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Edward James Olmos
Director

Edward James Olmos

1947Los Angeles, California, USA4 Films2 TV Episodes

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.

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4 titles
The Devil Has a Name
5.3

The Devil Has a Name

2019
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
6.8

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

2009
Walkout
5.3

Walkout

2006
American Me
7.4

American Me

1992
Television

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2 titles
Battlestar Galactica
8.2

Battlestar Galactica

2004
Miami Vice
7.5

Miami Vice

1984