Movies (Acting Roles)
Rachel River
James Olson was
57 in Rachel River
as 'Jack Canon'.
Fri, Jan 01 1988
One Police Plaza
James Olson was
56 in One Police Plaza
as 'Whitney Zangline'.
Sat, Nov 29 1986
Commando
James Olson was
54 in Commando
as 'Major General Franklin Kirby'.
Thu, Oct 03 1985
The Parade
James Olson was
53 in The Parade
as 'Andy Janacek'.
Wed, Feb 29 1984
Cave-In!
James Olson was
52 in Cave-In!
as 'Tom Arlen'.
Sun, Jun 19 1983
Ragtime
James Olson was
51 in Ragtime
as 'Father'.
Fri, Nov 20 1981
The Silent Lovers
James Olson was
49 in The Silent Lovers
as 'Victor Seastrom'.
Tue, May 20 1980
The Mafu Cage
James Olson was
47 in The Mafu Cage
as 'David'.
Sun, Mar 19 1978
The Spell
James Olson was
46 in The Spell
as 'Glenn'.
Sun, Feb 20 1977
Law and Order
James Olson was
45 in Law and Order
as 'Insp. Ed Shea'.
Thu, May 06 1976
Strange New World
James Olson was
44 in Strange New World
as 'Surgeon'.
Sun, Jul 13 1975
Man on the Outside
James Olson was
44 in Man on the Outside
as 'Gerald Griffin'.
Sun, Jun 29 1975
Someone I Touched
James Olson was
44 in Someone I Touched
as 'Sam Hyatt'.
Wed, Feb 26 1975
The Sex Symbol
James Olson was
43 in The Sex Symbol
as 'Calvin Bernard'.
Tue, Sep 17 1974
Manhunter
James Olson was
43 in Manhunter
as 'Walt Hovis'.
Tue, Feb 26 1974
Legend in Granite
James Olson was
43 in Legend in Granite
as 'Mas McGee'.
Fri, Dec 14 1973
Paper Man
James Olson was
41 in Paper Man
as 'Art Fletcher'.
Fri, Nov 12 1971
Wild Rovers
James Olson was
40 in Wild Rovers
as 'Joe Billings'.
Wed, Jun 23 1971
Crescendo
James Olson was
39 in Crescendo
as 'Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman'.
Sun, Jun 07 1970
Moon Zero Two
James Olson was
39 in Moon Zero Two
as 'Capt. William H. Kemp'.
Mon, Oct 20 1969
The Stalking Moon
James Olson was
38 in The Stalking Moon
as 'Cavalry Officer (uncredited)'.
Wed, Dec 25 1968
Rachel, Rachel
James Olson was
37 in Rachel, Rachel
as 'Nick Kazlik'.
Mon, Aug 26 1968
The Three Sisters
James Olson was
35 in The Three Sisters
as 'Baron Tuzenbach'.
Sat, Jan 01 1966
The Strange One
James Olson was
26 in The Strange One
as 'Roger Gatt'.
Fri, Apr 12 1957
The Sharkfighters
James Olson was
26 in The Sharkfighters
as 'Ens. Harold Duncan'.
Thu, Nov 01 1956
TV Shows (Acting Roles)
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
The Family Man
James Olson was
59+ in The Family Man
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 11 1990
Murder, She Wrote
James Olson was
53+ in Murder, She Wrote
as 'Clarence La Rue'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984
Matt Houston
James Olson was
51+ in Matt Houston
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982
Battlestar Galactica
James Olson was
47+ in Battlestar Galactica
as 'Thane'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 17 1978
The Runaways
James Olson was
47+ in The Runaways
First Air Date
Thu, Apr 27 1978
Project U.F.O.
James Olson was
47+ in Project U.F.O.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 19 1978
The Bionic Woman
James Olson was
45+ in The Bionic Woman
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 14 1976
Wonder Woman
James Olson was
45+ in Wonder Woman
as 'Wotan'.
First Air Date
Fri, Nov 07 1975
The New Land
James Olson was
43+ in The New Land
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1974
Police Woman
James Olson was
43+ in Police Woman
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974
Harry O
James Olson was
43+ in Harry O
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 12 1974
Police Story
James Olson was
42+ in Police Story
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 20 1973
Barnaby Jones
James Olson was
42+ in Barnaby Jones
as 'Randall Stone'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 28 1973
Kung Fu
James Olson was
42+ in Kung Fu
First Air Date
Sat, Oct 14 1972
Maude
James Olson was
41+ in Maude
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 12 1972
The Rookies
James Olson was
41+ in The Rookies
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 11 1972
McMillan and Wife
James Olson was
40+ in McMillan and Wife
as 'W.T. Knox'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 29 1971
Columbo
James Olson was
40+ in Columbo
as 'Paul Rifkin'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1971
Cannon
James Olson was
40+ in Cannon
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1971
McCloud
James Olson was
39+ in McCloud
First Air Date
Tue, Feb 17 1970
Lancer
James Olson was
37+ in Lancer
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968
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
Mannix
James Olson was
36+ in Mannix
as ', Donald Jordan'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 16 1967
Ironside
James Olson was
36+ in Ironside
as ', Marvin Bosner'.
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 28 1967
The F.B.I.
James Olson was
34+ in The F.B.I.
as 'Sheriff Bill Temple, George Breen, Carl Slovich'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965
Route 66
James Olson was
29+ in Route 66
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 07 1960
Bonanza
James Olson was
28+ in Bonanza
as 'Vance'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 12 1959
Gunsmoke
James Olson was
24+ in Gunsmoke
as 'Bede Stalcup'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955
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
