About
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 alongside Joanne Woodward in the Academy Award nominee for Best Picture Rachel, Rachel in 1968. He made numerous stage, feature film, and TV appearances from the mid-1950s until 1990, when he retired. On television, Olson portrayed Mickey Mantle in The Life of Mickey Mantle. His other TV appearances included guest roles on scores of shows, including episodes of Kraft Television Theatre; Ironside;...
Known for
ColumboSeries • 1971
BonanzaSeries • 1959
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
IronsideSeries • 1967
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
Little House on the PrairieSeries • 1974
MannixSeries • 1967
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
CannonSeries • 1971
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
Police WomanSeries • 1974
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
Route 66Series • 1960
Barnaby JonesSeries • 1973
Medical CenterSeries • 1969
Jake and the FatmanSeries • 1987
The RookiesSeries • 1972
Matt HoustonSeries • 1982
McCloudSeries • 1970
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972
Police StorySeries • 1973
The Bionic WomanSeries • 1976