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_.

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. 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|||
|rowspan="2"|1981|_Wolfen_|Eddie Holt||
|_Zoot Suit_|El Pachuco||||
|rowspan="2"|1982|_Blade Runner_|Gaff||
|_The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez_|Gregorio Cortez||||
|1985|_Saving Grace_|Ciolino|||
|1988|_Stand and Deliver_|Jaime Escalante|||
|rowspan="2"|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||
|rowspan="2"|1993|_Roosters_|Gallo Morales||
|_Even Cowgirls Get the Blues_|Musician at Barbecue||||
|1994|_A Million to Juan_|Angel|||
|rowspan="2"|1995|_Mirage_|Matteo Juarez||
|_My Family_|Paco||||
|rowspan="2"|1996|_Dead Man's Walk_|Capt. Salazar||
|_Caught_|Joe||||
|rowspan="3"|1997|_Selena_|Abraham Quintanilla, Jr.||
|_The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca_|Roberto Lozano||||
|_Hollywood Confidential_|Stan Navarro, Sr.||||
|1998|_The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit_|Vamanos|||
|rowspan="2"|2000|_The Road to El Dorado_|Chief Tannabok|Voice|
|_Gossip_|Detective Curtis||||
|2002|_Jack and Marilyn_|Pasquel|||
|rowspan="2"|2005|_Cerca, La_|Nino||
|_Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind_|Mito|English dub|||
|2006|_Splinter_|Capt. Garcia|||
|2008|_Beverly Hills Chihuahua_|Diablo|Voice||
|rowspan="2"|2011|_The Green Hornet_|Michael Axford||
|_America_|Mr. Irving||||
|2012|_Filly Brown_|Leandro|Also producer||
|rowspan="2"|2013|_Go for Sisters_|Freddy Suarez||
|_2 Guns_|Papa Greco||||
|2014|_Unity_|Narrator|Documentary||
|rowspan="2"|2016|_El Americano: The Movie_|Gayo "El Jefe"|Voice Also producer|
|_Monday Nights at Seven_|Charlie|Also producer|||
|rowspan="3"|2017|_Blade Runner Black Out 2022_|Gaff|Voice Short film|
|_Blade Runner 2049_|Gaff|Cameo|||
|_Coco_|Chicharrón|Voice|||
|rowspan="3"|2019|_A Dog's Way Home_|Axel||
|_Windows on the World_|Balthazar||||
|_The Devil Has a Name_||Also director, _Post-production_|||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Edward James Olmos
- **image**: Edward James Olmos 2009 Inaugural Ceremony.jpg
- **caption**: Edward James Olmos in January 2009
- **birth place**: East Los Angeles, California, United States, U.S.
- **birth name**: Edward Huizar Olmos
- **occupation**: Actor, director
- **years active**: 1974–present
- **spouse**: Kaija Keel (1971–1992)
 Lorraine Bracco (1994–2002)
 Lymari Nadal (2002–present)