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Edward James Olmos

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Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), high school math teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), Montoya Santana in American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William Adama in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), and the voice of Mito in the 2005 English dub of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. For his work in Miami Vice, Olmos won the 1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. For his performance in Stand and Deliver, Olmos was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward James Olmos is the 1,118th most popular actor (down from 905th in 2019), the 2,139th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,616th in 2019) and the 555th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Edward James Olmos ranks 1,118 out of 13,578. Before him are Paul Hogan, Brion James, John Turturro, Sara Montiel, Gal Gadot, and Sydne Rome. After him are Eddie Redmayne, Veronica Lake, Ljubiša Samardžić, Ewan McGregor, Maria Riva, and Vincent Schiavelli.

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Among people born in 1947, Edward James Olmos ranks 142. Before him are Jerzy Stuhr, Viktor Suvorov, Branko Oblak, Kiki Camarena, Ian Anderson, and Florian Schneider. After him are Kazimierz Deyna, Alexander Rutskoy, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Tadahiko Ueda, Glenn Tipton, and Ángel Nieto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward James Olmos ranks 2,139 out of 20,380. Before him are Brion James (1945), John Turturro (1957), Lou Gehrig (1903), Sydne Rome (1951), John Cena (1977), and Lloyd Shapley (1923). After him are Veronica Lake (1922), Steve McCurry (1950), Elias Howe (1819), Vincent Schiavelli (1948), Jack White (1975), and Dan Simmons (1948).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edward James Olmos ranks 555. Before him are Christine Baranski (1952), Madeleine Stowe (1958), James Spader (1960), Brion James (1945), John Turturro (1957), and Sydne Rome (1951). After him are Veronica Lake (1922), Vincent Schiavelli (1948), Joan Allen (1956), Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), Adam West (1928), and Mary Steenburgen (1953).

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