Edward James Olmos

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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...

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The SimpsonsSeries • 1989DexterSeries • 2006Blue BloodsSeries • 2010The West WingSeries • 1999Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Series • 2013Miami ViceSeries • 1984Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969CocoMovie • 2017Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981American PlayhouseSeries • 1982Battlestar GalacticaSeries • 2004EurekaSeries • 2006Blade Runner 2049Movie • 2017Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994CannonSeries • 1971Police WomanSeries • 1974Starsky & HutchSeries • 1975Blade RunnerMovie • 1982Stand and DeliverMovie • 1988Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurSeries • 2023PortlandiaSeries • 2011Mayans M.C.Series • 2018KojakSeries • 1973The BatmanSeries • 2004