Edward James Olmos – Wikipedia

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Edward James Olmos al San Diego Comic-Con 2018
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Edward James Olmos (Los Angeles, February 24, 1947) is an American actor and director.

Also known with the nickname of Tomorrow , is the son of parents of Mexican origins. [first] He married three times: first from 1971 to 1992 with Kaija Keel from whom he had two children, Mico (1972) and Bodie (1975); Then in 1994 he married the actress Lorraine Bracco; They separated in 1997 and divorced in 2002, the year in which Edward remarried with the actress Lymari Nadal.

In the late sixties Olmos began to work in the musicals, appearing in several small productions, reaching the great success in the role of “El Pachuco” in the work Zoo Suit , representation of the revolts put in place during the Second World War in South California by the Americo-Messicans against the police. The show went to Broadway and Olmos received a Tony nomination.

At the beginning of the eighties he obtained important parts in the films Wolfen, the immortal beast (1981) and Blade Runner by Ridley Scott (1982). In 1984 he played the authoritarian and taciturn of police lieutenant Martin Castillo in the TV series Miami Vice , part that earned him a golden globe and an Emmy. In 1988 he received the Oscar nomination for best leading actor for his acting The strength of the will . In 1992 he played the drug trafficker Montoya Santana in the gangster film American me – anger of living , directed by himself. In 1997 he was Abraham Quintanilla in Selena , biography of the Mexican singer. In 2003 he obtained the part of the commander William Adama in the television series Battlestar Galactica .

His director as a director, in which he has three feature films, who has directed and interpreted: Anger of living ( American Me , 1992), Jack and Marilyn (2002) and Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009).

Edward James Olmos al Miami International Film Festival nel 2013

Actor [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

Cinema [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

  • Saturday’s guys ( Aloha, Bobby and Rose ) Directed by Floyd Mutrux (1975)
  • The illegal immigrant ( Wiring! ), Regia in Robert M. Young (1977)
  • Last refuge: Antarctica ( Fukkatsu no hi ), REGIA DI KINJI FUKASAKU (1980)
  • Wolfen, the immortal beast ( Wolf ) Directed by Michael Wadleigh (1981)
  • Zoot Suit , Regia di Luis Valdez (1981)
  • Blade Runner , directed by Ridley Scott (1982)
  • Gregorio Cortez’s ballad ( The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez ), Regia in Robert M. Young (1982)
  • Nausicaä della Valle del Vento , directed by Hayao Miyazaki (1984) – Voice
  • Oh my God, we lost the pope ( Saving Grace ), Regia in Robert M. Young (1986)
  • The strength of the will ( Stand and Deliver ), Regia Di Ramón Menéndez (1988)
  • Beyond the victory ( Triumph of the Spirit ), Regia in Robert M. Young (1989)
  • Third base ( Talent for the Game ), Regia in Robert M. Young (1991)
  • American me – anger of living ( American Me ) Directed by Edward James Olmos (1992)
  • Roosters , Regia in Robert M. Young (1993)
  • Luck from heaven ( A Million to Juan ), Regia di Paul Rodriguez (1994)
  • My family ( My Family ), directed by Gregory Nava (1995)
  • Mirage , directed by Paul Williams (1995)
  • Caught , Regia in Robert M. Young (1996)
  • The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca , Regia in Marcos Zurinaga (1997)
  • Selena , directed by Gregory Nava (1997)
  • The wonderful cream ice cream colored dress ( The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit ), directed by Stuart Gordon (1998)
  • Bonanno – The story of a godfather ( Bonanno – A Godfather’s Story ), Regia di Michael Poulette (1999)
  • The Strada by the Dorado ( The Road to El Dorado ), directed by Bibo Bergeron and Don Paul (2000) – Voice
  • Gossip , Regia in Davis Guggenheim (2000)
  • Fence – short film (2005)
  • Splinter , Regia Di Michael D. Olmos (2006)
  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua , directed by Raja Gosnell (2008) – Voice
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2010)
  • Joaquin Phoenix – I’m here! ( I’m Still Here ), directed by Casey Affleck (2010)
  • The Green Hornet , millen gondry queen (2011)
  • Loose dogs ( 2 Guns ), Regia di Baltasar Kormákur (2013)
  • Blade Runner 2049 , Denis Villenuuve’s regia (2017)
  • Coco , directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina (2017) – Voice
  • The Predator , directed by Shane Black (2018) – Deleted scenes
  • A four -legged trip ( A Dog’s Way Home ) Directed by Charles Martin Smith (2019)

Television [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

  • CHiPs – TV series, episode 1×22 (1978)
  • Evening in Byzantium – Film TV (1978)
  • 300 Miles for Stephanie – Film TV (1981)
  • Hill Street day and night ( Hill Street Blues )-TV series, 3 episodes (1982-1984)
  • Miami Vice -TV series, 106 episodes (1984-1989)
  • Mom lucia ( The Fortunate Pilgrim ) – Miniserie TV (1988)
  • Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills – Film TV (1994)
  • The fire of the Resistance – The true story of Chico Mendes ( The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story ) Directed by John Frankenheimer – TV Film (1994)
  • Dead Man’s Walk – Miniserie TV (1996)
  • The Limbic Region – Film TV (1996)
  • The word to the jurors ( 12 Angry Men ), directed by William Friedkin – TV Film (1997)
  • The underground blow ( The Taking of Pelham One Two Three ), you’re directing Di Felix Enríquez Alcalá – Film TV (1998)
  • Bonanno – History of a godfather ( Bonanno: A Godfather’s Story ) – Film TV (1999)
  • West Wing – All the men of the President ( West Wing )-TV series, 2 episodes (1999-2000)
  • The judge – Film TV (2001)
  • In the Time of the Butterflies , directed by Mariano Barroso – TV Film (2001)
  • American Family – TV series, 17 episodes (2002)
  • Battlestar Galactica – Miniserie TV (2003)
  • Battlestar Galactica -TV series, 73 episodes (2004-2009)
  • Walkout – Film TV (2006)
  • The George Lopez Show – TV series, 1 episode (2007)
  • Battlestar Galactica: Razor , You’re the DIRY FELIÉ ENRIquez Alcalá – Film TV (2007)
  • CSI: The – TV series, 1 episode (2010)
  • Dexter – TV series, 10 episodes (2011)
  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – TV series, 5 episodes (2015)
  • I simpson ( The Simpsons ) – Animated series, 1 episode (2015) – Voice
  • Narcos – TV series, 2 episodes (2017)
  • Mayans M.C. -TV series (2018-in course)

Director [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

Director, actor and producer [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

In the Italian versions of his films, Edward James Olmos was dubbed by:

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As a voice actor is replaced by:

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