James Olson

James Olson

Acting

Born October 8, 1930 · Evanston, Illinois, USA

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…

Known for

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Acting(73)

1990The Family Man

1989Rachel RiverJack Canon

1987Jake and the Fatman

1986One Police PlazaWhitney Zangline

1985North Beach and RawhideBill Cassidy

1985CommandoMajor General Franklin Kirby

1984Murder, She WroteClarence La Rue

1984The ParadeAndy Janacek

1983Cave-In!Tom Arlen

1982Matt Houston

1982Amityville II: The PossessionFather Adamsky

1982American PlayhouseJack Canon

1981RagtimeFather

1980The Silent LoversVictor Seastrom

1979Visions of Christmas Past

1978Battlestar GalacticaThane

1978No Prince for My CinderellaBurt Williams

1978The Runaways

1978The Mafu CageDavid

1978Project U.F.O.

1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterGen. George Armstrong Custer

1977The SpellGlenn

1976Law and OrderInsp. Ed Shea

1976The Bionic Woman

1975Wonder WomanWotan

1975Strange New WorldSurgeon

1975Man on the OutsideGerald Griffin

1975Someone I TouchedSam Hyatt

1975The Family Nobody WantedCarl Doss

1974The Sex SymbolCalvin Bernard

1974The New Land

1974Police Woman

1974Little House on the PrairieReverend Jacob Danforth

1974A Tree Grows in BrooklynMcShane

1974ManhunterWalt Hovis

1973Legend in GraniteMas McGee

1973Police Story

1973Barnaby JonesRandall Stone

1973Incident on a Dark StreetJoe Dubbs

1972Kung FuDamion

1972The Streets of San Francisco

1972MaudeSen. Bob Myers

1972The Rookies

1972The Groundstar ConspiracySenator Stanton

1971Paper ManArt Fletcher

1971McMillan & WifeW.T. Knox

1971ColumboPaul Rifkin

1971Wild RoversJoe Billings

1971The Andromeda StrainDr. Mark Hall

1970San Francisco International AirportProfessor Theodore Tragis

1970CrescendoGeorges Ryman / Jacques Ryman

1969Moon Zero TwoCapt. William H. Kemp

1969Medical CenterDave Toland

1968The Stalking MoonCavalry Officer (uncredited)

1968Hawaii Five-OMariss

1968Rachel, RachelNick Kazlik

1966An Enemy of the People

1966The Three SistersBaron Tuzenbach

1965The F.B.I.Sheriff Bill Temple

1959BonanzaVance

1957Have Gun, Will Travel

1957The Strange OneRoger Gatt

1956The SharkfightersEns. Harold Duncan

1955GunsmokeBede Stalcup

1951Hallmark Hall of FameGeneral George A. Custer

1950Robert Montgomery PresentsCapt. Dicer

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