Edward James Olmos
- Nascita
- 24 febbraio 1947
- Luogo di nascita
- 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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In esameAmerican Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez2026
In esameOffice Romance2026
In esameBeyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood2026
In esameOne Fast Move2024
In esameOutlaw Posse2024
In esameChasing Wonders2021
In esameWalking with Herb2021
In esameRaúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage2019
In esameImprisoned2019
In esameThe Devil Has a Name2019
In esameWindows on the World2019
Un viaggio a quattro zampe2019
In esameEvery Night's a Saturday Night2018
Coco2017
Blade Runner 20492017
In esameLA 922017
In esameMonday Nights at Seven2016
El Americano: The Movie2016
Unity2015
In esameThe Journey of a Female Comic2014
In esameGo for Sisters2013
Cani sciolti2013
In esameFilly Brown2013
In esameAmérica2011
The Green Hornet2011
Joaquin Phoenix - Io sono qui!2010
In esameBattlestar Galactica - The Plan2009
In esameA Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story2009
Beverly Hills Chihuahua2008
In esameDangerous Days: La realizzazione di Blade Runner2007
In esameSplinter2006
In esameThe Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema2002
Gossip2000
La strada per El Dorado2000
In esameZapatista1999
In esameBonanno - La storia di un Padrino1999
In esameThe Wonderful Ice Cream Suit1998
In esameHollywood Confidential1997- Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen AmerikaIn esameSunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika1997
Selena1997
In esameDeath in Granada1996
Caught1996
In esameMi familia - Tre generazioni di sogni1995
In esameA Million to Juan1994
Cowgirl - Il nuovo sesso1994- Learning Not to HurtIn esameLearning Not to Hurt1993
In esameRoosters1993
American Me - Rabbia di vivere1992
In esameTerza Base1991
Oltre la vittoria1989
In esameMiami Vice: Freefall1989
La forza della volontà1988
In esameSaving Grace1986
In esameThe Ballad of Gregorio Cortez1983
Blade Runner1982
In esameZoot Suit1981
Wolfen - La belva immortale1981
Ultimo rifugio: Antartide1980
In esameDead Angle1979
Alambrista!1977
In esameAloha Bobby and Rose1975
