James Olson

James Olson

Acting

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. He performed stage work in and around Chicago before his 1956 film debut in The Sharkfighters.

His Broadway credits include Of Love Remembered (1967), Slapstick Tragedy (1966), The Three Sisters (1964), The Chinese Prime Minister (1964), Romulus (1962), J.B. (1958), The Sin of Pat Muldoon (1957), and The Young and Beautiful (1955). He starred alongside Joanne Woodward in the Academy Award nominee for Best Picture Rachel, Rachel in 1968. He made…

Filmography

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The Family Man ★ 7.5 The Family Man 1990 Rachel River ★ 7.3 Rachel River 1989 Jake and the Fatman ★ 6.2 Jake and the Fatman 1987 One Police Plaza ★ 9.0 One Police Plaza 1986 North Beach and Rawhide ★ 10.0 North Beach and Rawhide 1985 Commando ★ 6.7 Commando 1985 Murder, She Wrote ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984 The Parade ★ 4.5 The Parade 1984 Cave-In! ★ 4.6 Cave-In! 1983 Matt Houston ★ 6.3 Matt Houston 1982 Amityville II: The Possession ★ 5.8 Amityville II: The Possession 1982 Ragtime ★ 7.0 Ragtime 1981 The Silent Lovers ★ 4.7 The Silent Lovers 1980 Visions of Christmas Past Visions of Christmas Past 1979 Battlestar Galactica ★ 7.1 Battlestar Galactica 1978 No Prince for My Cinderella No Prince for My Cinderella 1978 The Runaways ★ 6.5 The Runaways 1978 The Mafu Cage ★ 5.9 The Mafu Cage 1978 Project U.F.O. ★ 7.0 Project U.F.O. 1978 The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer ★ 2.0 The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer 1977 The Spell ★ 5.0 The Spell 1977 Law and Order ★ 8.0 Law and Order 1976 The Bionic Woman ★ 7.0 The Bionic Woman 1976 Wonder Woman ★ 7.0 Wonder Woman 1975 Strange New World ★ 4.3 Strange New World 1975 Man on the Outside ★ 8.0 Man on the Outside 1975 Someone I Touched ★ 5.1 Someone I Touched 1975 The Family Nobody Wanted ★ 6.4 The Family Nobody Wanted 1975 The Sex Symbol ★ 4.0 The Sex Symbol 1974 The New Land ★ 5.0 The New Land 1974 Police Woman ★ 6.4 Police Woman 1974 Harry O ★ 5.2 Harry O 1974 Little House on the Prairie ★ 7.9 Little House on the Prairie 1974 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ★ 10.0 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1974 Manhunter ★ 6.7 Manhunter 1974 Legend in Granite ★ 8.0 Legend in Granite 1973 Police Story ★ 7.0 Police Story 1973 Barnaby Jones ★ 7.0 Barnaby Jones 1973 Incident on a Dark Street ★ 6.0 Incident on a Dark Street 1973 Kung Fu ★ 7.7 Kung Fu 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ★ 7.0 The Streets of San Francisco 1972 Maude ★ 6.9 Maude 1972 The Rookies ★ 6.9 The Rookies 1972 The Groundstar Conspiracy ★ 6.3 The Groundstar Conspiracy 1972 Paper Man ★ 6.1 Paper Man 1971 McMillan & Wife ★ 7.0 McMillan & Wife 1971 Columbo ★ 8.1 Columbo 1971 Cannon ★ 6.7 Cannon 1971 Wild Rovers ★ 6.1 Wild Rovers 1971 The Andromeda Strain ★ 7.1 The Andromeda Strain 1971 San Francisco International Airport ★ 7.0 San Francisco International Airport 1970 Crescendo ★ 5.2 Crescendo 1970 McCloud ★ 7.2 McCloud 1970 Moon Zero Two ★ 4.8 Moon Zero Two 1969 Medical Center ★ 6.4 Medical Center 1969 The Stalking Moon ★ 5.9 The Stalking Moon 1968 Lancer ★ 5.6 Lancer 1968 Hawaii Five-O ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1968 Rachel, Rachel ★ 6.6 Rachel, Rachel 1968 Mannix ★ 6.8 Mannix 1967 Ironside ★ 6.9 Ironside 1967 An Enemy of the People ★ 10.0 An Enemy of the People 1966 The Three Sisters ★ 7.5 The Three Sisters 1966 The F.B.I. ★ 5.6 The F.B.I. 1965 Route 66 ★ 6.7 Route 66 1960 Bonanza ★ 7.5 Bonanza 1959 Have Gun, Will Travel ★ 7.3 Have Gun, Will Travel 1957 The Strange One ★ 6.5 The Strange One 1957 The Sharkfighters ★ 5.7 The Sharkfighters 1956 Gunsmoke ★ 6.7 Gunsmoke 1955 Hallmark Hall of Fame ★ 8.8 Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951 Robert Montgomery Presents ★ 6.0 Robert Montgomery Presents 1950