Acting
James Olson
Born Oct 8, 1930 · Evanston, Illinois, USA · Died Apr 17, 2022
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 numerous stage, feature film, and TV appearances from the mid-1950s until 1990, when he retired.
On television, Olson portrayed Mickey Mantle in The Life of Mickey Mantle. His other TV appearances included guest roles on scores of shows, including episodes of Kraft Television Theatre; Ironside; Murder, She Wrote; Little House on the Prairie; Hawaii Five-O; Battlestar Galactica; Lou Grant; The Bionic Woman; Wonder Woman; Mannix; Bonanza; Have Gun-Will Travel; Marcus Welby, M.D.; Police Woman; Barnaby Jones; The New Land; Columbo; Maude; The Virginian; The Streets of San Francisco; and Cannon. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Olson (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Acting
The Family Man
1990
Comedy
Rachel River
1989
Drama
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
One Police Plaza
1986
TV Movie · Crime · Drama
North Beach and Rawhide
1985
TV Movie · Drama
Commando
1985
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Mystery · Crime · Drama
The Parade
1984
Drama · TV Movie
Cave-In!
1983
Action · Adventure · Drama
Matt Houston
1982
Drama · Crime
Amityville II: The Possession
1982
Horror
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Ragtime
1981
Drama · History
The Silent Lovers
1980
Drama · TV Movie
Visions of Christmas Past
1979
TV Movie · Drama
Battlestar Galactica
1978
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
No Prince for My Cinderella
1978
Drama
The Runaways
1978
Drama
The Mafu Cage
1978
Thriller · Horror
Project U.F.O.
1978
Mystery
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
Drama · TV Movie
The Spell
1977
Horror · TV Movie
Law and Order
1976
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
The Bionic Woman
1976
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Wonder Woman
1975
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Strange New World
1975
Science Fiction · TV Movie
Man on the Outside
1975
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Someone I Touched
1975
TV Movie · Drama
The Family Nobody Wanted
1975
Drama · Family · TV Movie
The Sex Symbol
1974
Drama · TV Movie
Police Woman
1974
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Harry O
1974
Drama · Action & Adventure
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Western · Drama · Family
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1974
Drama · Family · TV Movie
Manhunter
1974
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Police Story
1973
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Barnaby Jones
1973
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Incident on a Dark Street
1973
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Kung Fu
1972
Action & Adventure · Drama · Western
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Maude
1972
Comedy · Drama
The Rookies
1972
Drama · Crime
The Groundstar Conspiracy
1972
Mystery · Crime · Science Fiction
Paper Man
1971
Science Fiction · Drama · Mystery
McMillan & Wife
1971
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Columbo
1971
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Cannon
1971
Drama · Action & Adventure
Wild Rovers
1971
Action · Western
The Andromeda Strain
1971
Science Fiction · Thriller · Drama
San Francisco International Airport
1970
Drama
Crescendo
1970
Horror · Thriller
McCloud
1970
Crime · Drama
Moon Zero Two
1969
Science Fiction
Medical Center
1969
Drama
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Stalking Moon
1968
Western
Lancer
1968
Western
Rachel, Rachel
1968
Drama · Romance
Mannix
1967
Action & Adventure · Crime · Mystery
Ironside
1967
Crime · Drama · Mystery
An Enemy of the People
1966
TV Movie · Drama
The Three Sisters
1966
Drama
The F.B.I.
1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Route 66
1960
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
Bonanza
1959
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
The Strange One
1957
Drama
The Sharkfighters
1956
Adventure
Gunsmoke
1955
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Drama