
Born October 8, 1930 — Died April 17, 2022
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), ...

Rachel River
Jack Canon

One Police Plaza
Whitney Zangline

North Beach and Rawhide
Bill Cassidy

Commando
Major General Franklin Kirby

The Parade
Andy Janacek

Cave-In!
Tom Arlen

Amityville II: The Possession
Father Adamsky

Ragtime
Father

The Silent Lovers
Victor Seastrom

Visions of Christmas Past

No Prince for My Cinderella
Burt Williams

The Mafu Cage
David

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
Gen. George Armstrong Custer

The Spell
Glenn

Law and Order
Insp. Ed Shea

Strange New World
Surgeon

Man on the Outside
Gerald Griffin

Someone I Touched
Sam Hyatt

The Family Nobody Wanted
Carl Doss

The Sex Symbol
Calvin Bernard

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
McShane

Manhunter
Walt Hovis
Legend in Granite
Mas McGee

Incident on a Dark Street
Joe Dubbs

The Groundstar Conspiracy
Senator Stanton

Paper Man
Art Fletcher

Wild Rovers
Joe Billings

The Andromeda Strain
Dr. Mark Hall

Crescendo
Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman

Moon Zero Two
Capt. William H. Kemp

The Stalking Moon
Cavalry Officer (uncredited)

Rachel, Rachel
Nick Kazlik

An Enemy of the People

The Three Sisters
Baron Tuzenbach

The Strange One
Roger Gatt

The Sharkfighters
Ens. Harold Duncan