[PAR] [TLE] Edward James Olmos [SEP] Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor and director.  Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica", Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in "Miami Vice", teacher Jaime Escalante in "Stand and Deliver", patriarch Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. in the film "Selena", Detective Gaff in "Blade Runner", and narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of "Zoot Suit".  In 1988, Olmos was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film "Stand and Deliver". [PAR] [TLE] Blade Runner [SEP] Blade Runner is a 1982 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos.  The script was written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, and is a loose adaptation of the 1968 novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? " by Philip K. Dick.  Set in a dystopian Los Angeles in 2019, the story depicts a future in which bioengineered androids known as replicants are manufactured by the powerful Tyrell Corporation to work on off-world colonies.  When a renegade group of replicants led by Roy Batty (Hauer) escape back to Earth, burnt-out LA cop Rick Deckard (Ford) reluctantly accepts one last assignment to hunt them down.  During his investigations, Deckard meets Rachael (Young), an advanced replicant who causes him to question his mission.
[PAR] [TLE] Edward James Olmos [ SEP ] Edward James Olmos ( born February 24 , 1947 ) is an American actor and director . Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re - imagined " Battlestar Galactica " , Lieutenant Martin " Marty " Castillo in " Miami Vice " , teacher Jaime Escalante in " Stand and Deliver " , patriarch Abraham Quintanilla , Jr. in the film " Selena " , Detective Gaff in " Blade Runner " , and narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of " Zoot Suit " . In 1988 , Olmos was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film " Stand and Deliver " . [PAR] [TLE] Blade Runner [ SEP ] Blade Runner is a 1982 American neo - noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford , Rutger Hauer , Sean Young , and Edward James Olmos . The script was written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples , and is a loose adaptation of the 1968 novel " Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ? " by Philip K. Dick . Set in a dystopian Los Angeles in 2019 , the story depicts a future in which bioengineered androids known as replicants are manufactured by the powerful Tyrell Corporation to work on off - world colonies . When a renegade group of replicants led by Roy Batty ( Hauer ) escape back to Earth , burnt - out LA cop Rick Deckard ( Ford ) reluctantly accepts one last assignment to hunt them down . During his investigations , Deckard meets Rachael ( Young ) , an advanced replicant who causes him to question his mission .
What star that also starred in "Battlestar Galactica" also starred in "Blade Runner?"
What star that also starred in " Battlestar Galactica " also starred in " Blade Runner ? "
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos