James Olson

James Olson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

08/10/1930

Day of Death

17/04/2022
(92) years old

Place of Birth

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), ... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1989

Rachel River

as Jack Canon

1986

One Police Plaza

as Whitney Zangline

1985

North Beach and Rawhide

as Bill Cassidy

1985

Commando

as Major General Franklin Kirby

1984

The Parade

as Andy Janacek

1983

Cave-In!

as Tom Arlen

1982

Amityville II: The Possession

as Father Adamsky

1981

Ragtime

as Father

1980

The Silent Lovers

as Victor Seastrom

1978

No Prince for My Cinderella

as Burt Williams

1978

The Mafu Cage

as David

1977

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Cu...

as Gen. George Armstrong Custer

1977

The Spell

as Glenn

1976

Law and Order

as Insp. Ed Shea

1975

Strange New World

as Surgeon

1975

Man on the Outside

as Gerald Griffin

1975

Someone I Touched

as Sam Hyatt

1975

The Family Nobody Wanted

as Carl Doss

1974

The Sex Symbol

as Calvin Bernard

1974

Manhunter

as Walt Hovis

1973

Legend in Granite

as Mas McGee

1972

The Groundstar Conspiracy

as Senator Stanton

1971

Paper Man

as Art Fletcher

1971

Wild Rovers

as Joe Billings

1971

The Andromeda Strain

as Dr. Mark Hall

1970

Crescendo

as Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman

1969

Moon Zero Two

as Capt. William H. Kemp

1968

The Stalking Moon

as Cavalry Officer (uncredited)

1968

Rachel, Rachel

as Nick Kazlik

1966

The Three Sisters

as Baron Tuzenbach

1957

The Strange One

as Roger Gatt

1956

The Sharkfighters

as Ens. Harold Duncan