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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 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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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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Touched by an Angel
Dexter
E! True Hollywood Story
The Simpsons
Hill Street Blues
Police Story
Babylon 5
Cannon
CHiPs
Kojak
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Starsky & Hutch
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Police Woman
The Real History of Science Fiction
George Lopez
Faerie Tale Theatre
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Bless This Mess
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Eureka
The West Wing
The Magic School Bus
The Fitzpatricks
The Blue Knight
The Batman
Hawaii Five-O
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Coco
Blade Runner 2049
The Burning Season
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
The Green Hornet
500 Nations
Selena
Gossip
Miami Vice
The Road to El Dorado
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
One Fast Move
2 Guns
Blade Runner
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
The Fortunate Pilgrim
A Dog's Way Home
Go for Sisters
Mayans M.C.
The Judge
In the Time of the Butterflies
Selena Remembered
The Judge
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
American Me
Talent for the Game
Stand and Deliver
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
Battlestar Galactica
American Family
Production Credits
Battlestar Galactica
Selena Remembered
American Me
Go for Sisters
Miami Vice
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
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