Science fiction fans will mostly remember Edward James Olmos for playing Admiral William Adama in the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica." A space opera, "Galactica" follows a fleet of starships fleeing from humanity's vengeful robotic creations, the Cylons. An actor of Olmos' caliber in the lead role raised the show around him — and funnily enough, he'd faced off with androids long before he took command of the Galactica.

Olmos previously played Eduardo Gaff in Ridley Scott's cult classic sci-fi noir "Blade Runner." Gaff is an LAPD officer hunting down escaped Replicant androids alongside antihero lead, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford). And the story goes that Olmos had another role to play when he made a suggestion about the movie's production design.

"Battlestar Galactica" co-creator Rona

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