James Olson

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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), ...

Born: October 8, 1930 in Evanston, Illinois, USA

Died: April 17, 2022 (age 91)

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Known For

5.4

The Andromeda Strain

Movies & TV Credits

79 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Family Man TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1990
Rachel River Movie	5.8	Actor	Jack Canon	1988
Jake and the Fatman TV Show	6.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1987
One Police Plaza Movie	5.8	Actor	Whitney Zangline	1986
Commando Movie	6.8	Actor	Major General Franklin Kirby	1985
North Beach and Rawhide Movie	7.1	Actor	Bill Cassidy	1985
Murder, She Wrote TV Show	7.4	Actor	Clarence La Rue(1 Episode)	1984
The Parade Movie	5.6	Actor	Andy Janacek	1984
Cave in! Movie	5.0	Actor	Tom Arlen	1983
Amityville II: The Possession Movie	5.4	Actor	Father Adamsky	1982
Matt Houston TV Show	6.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1982
Ragtime Movie	7.4	Actor	Father	1981
The Silent Lovers Movie	6.4	Actor	Victor Seastrom	1980
Visions of Christmas Past Movie	—	Actor	—	1979
The Mafu Cage Movie	5.7	Actor	David	1978
No Prince for My Cinderella Movie	—	Actor	Burt Williams	1978
Project U.F.O. TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1978
Battlestar Galactica TV Show	7.4	Actor	Thane(2 Episodes)	1978
The Runaways TV Show	6.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1978
The Spell Movie	5.4	Actor	Glenn	1977
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer Movie	7.2	Actor	Gen. George Armstrong Custer	1977
The Bionic Woman TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1976
Law and Order Movie	7.3	Actor	Insp. Ed Shea	1976
Wonder Woman TV Show	6.9	Actor	Wotan(1 Episode)	1975
The Family Nobody Wanted Movie	7.9	Actor	Carl Doss	1975
Someone I Touched Movie	6.5	Actor	Sam Hyatt	1975
Strange New World Movie	5.0	Actor	Surgeon	1975
Police Woman TV Show	6.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1974
The New Land TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1974
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Movie	6.8	Actor	McShane	1974
Manhunter Movie	6.0	Actor	Walt Hovis	1974
The Sex Symbol Movie	5.1	Actor	Calvin Bernard	1974
Man on the Outside Movie	6.8	Actor	Gerald Griffin	1974
Police Story TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1973
Harry O TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1973
Barnaby Jones TV Show	6.8	Actor	Randall Stone(1 Episode)	1973
Incident on a Dark Street Movie	4.8	Actor	Joe Dubbs	1973
Legend in Granite Movie	8.9	Actor	Mas McGee	1973
The Groundstar Conspiracy Movie	5.8	Actor	Senator Stanton	1972
The Rookies TV Show	6.6	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1972
Kung Fu TV Show	7.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1972
Maude TV Show	7.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1972
The Streets of San Francisco TV Show	7.2	Actor	Dr. Jonas Rabb(1 Episode)	1972
The Streets of San Francisco TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1972
The Andromeda Strain Movie	7.1	Actor	Dr. Mark Hall	1971
Wild Rovers Movie	6.4	Actor	Joe Billings	1971
Cannon TV Show	6.6	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1971
Columbo TV Show	8.2	Actor	Paul Rifkin(1 Episode)	1971
McMillan & Wife TV Show	7.0	Actor	W.T. Knox(1 Episode)	1971
Paper Man Movie	5.7	Actor	Art Fletcher	1971
Crescendo Movie	5.1	Actor	Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman	1970
McCloud TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1970
Moon Zero Two Movie	4.7	Actor	Capt. William H. Kemp	1969
Medical Center TV Show	6.9	Actor	Dave Toland(1 Episode)	1969
Rachel, Rachel Movie	7.2	Actor	Nick Kazlik	1968
The Stalking Moon Movie	6.4	Actor	Cavalry Officer (uncredited)	1968
Hawaii Five-O TV Show	7.2	Actor	Dr. Kenneth Ames(1 Episode)	1968
Lancer TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1968
Hawaii Five-O TV Show	7.2	Actor	Mariss(1 Episode)	1968
Hawaii Five-O TV Show	7.2	Actor	Bernie Brown(1 Episode)	1968
Hawaii Five-O TV Show	7.2	Actor	Travis Marshall(1 Episode)	1968
Hawaii Five-O TV Show	7.2	Actor	Stoner(1 Episode)	1968
Mannix TV Show	7.2	Actor	Donald Jordan(1 Episode)	1967
Ironside TV Show	6.8	Actor	Marvin Bosner(1 Episode)	1967
Ironside TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1967
Mannix TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1967
The Three Sisters Movie	6.6	Actor	Baron Tuzenbach	1966
An Enemy of the People Movie	8.2	Actor	—	1966
The F.B.I. TV Show	7.2	Actor	Carl Slovich(1 Episode)	1965
The F.B.I. TV Show	7.2	Actor	George Breen(1 Episode)	1965
The F.B.I. TV Show	7.2	Actor	Sheriff Bill Temple(1 Episode)	1965
Route 66 TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1960
Bonanza TV Show	7.4	Actor	Vance(1 Episode)	1959
The Strange One Movie	6.7	Actor	Roger Gatt	1957
Have Gun - Will Travel TV Show	8.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1957
The Sharkfighters Movie	4.9	Actor	Ens. Harold Duncan	1956
Gunsmoke TV Show	7.9	Actor	Bede Stalcup(1 Episode)	1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Show	7.9	Actor	General George A. Custer(1 Episode)	1951
Robert Montgomery Presents TV Show	7.4	Actor	Capt. Dicer(1 Episode)	1950

James Olson

Known For

Amityville II: The Possession

Commando

Ragtime

The Andromeda Strain

Movies & TV Credits