Edward James Olmos
Actor, Film actor
1947 –
Who is Edward James Olmos?
Edward James Olmos is a Mexican American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt. Martin Castillo in Miami Vice, teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver, patriarch Abraham Quintanilla 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.
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- Born
- Feb 24, 1947
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Eddie Olmos
- Edward J. Olmos
- Edward Olmos
- EJO
- Ed Olmos
- Ed
- Eddie
- Olmos
- Edward James
- Edward Jamesl Olmos
- Parents
- Spouses
- Kaija Keel
(1971/12/29 - 1992) - Lorraine Bracco
(1994/01/28 - 2002/03/04) - Lymari Nadal
(2002 - )
- Kaija Keel
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Mexican American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Mexico
- Profession
- Education
- California State University, Los Angeles
- Montebello High School
- East Los Angeles College
- Lived in
- Encino
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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