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Edward James Olmos is a Actor, Director and Producer American born on 24 february 1947 at Los Angeles (USA)
Edward James Olmos (born Edward Olmos; February 24, 1947) is an American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver, patriarch Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. in the film Selena, Detective Gaff in Blade Runner, and narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit.
In 1988, Olmos was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film Stand and Deliver.
He has also been a longtime 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 2 Guns.
In 1971, Olmos married Katija Keel, the daughter of actor Howard Keel. They had two children, Bodie and Mico, before divorcing in 1992. Olmos also has four adopted children: Daniela, Michael, Brandon, and Tamiko. He married actress Lorraine Bracco in 1994, but she filed for divorce in January 2002 after five years of separation. In the same year, he married Puerto Rican actress Lymari Nadal.
In 1996, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from California State University, Fresno. In 2007, after a seven-year process, he obtained Mexican nationality. Asteroid 5608 Olmos is named in his honor.
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Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos (born Edward Olmos; February 24, 1947) is an American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver, patriarch Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. in the film Selena, Detective Gaff in Blade Runner, and narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit.
In 1988, Olmos was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film Stand and Deliver.
He has also been a longtime 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 2 Guns.
Biography
From 1979 to 1987, Olmos lived in West New York, New Jersey.In 1971, Olmos married Katija Keel, the daughter of actor Howard Keel. They had two children, Bodie and Mico, before divorcing in 1992. Olmos also has four adopted children: Daniela, Michael, Brandon, and Tamiko. He married actress Lorraine Bracco in 1994, but she filed for divorce in January 2002 after five years of separation. In the same year, he married Puerto Rican actress Lymari Nadal.
In 1996, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from California State University, Fresno. In 2007, after a seven-year process, he obtained Mexican nationality. Asteroid 5608 Olmos is named in his honor.
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Filmography of Edward James Olmos (54 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | A Dog's Way Home | Actor | Axel |
| 2018 | The Predator | Actor | |
| 2017 | Coco | Actor | Chicharrón (voice) |
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 | Actor | Gaff |
| 2016 | Americano | Actor, Executive producer | Gayo (voice) |
| 2015 | Unity | Actor | Narrator (voice) |
| 2013 | 2 Guns | Actor | Papi Greco |
| 2013 | Machete Kills | Actor | |
| 2013 | Filly Brown | Actor, Executive Producer | Leandro |
| 2013 | Go for Sisters | Actor, Producer | Freddy Suárez |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Actor | Michael Axford |
| 2011 | America | Actor, Executive producer | Mr. Irving |
| 2010 | I'm Still Here | Actor | Edward James Olmos |
| 2009 | Battlestar Galactica: The Plan | Actor, Director | Commander William Adama |
| 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Actor | Diablo (voice) |
| 2007 | Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Actor | Admiral William Adama |
| 2006 | Recycled Life | Actor | Narrator |
| 2006 | Walkout | Actor, Director | Julian Nava |
| 2006 | Splinter | Actor | Captain garcia |
| 2001 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Actor | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo |
| 2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Actor | Chief (voice) |
| 2000 | Gossip | Actor | Detective Curtis |
| 1999 | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Actor | Gaspar DiGregario (Young) |
| 1998 | The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Actor | Vamanos |
| 1998 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Actor | Det. Anthony Piscotti |
| 1997 | Selena | Actor | Abraham Quintanilla |
| 1997 | Death in Granada | Actor | |
| 1997 | Hollywood Confidential | Actor | Stan Navarro, Sr. |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Actor | Juror 11 |
| 1996 | Caught | Actor | Joe |
| 1995 | My Family | Actor | Paco |
| 1995 | Slave of Dreams | Actor | Potiphar |
| 1995 | Mirage | Actor | Matteo Juarez |
| 1994 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Actor | Musician at Barbecue (uncredited) |
| 1994 | The Burning Season | Actor | Wilson Pinheiro |
| 1994 | A Million to Juan | Actor | The Angel |
| 1994 | Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Actor | Jose Menendez |
| 1993 | Roosters | Actor | Gallo Morales |
| 1992 | American Me | Actor, Director, Producer | Montoya Santana |
| 1991 | Talent for the Game | Actor | Vergil Sweet |
| 1989 | Triumph of the Spirit | Actor | Gypsy |
| 1988 | Stand and Deliver | Actor | Jaime A. Escalante |
| 1986 | Saving Grace | Actor | Ciolino |
| 1984 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | Actor | Mito (English version, voice) |
| 1982 | Blade Runner | Actor | Gaff |
| 1982 | Versions de Blade Runner | Actor | |
| 1981 | Wolfen | Actor | Eddie Holt |
| 1981 | Zoot Suit | Actor | El Pachuco |
| 1980 | Virus | Actor | Captain Lopez |
| 1978 | Evening in Byzantium | Actor | Angelo |
| 1977 | Black Fist | Actor | |
| 1977 | Alambrista! | Actor | 1st Drunk |
| 1975 | Aloha, Bobby and Rose | Actor | Chicano #1 |
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