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Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner ...
Edward James Olmos. Actor: Battlestar Galactica. Born February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. Raised on Cheesebrough's Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High. He then graduated from Montebello High School in 1964.
Edward James Olmos. Actor: Battlestar Galactica. Born February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. Raised on Cheesebrough's Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High.
Jun 21, 2024 · Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947, East Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is a Mexican American actor, director, producer, and activist known for his gruff voice and distinctive features and for his crafting of complex Latino characters in film, television, and theater.
May 29, 2023 · Edward James Olmos appeared on the Mando & Friends podcast with Mando Fresko this week, discussing, for the first time, that he has been fighting throat cancer. The 76-year-old...
Oct 11, 2019 · For over 40 years, Edward James Olmos has refused to be labeled just one thing. Olmos, 72, continues to be one of the most prominent hyphenates in the Latino entertainment community. He received a Tony nomination in 1979 for his portrayal of El Pachuco in the landmark play Zoot Suit.
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 ...
Apr 24, 2020 · In the new drama “Windows on the World,” Edward James Olmos plays an undocumented busboy working at the restaurant that was destroyed on 9/11.
Feb 1, 2022 · His role as Escalante earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming the only US-born Latino to be nominated for Best Actor or Best Actress in the history of the Academy. Olmos believes it's been a struggle to get another US-born Latinx performer to be nominated because of the lack of opportunities.
May 28, 2023 · Edward James Olmos recently revealed on a podcast that he is cancer free after the disease “attacked” his throat. On Friday’s episode of “Mando & Friends,” the “Selena” and “Miami Vice”...
