James Olson
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
8 Oct 1930
Age
96 Years
Born In
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Total Projects
81
Years Active
40 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
tv
The Family Man
The Family Man
movie
Rachel River
Rachel River
as Jack Canon
tv
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
movie
One Police Plaza
One Police Plaza
as Whitney Zangline
movie
North Beach and Rawhide
North Beach and Rawhide
as Bill Cassidy
movie
Commando
Commando
as Major General Franklin Kirby
tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Clarence La Rue
movie
The Parade
The Parade
as Andy Janacek
movie
Cave-In!
Cave-In!
as Tom Arlen
tv
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
movie
Amityville II: The Possession
Amityville II: The Possession
as Father Adamsky
movie
Ragtime
Ragtime
as Father
movie
The Silent Lovers
The Silent Lovers
as Victor Seastrom
movie
Visions of Christmas Past
Visions of Christmas Past
tv
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
as Thane
movie
No Prince for My Cinderella
No Prince for My Cinderella
as Burt Williams
tv
The Runaways
The Runaways
movie
The Mafu Cage
The Mafu Cage
as David
tv
Project U.F.O.
Project U.F.O.
movie
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
as Gen. George Armstrong Custer
movie
The Spell
The Spell
as Glenn
movie
Law and Order
Law and Order
as Insp. Ed Shea
tv
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman
tv
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
as Wotan
movie
Strange New World
Strange New World
as Surgeon
movie
Man on the Outside
Man on the Outside
as Gerald Griffin
movie
Someone I Touched
Someone I Touched
as Sam Hyatt
movie
The Family Nobody Wanted
The Family Nobody Wanted
as Carl Doss
movie
The Sex Symbol
The Sex Symbol
as Calvin Bernard
tv
The New Land
The New Land
tv
Police Woman
Police Woman
tv
Harry O
Harry O
tv
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
as Reverend Jacob Danforth
movie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as McShane
movie
Manhunter
Manhunter
as Walt Hovis
movie
Legend in Granite
Legend in Granite
as Mas McGee
tv
Police Story
Police Story
tv
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Randall Stone
movie
Incident on a Dark Street
Incident on a Dark Street
as Joe Dubbs
tv
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Damion
tv
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
tv
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Dr. Jonas Rabb
tv
Maude
Maude
as Sen. Bob Myers
tv
The Rookies
The Rookies
movie
The Groundstar Conspiracy
The Groundstar Conspiracy
as Senator Stanton
movie
Paper Man
Paper Man
as Art Fletcher
tv
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
as W.T. Knox
tv
Columbo
Columbo
as Paul Rifkin
tv
Cannon
Cannon
movie
Wild Rovers
Wild Rovers
as Joe Billings
movie
The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain
as Dr. Mark Hall
tv
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport
as Professor Theodore Tragis
movie
Crescendo
Crescendo
as Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman
tv
McCloud
McCloud
movie
Moon Zero Two
Moon Zero Two
as Capt. William H. Kemp
tv
Medical Center
Medical Center
as Dave Toland
movie
The Stalking Moon
The Stalking Moon
as Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
tv
Lancer
Lancer
tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Mariss
tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Stoner
tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Bernie Brown
tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Travis Marshall
tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Kenneth Ames
movie
Rachel, Rachel
Rachel, Rachel
as Nick Kazlik
tv
Mannix
Mannix
tv
Mannix
Mannix
as Donald Jordan
tv
Ironside
Ironside
tv
Ironside
Ironside
as Marvin Bosner
movie
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
movie
The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters
as Baron Tuzenbach
tv
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Sheriff Bill Temple
tv
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as George Breen
tv
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Carl Slovich
tv
Route 66
Route 66
tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Vance
tv
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
movie
The Strange One
The Strange One
as Roger Gatt
movie
The Sharkfighters
The Sharkfighters
as Ens. Harold Duncan
tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Bede Stalcup
tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as General George A. Custer
tv
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Capt. Dicer