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Edward James Olmos is an American and Mexican actor and film director. Born in East Los Angeles in 1947, he began his work period in 1978. He is educated at California State University, Sacramento, California State University, Los Angeles, East Los Angeles College, and California State University, Fresno. He resides in Los Angeles and speaks English.
Olmos has received the Theatre World Award, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He has been recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.
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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…
Known for
- Office Romance — Captain Jack Cruz2026
- American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez — Narrator (voice)2026
- M.I.A. — Isaac Rojas2026
- Outlaw Posse — Ossie2024
- One Fast Move — Abel2024
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. — Self2023
- La Californie ! — Self - Actor2023
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur — Molecule Man (voice)2023
- Chasing Wonders — Luis2021
- Walking with Herb — Joe Amable-Amo2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Edward Huizar Olmos , ( 1947-02-24 ) February 24, 1947 (age 79) , East Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Citizenship
- United States Mexico
- Occupations
- Actor director producer activist
- Years active
- 1974–present
- Spouses
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- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Place of birth
- East Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film producer
- Educated at
- California State University, Fresno
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- edwardjamesolmos.com
- Image
- Edward James Olmos by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Edward James Olmos
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- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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- 1978-00-00
- birth name
- Edward Olmos
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his roles as Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), high school math teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), Montoya Santana in American Me (1992) (which he also directed), and William Adama in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009).
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 an Academy Award for Best Actor and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama.
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