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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Joshua Trilogy
- Deadly Souvenir
- Illuminati for Dummies
- American Economic History
- Industrial Revolution
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- The Family Man1990
- Rachel River — Jack Canon1989
- Jake and the Fatman1987
- One Police Plaza — Whitney Zangline1986
- Commando — Major General Franklin Kirby1985
- North Beach and Rawhide — Bill Cassidy1985
- The Parade — Andy Janacek1984
- Murder, She Wrote — Clarence La Rue1984
- Cave-In! — Tom Arlen1983
- Amityville II: The Possession — Father Adamsky1982
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 13
- Total plays
- 42
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Olson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Evanston
- Place of death
- Malibu
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Northwestern University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- James Olson Reverend Jacob Danforth Little House on the Prairie 1969.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1930-10-01
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-04-17
- Commons category
- James Olson (actor)
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