James Olson

Actor

Born: October 8, 1930
Died: April 17, 2022 (age 91)
From: 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 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…

Filmography (36)

Rachel River (1989)
Jack Canon
One Police Plaza (1986)
Whitney Zangline
North Beach and Rawhide (1985)
Bill Cassidy
Commando (1985)
Major General Franklin Kirby
The Parade (1984)
Andy Janacek
Cave-In! (1983)
Tom Arlen
Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Father Adamsky
Ragtime (1981)
Father
The Silent Lovers (1980)
Victor Seastrom
Visions of Christmas Past (1979)
No Prince for My Cinderella (1978)
Burt Williams
The Mafu Cage (1978)
David
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)
Gen. George Armstrong Custer
The Spell (1977)
Glenn
Law and Order (1976)
Insp. Ed Shea
Strange New World (1975)
Surgeon
Man on the Outside (1975)
Gerald Griffin
Someone I Touched (1975)
Sam Hyatt
The Family Nobody Wanted (1975)
Carl Doss
The Sex Symbol (1974)
Calvin Bernard
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974)
McShane
Manhunter (1974)
Walt Hovis
Legend in Granite
Legend in Granite (1973)
Mas McGee
Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
Joe Dubbs
The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)
Senator Stanton
Paper Man (1971)
Art Fletcher
Wild Rovers (1971)
Joe Billings
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Dr. Mark Hall
Crescendo (1970)
Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman
Moon Zero Two (1969)
Capt. William H. Kemp