les émeutes2017
À l’étudeMonday Nights at Seven2016
El Americano: The Movie2016
Unity2015
À l’étudeThe Journey of a Female Comic2014
À l’étudeGo for Sisters2013
2 Guns2013
À l’étudeFilly Brown2013
À l’étudeAmérica2011
Le frelon vert2011
I'm still here2010
À l’étudeBattlestar Galactica : The Plan2009
À l’étudeA Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story2009
Le Chihuahua de Beverly Hills2008
À l’étudeDangerous Days : Making Blade Runner2007
À l’étudeSplinter2006
À l’étudeThe Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema2002
Fausses Rumeurs2000
La Route d'El Dorado2000
À l’étudeZapatista1999
À l’étudeBonanno L'histoire d'un parrain1999
À l’étudeThe Wonderful Ice Cream Suit1998
À l’étudeHollywood Confidential1997- Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen AmerikaÀ l’étudeSunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika1997
Selena1997
À l’étudeDeath in Granada1996
Caught1996
À l’étudeRêves de famille1995
À l’étudeA Million to Juan1994
Même les cow-girls ont du vague à l'âme1994- Learning Not to HurtÀ l’étudeLearning Not to Hurt1993
À l’étudeRoosters1993
Sans rémission1992
À l’étudeTalent for the Game1991
Triumph of the Spirit1989
À l’étudeMiami Vice: Freefall1989
Envers et contre tous1988
À l’étudeSaving Grace1986
À l’étudeThe Ballad of Gregorio Cortez1983
Blade Runner1982
À l’étudeZoot Suit1981
Wolfen, dieu ou diable1981
Virus1980
À l’étudeDead Angle1979
Alambrista!1977
À l’étudeAloha Bobby and Rose1975
