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He was a Chicago-based stage actor by the time he began his film career in the forgettable action drama The Sharkfighters (1956). A reedy, sensitive-looking blond, James Olson showed an understated power in his performances that often received critical applause, but also a taciturn personality that kept audiences at bay... See full bio »

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1990 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Clarence La Rue
A Body to Die For (1990) … Clarence La Rue
 
1990 The Family Man (TV series)
Blair
Fire Break (1990) … Blair
 
1988 Jake and the Fatman (TV series)
It Had to Be You (1988)
 
1987 Rachel River
Jack Canon
 
1986 One Police Plaza (TV movie)
Whitney Zangline
 
1985 North Beach and Rawhide (TV movie)
Bill Cassidy
 
1984 Matt Houston (TV series)
Calib Martin
Vanished (1984) … Calib Martin
 
1984 The Parade (TV movie)
Andy Janacek
 
1983 Cave In! (TV movie)
Tom Arlen
 
1981 Ragtime
Father
 
1980 The Silent Lovers (TV movie)
Victor Seastrom
 
1972-1979 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Bernie Brown / Dr. Kenneth Ames / Mariss / …
Labyrinth (1979) … Dr. Kenneth Ames
A Distant Thunder (1978) … Wendell Stoner
Honor Is an Unmarked Grave (1975) … Travis Marshall
A Hawaiian Nightmare (1974) … Bernie Brown
Bait Once, Bait Twice (1972) … Mariss
 
1979 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Reverend Jacob Danforth
The Faith Healer (1979) … Reverend Jacob Danforth
 
1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
Paul Vane
Run for the Money: Part 3 (1979) … Paul Vane
Run for the Money: Part 2 (1979) … Paul Vane
 
1979 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Paul Vane
Run for the Money (1979) … Paul Vane
 
1978 The Mafu Cage
David
 
1978 Project U.F.O. (TV series)
Dr. Ted Sanders
Sighting 4020: The Island Incident (1978) … Dr. Ted Sanders
 
1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)
Polah
Samson and Delilah (1978) … Polah
 
1978 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Thane
 
1978 The Runaways (TV series)
Burt Williams
No Prince for My Cinderella (1978) … Burt Williams
 
1978 Lou Grant (TV series)
Corwin
Scandal (1978) … Corwin
 
1977 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Rod Kyler
Fembots in Las Vegas: Part 2 (1977) … Rod Kyler
Fembots in Las Vegas (1977) … Rod Kyler
 
1977 The Spell (TV movie)
Glenn
 
1977 Most Wanted (TV series)
Ryerson
The Ritual Killer (1977) … Ryerson
 
1977 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Wotan
Last of the $2 Bills (1977) … Wotan
 
1976 Police Woman (TV series)
Curry
Brain Wash (1976) … Curry
 
1972-1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Dr. Jonas Rabb / Loren Graham
No Minor Vices (1976)
Asylum (1975) … Dr. Jonas Rabb
The First Day of Forever (1972) … Loren Graham
 
1973-1976 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Randall Stone / Tom Brenner / Walter Cahill
Blood Vengeance (1976) … Walter Cahill/Tom Brenner
Catch Me If You Can (1973) … Randall Stone
 
1976 Law and Order (TV movie)
Insp. Ed Shea
 
1973-1975 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Mr. Townsend / W.T. Knox
Secrets for Sale (1975) … Mr. Townsend
Freefall to Terror (1973) … W.T. Knox
 
1972-1975 Cannon (TV series)
Jim Relko / Judge Norman Killian
The Wedding March (1975) … Judge Norman Killian
The Island Caper (1972) … Jim Relko
 
1975 Maude (TV series)
Sen. Bob Myers / Sen Bob Myers
The Election (1975) … Sen Bob Myers
 
1975 Strange New World (TV movie)
Surgeon
 
1975 Man on the Outside (TV movie)
Gerald Griffin
 
1975 Griff (TV series)
Man on the Outside (1975)
 
1975 Caribe (TV series)
Matson
One Second to Doom (1975) … Matson
 
1975 Someone I Touched (TV movie)
Sam Hyatt
 
1975 The Family Nobody Wanted (TV movie)
Carl Doss
 
1974 The Missiles of October (TV movie)
McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
 
1974 Harry O (TV series)
Capt. Pete Jaklin
Material Witness (1974) … Capt. Pete Jaklin
 
1974 Kung Fu (TV series)
Damion
The Garments of Rage (1974) … Damion
 
1969-1974 Mannix (TV series)
Donald Jordan / Lassiter
Game Plan (1974) … Lassiter
The Odds Against Donald Jordan (1969) … Donald Jordan
 
1974 Movin' On (TV series)
Ben Simms
Grit (1974) … Ben Simms
 
1974 The Sex Symbol (TV movie)
Calvin Bernard
 
1974 The New Land (TV series)
 
1974 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (TV movie)
McShane
 
1974 Manhunter (TV movie)
Walt Hovis
 
1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Baxter
Angela's Nightmare (1974) … Baxter
 
1970-1974 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Sheriff Bill Temple
The Betrayal (1974)
Escape to Terror (1970)
Conspiracy of Corruption (1970) … Sheriff Bill Temple
 
1973 Legend in Granite (TV movie)
Max McGee
 
1973 Police Story (TV series)
Sgt. Walters
Man on a Rack (1973) … Sgt. Walters
 
1972-1973 The Rookies (TV series)
Steve Wainz / Walter Bolton
A Matter of Justice (1973) … Steve Wainz
The Good Die Young (1972) … Walter Bolton
 
1971-1973 Ironside (TV series)
David Wills / Marvin Bosner
Fragile Is the House of Cards (1973) … David Wills
Contract: Kill Ironside (1971) … Marvin Bosner
 
1973 Incident on a Dark Street (TV movie)
Joe Dubbs
 
1972 Jigsaw (TV series)
To Stalk the Night (1972)
 
1969-1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Kelly Adams / Vance Burnside
Ambush at Rio Lobo (1972) … Vance Burnside
Sweet Annie Laurie (1969) … Kelly Adams
 
1972 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Bede Stalcup
The Fugitives (1972) … Bede Stalcup
 
1972 Columbo (TV series)
Paul Rifkin
Étude in Black (1972) … Paul Rifkin
 
1972 The Groundstar Conspiracy
Senator Stanton
 
1971 McCloud (TV series)
Thomas Dane
The Disposal Man (1971) … Thomas Dane
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
Cavan Searle
The Letter of the Law (1971) … Cavan Searle
 
1971 Paper Man (TV movie)
Art Fletcher
 
1971 Wild Rovers
Joe Billings
 
1971 Insight (TV series)
Dr. Blake
The War of the Eggs (1971) … Dr. Blake
 
1970 Medical Center (TV series)
Dave Toland
Accused (1970) … Dave Toland
 
1970 San Francisco International Airport (TV series)
Professor Theodore Tragis
Emergency Alert (1970) … Professor Theodore Tragis
 
1970 Crescendo
Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman
 
1969 The Virginian (TV series)
Hosea McKinley
The Land Dreamer (1969) … Hosea McKinley
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
Alton Gannett
Death Bait (1969) … Alton Gannett
 
1968 The Stalking Moon
Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
 
1968 Rachel, Rachel
Nick Kazlik
 
1967 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Chuck Wilson
Atta Girl, Kelly!: Love Is Blind (1967) … Chuck Wilson
 
1966 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Horstad
 
1966 An Enemy of the People (TV movie)
Hovstad
 
1966 Directions (TV series)
The 11th Man (1966)
 
1965 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Edward Curtis
Where There's Smoke (1965) … Edward Curtis
 
1962-1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Dr. Frank Spencer / Linus Hale
Conspiracy of Silence (1963) … Dr. Frank Spencer
Blood County (1962) … Linus Hale
 
1963 Route 66 (TV series)
Thad School
 
1961-1962 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Allen Menkin / Sgt. Harold Welby
Smash Up (1962) … Allen Menkin
Moment of Panic (1961) … Sgt. Harold Welby
 
1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
Pete Hazelmae
A Clearing in the Woods (1961) … Pete Hazelmae
 
1958 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Owen Deaver
The Five Books of Owen Deaver (1958) … Owen Deaver
 
1957 Harbormaster (TV series)
Charlie Potter
Widow's Walk (1957) … Charlie Potter
 
1957 Look Up and Live (TV series)
No Man Is an Island (1957)
 
1957 The Strange One
Cadet Roger Gatt
 
1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Capt. Dicer
The Young and the Beautiful (1956) … Capt. Dicer
 
1956 The Sharkfighters
Ens. Harold Duncan
 
1956 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

J.B (1958). Drama. Written by Archibald Macleish. Production Designed by Boris Aronson. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Directed by Elia Kazan. ANTA Playhouse: 11 Dec 1958- 24 Oct 1959 (364 performances). Cast: Raymond Massey (as "Mr. Zuss"), Christopher Plummer (as "Nickels"), Nan Martin... See more »

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Trivia:

Was discovered by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. acting in a play in New York and was immediately signed for a role in a movie. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra