Where to watch James Olson in the UK
Find every James Olson film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 16 September 2026.
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 nu…
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- Columbo (1971) as Paul Rifkin
- Ironside (1967) Cast
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Clarence La Rue
- Mannix (1967) Cast
- Bonanza (1959) as Vance
- Hawaii Five-O (1969) as Mariss
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Reverend Jacob Danforth
- American Playhouse (1982) as Jack Canon
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Capt. Dicer
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) Cast
- Jake and the Fatman (1987) Cast
- The Bionic Woman (1976) Cast
- Cannon (1971) Cast
- Police Woman (1974) Cast
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Bede Stalcup
- Route 66 (1960) Cast
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Sheriff Bill Temple
- Barnaby Jones (1973) as Randall Stone
- Matt Houston (1982) Cast
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) Cast
- Medical Center (1969) as Dave Toland
- The Rookies (1972) Cast
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) as Thane
- McCloud (1970) Cast
- Maude (1972) as Sen. Bob Myers
- Wonder Woman (1975) as Wotan
- Harry O (1974) Cast
- Police Story (1973) Cast
- McMillan & Wife (1971) as W.T. Knox
- Lancer (1968) Cast
- Commando (1985) as Major General Franklin Kirby
- Amityville II: The Possession (1982) as Father Adamsky
- The Andromeda Strain (1971) as Dr. Mark Hall
- Project U.F.O. (1978) Cast
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as General George A. Custer
- The Runaways (1978) Cast
- The Mafu Cage (1978) as David
- San Francisco International Airport (1970) as Professor Theodore Tragis
- The Family Man (1990) Cast
- The Stalking Moon (1968) as Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
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Most-watched James Olson films currently: Commando (1985), Amityville II: The Possession (1982), The Andromeda Strain (1971), The Mafu Cage (1978), The Stalking Moon (1968).
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Selected TV credits: Columbo (1971), Ironside (1967), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Mannix (1967), Bonanza (1959).
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