Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor and movie director. He is best known for his roles in Battlestar Galactica, Miami Vice, Stand and Deliver, Selena, Blade Runner and Zoot Suit. In 1988, Olmos was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the movie Stand and Deliever.

Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos in January 2009
Born	Edward Huizar Olmos (1947-02-24) February 24, 1947 (age 78) East Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1974–present
Spouse(s)	Kaija Keel (1971–1992) Lorraine Bracco (1994–2002) Lymari Nadal (2002–present)

In 1971, Olmos married Katija Keel. She is the daughter of actor Howard Keel. They had two children but divorced in 1992 and later married actress Lorraine Bracco in 1994. However, they filed for divorce in January 2002.^[1] He has four adopted children. In the same year of 1994, he married Puerto Rican actress Lymari Nadal.

In 1996, he was awarded the Doctorate of Fine Arts from California State University. In his honor, Asteroid 5608 Olmos was named after him.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Black Fist	Junkie in Bathroom	Uncredited
1975	Aloha Bobby and Rose	Chicano #1	Credited as Eddie Olmos
1977	Alambrista!	Drunk
1980	Fukkatsu no hi	Capt. Lopez
1981	Wolfen	Eddie Holt
	Zoot Suit	El Pachuco
1982	Blade Runner	Gaff
	The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez	Gregorio Cortez
1985	Saving Grace	Ciolino
1988	Stand and Deliver	Jaime Escalante
1989	The Fortunate Pilgrim	Frank Corbo
	Triumph of the Spirit	Gypsy
1991	Talent for the Game	Virgil Sweet
1992	American Me	Montoya Santana	Also director
1993	Roosters	Gallo Morales
	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues	Musician at Barbecue
1994	A Million to Juan	Angel
1995	Mirage	Matteo Juarez
	My Family	Paco
1996	Dead Man's Walk	Capt. Salazar
	Caught	Joe
1997	Selena	Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.
	The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca	Roberto Lozano
	Hollywood Confidential	Stan Navarro, Sr.
1998	The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit	Vamanos
2000	The Road to El Dorado	Chief Tannabok	Voice
	Gossip	Detective Curtis
2002	Jack and Marilyn	Pasquel
2005	Cerca, La	Nino
	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	Mito	English dub
2006	Splinter	Capt. Garcia
2008	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	Diablo	Voice
2011	The Green Hornet	Michael Axford
	America	Mr. Irving
2012	Filly Brown	Leandro	Also producer
2013	Go for Sisters	Freddy Suarez
	2 Guns	Papa Greco
2014	Unity	Narrator	Documentary
2016	El Americano: The Movie	Gayo "El Jefe"	Voice Also producer
	Monday Nights at Seven	Charlie	Also producer
2017	Blade Runner Black Out 2022	Gaff	Voice Short film
	Blade Runner 2049	Gaff	Cameo
	Coco	Chicharrón	Voice
2019	A Dog's Way Home	Axel
	Windows on the World	Balthazar
	The Devil Has a Name		Also director, Post-production