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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 reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade ...
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.
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 Emmy-winner...
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 28, 2023 · Edward James Olmos is opening up about a recent health struggle, calling it “an experience that changed” him. “This would be the first time publicly I’ll be coming out and saying it, but I had...
Oct 11, 2019 · In 1988, Olmos became the first Mexican-American actor to receive a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his moving portrayal of Los Angeles inner city teacher Jaime Escalante in “Stand and Deliver.”
Feb 1, 2022 · The Mexican American actor-producer-director prides himself on his diverse and non-stereotypical roles, having portrayed countless three-dimensional characters over the years, on both the stage and the screen, that have left audiences entertained and inspired.
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.
In his three-hour interview, Edward James Olmos talks about his early interests in baseball and rock and roll music, which led to his life-long love of performing for audiences. He recalls his first major acting role in the play Zoot Suit, which was a smash hit in Los Angeles before going to Broadway.
