James Olson
Acting
Born October 8, 1930 · Evanston, Illinois, USA
Biography
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 nu…
Known For · 40 titles
Columbo
Murder, She Wrote
Hawaii Five-O
Bonanza
Ironside
Little House on the Prairie
Robert Montgomery Presents
Mannix
Have Gun, Will Travel
Jake and the Fatman
American Playhouse
Cannon
Gunsmoke
The F.B.I.
Barnaby Jones
The Bionic Woman
Route 66
Maude
Medical Center
Police Woman
The Rookies
McMillan & Wife
McCloud
Matt Houston
The Streets of San Francisco
Battlestar Galactica
Police Story
Wonder Woman
Harry O
Commando
Lancer
The Andromeda Strain
The Runaways
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Amityville II: The Possession
Project U.F.O.
The Family Man
Ragtime
The New Land
San Francisco International Airport