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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 Runner 2049 (2017) and the voice of Mito in the 2005 English ...
American Me is a 1992 American crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. [3] Olmos stars as Montoya Santana, who is loosely based on Mexican Mafia boss Rodolfo Cadena. [4]
For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards. [3] The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in 1988. The film's title refers to the 1987 Mr. Mister song of the same name, which is also featured in the film's ending credits.
The Devil Has a Name is a 2019 American dark comedy film starring and directed by Edward James Olmos. [2] It also stars David Strathairn, Kate Bosworth, Pablo Schreiber, Katie Aselton, Haley Joel Osment, Alfred Molina, and Martin Sheen.
Zoot Suit is a 1981 American independent [3] [4] drama musical film of the Broadway play Zoot Suit.Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez.The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos—both reprising their roles from the stage production—and Tyne Daly.
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Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, also known as The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film directed by Stuart Gordon, written by Ray Bradbury and starring Edward James Olmos, Joe Mantegna, Esai Morales, Clifton Collins Jr. (credited as Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez), Sid Caesar, Howard Morris and Gregory Sierra.
Walking with Herb is a 2021 American comedy film directed by Ross Kagan Marks and starring Edward James Olmos, George Lopez and Kathleen Quinlan. [3] It is based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Joe Bullock.