Acting
James Olson
- Titles
- 34movies37TV shows
- Career
Active from 1956 to 1989, with a break from 1957 to 1967, busiest in 1975 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 14top three billing
- Average score
49/100
- Highest rated
Rachel, Rachel68/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age1.8, average 2.9
- Cringe Humor1.2, average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism4.2, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.8, 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.
- DDavid NewhouseEditorStrange New World, The Spell, The Silent Lovers
Stefanie PowersActorPaper Man, Crescendo
Lee GrantActorThe Mafu Cage, The Spell
Allyn Ann McLerieActorA Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Someone I Touched
William ShatnerActorIncident on a Dark Street, North Beach and Rawhide- JJerome MorossComposerRachel, Rachel, The Sharkfighters
- EE. Jack NeumanWriterIncident on a Dark Street, Law and Order
- JJack WoolfCinematographerThe Family Nobody Wanted, Paper Man
Matthew F. LeonettiCinematographerCommando, The Spell- JJohn F. LinkEditorCommando, Someone I Touched
- PPaul BeesonCinematographerMoon Zero Two, Crescendo
- GGayne RescherCinematographerRachel, Rachel, The Silent Lovers
Movies and TV shows
241990s
1 title
The Family Man (1990)
TV show
1980s
3 titles · average score 73
One Police Plaza (1986)
as Whitney Zangline
76
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV show · as Clarence La Rue
70
Ragtime (1981)
as Father
1970s
14 titles · average score 76
Law and Order (1976)
as Insp. Ed Shea
The Family Nobody Wanted (1975)
as Carl Doss
Man on the Outside (1975)
as Gerald Griffin
87
Wonder Woman (1975)
TV show · as Wotan
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974)
as McShane
82
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
TV show · as Reverend Jacob Danforth
Legend in Granite (1973)
as Mas McGee
70
Barnaby Jones (1973)
TV show · as Randall Stone
72
Police Story (1973)
TV show
83
Columbo (1971)
TV show · as Paul Rifkin
71
McMillan & Wife (1971)
TV show · as W.T. Knox
71
McCloud (1970)
TV show
1960s
2 titles · average score 71
71
Mannix (1967)
TV show · as Donald Jordan
The Three Sisters (1966)
as Baron Tuzenbach
1950s
4 titles · average score 78
73
Bonanza (1959)
TV show · as Vance
76
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV show · as Bede Stalcup
85
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as General George A. Custer