Personal Info
Known Credits
36
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1930-10-08 (95 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also Known For
James Olson
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 alongs ...
Acting
1988 --
Rachel River
| Jack Canon
1986 --
One Police Plaza
| Whitney Zangline
1985 --
North Beach and Rawhide
| Bill Cassidy
1985 --
Commando
| Major General Franklin Kirby
1984 --
The Parade
| Andy Janacek
1983 --
Cave-In!
| Tom Arlen
1982 --
Amityville II: The Possession
| Father Adamsky
1981 --
Ragtime
| Father
1980 --
The Silent Lovers
| Victor Seastrom
1979 --
Visions of Christmas Past
|
1978 --
No Prince for My Cinderella
| Burt Williams
1978 --
The Mafu Cage
| David
1977 --
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
| Gen. George Armstrong Custer
1977 --
The Spell
| Glenn
1976 --
Law and Order
| Insp. Ed Shea
1975 --
Strange New World
| Surgeon
1975 --
Man on the Outside
| Gerald Griffin
1975 --
Someone I Touched
| Sam Hyatt
1975 --
The Family Nobody Wanted
| Carl Doss
1974 --
The Sex Symbol
| Calvin Bernard
1974 --
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
| McShane
1974 --
Manhunter
| Walt Hovis
1973 --
Legend in Granite
| Mas McGee
1973 --
Incident on a Dark Street
| Joe Dubbs
1972 --
The Groundstar Conspiracy
| Senator Stanton
1971 --
Paper Man
| Art Fletcher
1971 --
Wild Rovers
| Joe Billings
1971 --
The Andromeda Strain
| Dr. Mark Hall
1970 --
Crescendo
| Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman
1969 --
Moon Zero Two
| Capt. William H. Kemp
1968 --
The Stalking Moon
| Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
1968 --
Rachel, Rachel
| Nick Kazlik
1966 --
An Enemy of the People
|
1966 --
The Three Sisters
| Baron Tuzenbach
1957 --
The Strange One
| Roger Gatt
1956 --
The Sharkfighters
| Ens. Harold Duncan