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The Devil Has a Name

as Santiago

2019
Walking with Herb

as Joe Amable-Amo

2021
The Blade Runner Phenomenon

as Self - Actor (Gaff)

2021
A Dog's Way Home

as Axel

2019
Imprisoned

as Hospicio

2019
Mayans M.C.

as Felipe Reyes

2018
Coco

as Chicharrón (voice)

2017
LA 92

as Himself (archive footage)

2017
Filly Brown

as Leandro

2013
2 Guns

as Papi Greco

2013
Go for Sisters

as Freddy Suárez

2013
The Green Hornet

as Michael Axford

2011
America

as Mr. Irving

2011
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

as Commander William Adama

2009
Beverly Hills Chihuahua

as Diablo (voice)

2008
Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks

as Commander William Adama

2007
Battlestar Galactica: Razor

as Admiral William Adama

2007
Splinter

as Captain garcia

2006
Recycled Life

as Narrator

2006
Walkout

as

2006
La Cerca

as Narrator / Old Niño

2005
Battlestar Galactica

as William Adama

2004
Battlestar Galactica

as Commander Adama

2003
Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos

Birthday

1947-02-24

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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.
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