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Edward James Olmos

02/24/1947 (77 years old) | Los Angeles, U.S. | Actor | Male

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 Leading Role.He is also known for his roles as patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in the film Selena, narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit, and the voice of Chicharrón in Coco.Over the course of his career, Olmos has been a 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 Dexter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward James Olmos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Edward James Olmos Top Movies and TV Shows in 2024

Chart List

1.	Coco	10,978
2.	Blade Runner 2049	899
3.	The Green Hornet	363
4.	Battlestar Galactica	232
5.	The Predator	219
6.	2 Guns	102
7.	Stand and Deliver	85
8.	Blade Runner	49
9.	Selena	32
10.	A Dog's Way Home	30
11.	Battlestar Galactica	20
12.	Battlestar Galactica: The Plan	18
13.	Windows on the World	6
14.	The Magic School Bus	2
15.	Gun	1
16.	American Me	0
17.	Miami Vice	0
18.	Mayans M.C.	0

Coco

Movie | United States | 10/27/2017 | Animation | For Boys

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

8.4/10

97%

103,447

Blade Runner 2049

Movie | United States | 10/04/2017 | Science Fiction | Cyberpunk

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

8.0/10

88%

13,390

The Green Hornet

Movie | United States | 01/13/2011 | Superhero | Independent Comics

Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead an aimless life. After his father (Tom Wilkinson) dies, Britt meets Kato (Jay Chou), a resourceful company employee. Realizing that they have the talent and resources to make something of their lives, Britt and Kato join forces as costumed crime-fighters to bring down the city's most-powerful criminal, Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz).

5.9/10

43%

1,045

Battlestar Galactica

TV Show | United States | 10/18/2004 | Science Fiction | Space opera

When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.

8.7/10

95%

1,690

The Predator

Movie | United States | 09/13/2018 | Science Fiction | Alien Invasion

From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.

5.3/10

34%

6,206

2 Guns

Movie | United States | 08/02/2013 | Action | Buddies

A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.

6.7/10

64%

1,852

Stand and Deliver

Movie | United States | 03/11/1988 | Drama

Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the countrys top algebra and calculus students.

7.4/10

73%

216

Blade Runner

Movie | United States | 06/25/1982 | Science Fiction | Cyberpunk

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

8.1/10

89%

1,909

Selena

Movie | United States | 03/21/1997 | Biography | Musicians

In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.

6.8/10

67%

1,656

A Dog's Way Home

Movie | United States | 01/10/2019 | Adventure | Dogs

A dog travels 400 miles in search of her owner.

6.7/10

59%

2,831

Battlestar Galactica

TV Show | United States | 12/08/2003 | Science Fiction | Space opera

A re-imagining of the original series in which a rag-tag fugitive fleet of the last remnants of mankind flees pursuing robots while simultaneously searching for their true home, Earth.

8.6/10

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

Movie | United States | 10/27/2009 | Science Fiction | Space opera

When the initial Cylon attack against the Twelve Colonies fails to achieve complete extermination of human life as planned, twin Number Ones (Cavils) embedded on Galactica and Caprica must improvise to destroy the human survivors.

7.0/10

83%

Windows on the World

Movie | United States | 04/28/2019 | Drama

After watching the news on 9/11 with his family, Fernando travels from Mexico to New York City to find his father, an undocumented worker at the World Trade Center's famous Windows on the World restaurant.

80%

The Magic School Bus

TV Show | United States | 09/10/1994 | Animation | For babies

An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.

7.8/10

Gun

TV Show | United States | 04/12/1997 | Drama

Gun is an American television anthology series which aired on ABC on Saturday night from April 12, to May 31, 1997 at 10:00 p.m Eastern time. The series lasted six episodes, each directed by a well-known director, before being cancelled. Each episode involves the same semi-automatic pistol as an important part of the plot. The characters each episode are completely different and appeared unrelated to those who appeared in other episodes. The series was produced by Robert Altman and attracted numerous recognizable stars including Fred Ward, Kathy Baker, Carrie Fisher, Daryl Hannah, Randy Quaid, and Martin Sheen, as well as James Gandolfini in his first television appearance. The theme song was a cover of The Beatles' Happiness Is a Warm Gun, performed by U2.

57%

American Me

Movie | United States | 03/13/1992 | Drama | Gangsters

Edward J. Olmos made his directorial bow with the powerhouse crime saga American Me. Olmos stars as street-gang leader Santana, who during his 18 years in Folsom Prison rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits. The

7.2/10

73%

149

Miami Vice

TV Show | United States | 09/16/1984 | Action

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.

7.5/10

71%

Mayans M.C.

TV Show | United States | 09/04/2018 | Action | Gangsters

Set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death, Ezekiel EZ Reyes is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp.

7.6/10

86%

4,478

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