Edward James Olmos

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.

Most Known For

The Simpsons

as Pit Master (voice)

Dexter

as James Gellar

Dexter

as Prof. James Gellar

Blue Bloods

as Lorenzo Batista

The West Wing

as Roberto Mendoza

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

as Robert Gonzales

Battlestar Galactica

as Admiral William Adama

Battlestar Galactica

as Commander William Adama

Miami Vice

as Martin Castillo

Hawaii Five-O

as Dancer

Blade Runner 2049

as Gaff

Hill Street Blues

Eureka

as First sled dog

Touched by an Angel

as Col. Victor Walls

Coco

as Chicharrón (voice)

Police Woman

Starsky & Hutch

as Julio Gutierez

The Batman

as Chief Rojas (voice)

Cannon

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

as Molecule Man (voice)