Portrait of James Olson

Acting

James Olson

Titles
34movies36TV shows
Career

Active from 1956 to 1988, with a break from 1957 to 1967, busiest in 1975 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rachel, Rachel
Rachel, Rachel
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
James Olson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 2.9
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Dysfunctional Family 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
TypeAllTV shows27Movies17
RoleAnyActing44
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s51960s71970s231980s81990s1
GenreAnyDrama36Crime14Action & Adventure11Mystery8TV Movie8Western7Family4Thriller3Action2Sci-Fi & Fantasy2Comedy2Adventure1Romance1History1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1990s

1 title

1980s

8 titles · average score 69
Poster for Rachel River

as Jack Canon

GoodWatch69
Poster for Commando

as Major General Franklin Kirby

GoodWatch76
Poster for Murder, She Wrote

TV show · as Clarence La Rue

GoodWatch69
Poster for American Playhouse

TV show · as Jack Canon

1970s

23 titles · average score 72
Poster for Man on the Outside

as Gerald Griffin

GoodWatch82
Poster for Little House on the Prairie

TV show · as Reverend Jacob Danforth

GoodWatch70
Poster for Barnaby Jones

TV show · as Randall Stone

GoodWatch83
Poster for Columbo

TV show · as Paul Rifkin

All 23 titles from the 1970s

1960s

7 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch67
Poster for Medical Center

TV show · as Dave Toland

GoodWatch62
Poster for The Stalking Moon

as Cavalry Officer (uncredited)

GoodWatch71
Poster for Mannix

TV show · as Donald Jordan

Poster for The Three Sisters

as Baron Tuzenbach

GoodWatch65
Poster for The F.B.I.

TV show · as Sheriff Bill Temple / Carl Slovich

1950s

5 titles · average score 78
GoodWatch73
Poster for Bonanza

TV show · as Vance

GoodWatch76
Poster for Gunsmoke

TV show · as Bede Stalcup

GoodWatch85
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as General George A. Custer

Poster for Robert Montgomery Presents

TV show · as Capt. Dicer

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