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James Olson

Bio: James Olson (October 8, 1930 – April 17, 2022) was an American actor. From 1952 until 1954, he was a military policeman in the United States Army
Born: Wed, Oct 08 1930
Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois, USA

Death: Sun, Apr 17 2022
James Olson is 91 years old
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Movies (Acting Roles)

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Poster of Rachel River
Rachel River
James Olson was
57 in Rachel River
as 'Jack Canon'.
Fri, Jan 01 1988
Poster of One Police Plaza
One Police Plaza
James Olson was
56 in One Police Plaza
as 'Whitney Zangline'.
Sat, Nov 29 1986
Poster of North Beach and Rawhide
North Beach and Rawhide
James Olson was
55 in North Beach and Rawhide
as 'Bill Cassidy'.
Tue, Nov 12 1985
Poster of Commando
Commando
James Olson was
54 in Commando
as 'Major General Franklin Kirby'.
Thu, Oct 03 1985
Poster of The Parade
The Parade
James Olson was
53 in The Parade
as 'Andy Janacek'.
Wed, Feb 29 1984
Poster of Cave-In!
Cave-In!
James Olson was
52 in Cave-In!
as 'Tom Arlen'.
Sun, Jun 19 1983
Poster of Amityville II: The Possession
Amityville II: The Possession
James Olson was
51 in Amityville II: The Possession
as 'Father Adamsky'.
Fri, Sep 24 1982
Poster of Ragtime
Ragtime
James Olson was
51 in Ragtime
as 'Father'.
Fri, Nov 20 1981
Poster of The Silent Lovers
The Silent Lovers
James Olson was
49 in The Silent Lovers
as 'Victor Seastrom'.
Tue, May 20 1980
Poster of Visions of Christmas Past
Visions of Christmas Past
James Olson was
49 in Visions of Christmas Past
Fri, Dec 28 1979
Poster of No Prince for My Cinderella
No Prince for My Cinderella
James Olson was
47 in No Prince for My Cinderella
as 'Burt Williams'.
Thu, Apr 27 1978
Poster of The Mafu Cage
The Mafu Cage
James Olson was
47 in The Mafu Cage
as 'David'.
Sun, Mar 19 1978
Poster of The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
James Olson was
47 in The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
as 'Gen. George Armstrong Custer'.
Thu, Dec 01 1977
Poster of The Spell
The Spell
James Olson was
46 in The Spell
as 'Glenn'.
Sun, Feb 20 1977
Poster of Law and Order
Law and Order
James Olson was
45 in Law and Order
as 'Insp. Ed Shea'.
Thu, May 06 1976
Poster of Strange New World
Strange New World
James Olson was
44 in Strange New World
as 'Surgeon'.
Sun, Jul 13 1975
Poster of Man on the Outside
Man on the Outside
James Olson was
44 in Man on the Outside
as 'Gerald Griffin'.
Sun, Jun 29 1975
Poster of Someone I Touched
Someone I Touched
James Olson was
44 in Someone I Touched
as 'Sam Hyatt'.
Wed, Feb 26 1975
Poster of The Family Nobody Wanted
The Family Nobody Wanted
James Olson was
44 in The Family Nobody Wanted
as 'Carl Doss'.
Wed, Feb 19 1975
Poster of The Sex Symbol
The Sex Symbol
James Olson was
43 in The Sex Symbol
as 'Calvin Bernard'.
Tue, Sep 17 1974
Poster of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
James Olson was
43 in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as 'McShane'.
Wed, Mar 27 1974
Poster of Manhunter
Manhunter
James Olson was
43 in Manhunter
as 'Walt Hovis'.
Tue, Feb 26 1974
Poster of Legend in Granite
Legend in Granite
James Olson was
43 in Legend in Granite
as 'Mas McGee'.
Fri, Dec 14 1973
Poster of Incident on a Dark Street
Incident on a Dark Street
James Olson was
42 in Incident on a Dark Street
as 'Joe Dubbs'.
Sat, Jan 13 1973
Poster of The Groundstar Conspiracy
The Groundstar Conspiracy
James Olson was
41 in The Groundstar Conspiracy
as 'Senator Stanton'.
Mon, Jun 12 1972
Poster of Paper Man
Paper Man
James Olson was
41 in Paper Man
as 'Art Fletcher'.
Fri, Nov 12 1971
Poster of Wild Rovers
Wild Rovers
James Olson was
40 in Wild Rovers
as 'Joe Billings'.
Wed, Jun 23 1971
Poster of The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain
James Olson was
40 in The Andromeda Strain
as 'Dr. Mark Hall'.
Fri, Mar 12 1971
Poster of Crescendo
Crescendo
James Olson was
39 in Crescendo
as 'Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman'.
Sun, Jun 07 1970
Poster of Moon Zero Two
Moon Zero Two
James Olson was
39 in Moon Zero Two
as 'Capt. William H. Kemp'.
Mon, Oct 20 1969
Poster of The Stalking Moon
The Stalking Moon
James Olson was
38 in The Stalking Moon
as 'Cavalry Officer (uncredited)'.
Wed, Dec 25 1968
Poster of Rachel, Rachel
Rachel, Rachel
James Olson was
37 in Rachel, Rachel
as 'Nick Kazlik'.
Mon, Aug 26 1968
Poster of An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
James Olson was
36 in An Enemy of the People
Fri, Dec 02 1966
Poster of The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters
James Olson was
35 in The Three Sisters
as 'Baron Tuzenbach'.
Sat, Jan 01 1966
Poster of The Strange One
The Strange One
James Olson was
26 in The Strange One
as 'Roger Gatt'.
Fri, Apr 12 1957
Poster of The Sharkfighters
The Sharkfighters
James Olson was
26 in The Sharkfighters
as 'Ens. Harold Duncan'.
Thu, Nov 01 1956

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Poster of The Family Man
The Family Man
James Olson was
59+ in The Family Man
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 11 1990
Poster of Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
James Olson was
56+ in Jake and the Fatman
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987
Poster of Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
James Olson was
53+ in Murder, She Wrote
as 'Clarence La Rue'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984
Poster of Matt Houston
Matt Houston
James Olson was
51+ in Matt Houston
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982
Poster of Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
James Olson was
47+ in Battlestar Galactica
as 'Thane'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 17 1978
Poster of The Runaways
The Runaways
James Olson was
47+ in The Runaways
First Air Date
Thu, Apr 27 1978
Poster of Project U.F.O.
Project U.F.O.
James Olson was
47+ in Project U.F.O.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 19 1978
Poster of The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
James Olson was
45+ in The Bionic Woman
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 14 1976
Poster of Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
James Olson was
45+ in Wonder Woman
as 'Wotan'.
First Air Date
Fri, Nov 07 1975
Poster of The New Land
The New Land
James Olson was
43+ in The New Land
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1974
Poster of Police Woman
Police Woman
James Olson was
43+ in Police Woman
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974
Poster of Harry O
Harry O
James Olson was
43+ in Harry O
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 12 1974
Poster of Police Story
Police Story
James Olson was
42+ in Police Story
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 20 1973
Poster of Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
James Olson was
42+ in Barnaby Jones
as 'Randall Stone'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 28 1973
Poster of Kung Fu
Kung Fu
James Olson was
42+ in Kung Fu
First Air Date
Sat, Oct 14 1972
Poster of The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
James Olson was
41+ in The Streets of San Francisco
as ', Dr. Jonas Rabb'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 23 1972
Poster of Maude
Maude
James Olson was
41+ in Maude
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 12 1972
Poster of The Rookies
The Rookies
James Olson was
41+ in The Rookies
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 11 1972
Poster of McMillan and Wife
McMillan and Wife
James Olson was
40+ in McMillan and Wife
as 'W.T. Knox'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 29 1971
Poster of Columbo
Columbo
James Olson was
40+ in Columbo
as 'Paul Rifkin'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1971
Poster of Cannon
Cannon
James Olson was
40+ in Cannon
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1971
Poster of McCloud
McCloud
James Olson was
39+ in McCloud
First Air Date
Tue, Feb 17 1970
Poster of Lancer
Lancer
James Olson was
37+ in Lancer
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968
Poster of Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
James Olson was
37+ in Hawaii Five-O
as 'Mariss, Stoner, Bernie Brown, Travis Marshall, Dr. Kenneth Ames'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1968
Poster of Mannix
Mannix
James Olson was
36+ in Mannix
as ', Donald Jordan'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 16 1967
Poster of Ironside
Ironside
James Olson was
36+ in Ironside
as ', Marvin Bosner'.
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 28 1967
Poster of The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
James Olson was
34+ in The F.B.I.
as 'Sheriff Bill Temple, George Breen, '.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965
Poster of Route 66
Route 66
James Olson was
29+ in Route 66
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 07 1960
Poster of Bonanza
Bonanza
James Olson was
28+ in Bonanza
as 'Vance'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 12 1959
Poster of Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
James Olson was
26+ in Have Gun, Will Travel
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1957
Poster of Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
James Olson was
24+ in Gunsmoke
as 'Bede Stalcup'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955
Poster of Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
James Olson was
21+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame
as 'General George A. Custer'.
First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951
Poster of Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
James Olson was
19+ in Robert Montgomery Presents
as 'Capt. Dicer'.
First Air Date
Mon, Jan 30 1950