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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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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

North Beach and Rawhide

James Olson was

55 in North Beach and Rawhide

as 'Bill Cassidy'.

Tue, Nov 12 1985

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

Amityville II: The Possession

James Olson was

51 in Amityville II: The Possession

as 'Father Adamsky'.

Fri, Sep 24 1982

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

Visions of Christmas Past

James Olson was

49 in Visions of Christmas Past

Fri, Dec 28 1979

No Prince for My Cinderella

James Olson was

47 in No Prince for My Cinderella

as 'Burt Williams'.

Thu, Apr 27 1978

The Mafu Cage

James Olson was

47 in The Mafu Cage

as 'David'.

Sun, Mar 19 1978

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

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 Family Nobody Wanted

James Olson was

44 in The Family Nobody Wanted

as 'Carl Doss'.

Wed, Feb 19 1975

The Sex Symbol

James Olson was

43 in The Sex Symbol

as 'Calvin Bernard'.

Tue, Sep 17 1974

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

James Olson was

43 in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as 'McShane'.

Wed, Mar 27 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

Incident on a Dark Street

James Olson was

42 in Incident on a Dark Street

as 'Joe Dubbs'.

Sat, Jan 13 1973

The Groundstar Conspiracy

James Olson was

41 in The Groundstar Conspiracy

as 'Senator Stanton'.

Mon, Jun 12 1972

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

The Andromeda Strain

James Olson was

40 in The Andromeda Strain

as 'Dr. Mark Hall'.

Fri, Mar 12 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

An Enemy of the People

James Olson was

36 in An Enemy of the People

Fri, Dec 02 1966

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)

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The Family Man

James Olson was

59+ in The Family Man

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 11 1990

Jake and the Fatman

James Olson was

56+ in Jake and the Fatman

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987

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

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

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

Have Gun, Will Travel

James Olson was

26+ in Have Gun, Will Travel

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1957

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

Robert Montgomery Presents

James Olson was

19+ in Robert Montgomery Presents

as 'Capt. Dicer'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 30 1950