Guide Note:

Edward James Olmos is an American born Latino actor and director. From 2003 to 2008, Olmos starred as Admiral William Adama on the Sci-Fi Channel series Battlestar Galactica.

Fast Facts:

Born: February 24, 1947
Married Lymari Nadal¹
Has three adopted children and two children from a previous marriage¹
Lead singer in a band named "Pacific Ocean"¹
Attended East Los Angeles College and California State University¹
Received Tony award nomination for role as "El Pachuco" in Zoot Suit'¹
Awarded Golden Globe & Emmy playing Lieutenant Martin Castillo¹
Oscar nomination for Best Actor in Stand and Deliver¹
Played Admiral William Adama on Battlestar Galactica¹
"Lieutenant Martin Castillo" on Miami Vice
Gaff in Blade Runner¹
Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver¹
Paco in Mi Familia¹
Abraham Quintanilla Jr. in Selena¹

Professional Career

Olmos got in the early 1970s working in theater and film. His performance in a play called Zoot Suit earned Olmos a Tony nomination, and the play was eventually turned into a film in 1981. In 1982, Olmos played the role of the mysterious police officer Gaff in Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic Blade Runner, alongside Harrison Ford. In 1984, Olmos achieved mainstream success after taking on the role of "Lieutenant Martin Castillo" on the TV show Miami Vice alongside Don Johnson and Phillip Michael Thomas. He received an Emmy and a Golden Globe in 1985 for his portrayal of Castillo. In 1988, Olmos was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar after starring in Stand and Deliver, the true story of a math teacher named "Jaime Escalante".¹

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Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
February 24, 1947: Born
1978 Evening in Byzantium: IMDb | Wikipedia
1981 Zoot Suit: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1982 Blade Runner: IMDb | Wikipedia | Mahalo
1985 Saving Grace: IMDb | Wikipedia
1988 Stand and Deliver: IMDb | Wikipedia | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1984-1989 Miami Vice: IMDb | Wikipedia | Mahalo
1992 American Me: IMDb | Wikipedia
1997 Selena: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
1999-2000 The West Wing: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes
2002 American Family: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2003 Battlestar Galactica: IMDb | Wikipedia
2006 Splinter: IMDb | Wikipedia
2004-2008 Battlestar Galactica Series: IMDb | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes | Mahalo
2008 South of the Border: IMDb | Wikipedia

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