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 3 May 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
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Clarence La Rue
- Mannix (1967) Cast
- Bonanza (1959) as Vance
- Ironside (1967) Cast
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Reverend Jacob Danforth
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Mariss
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) Cast
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Capt. Dicer
- Cannon (1971) Cast
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Sheriff Bill Temple
- Police Woman (1974) Cast
- Route 66 (1960) Cast
- Barnaby Jones (1973) as Randall Stone
- Jake and the Fatman (1987) Cast
- The Rookies (1972) Cast
- Medical Center (1969) as Dave Toland
- McCloud (1970) Cast
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) Cast
- Matt Houston (1982) Cast
- Harry O (1974) Cast
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Bede Stalcup
- McMillan & Wife (1971) as W.T. Knox
- The Bionic Woman (1976) Cast
- Wonder Woman (1975) as Wotan
- Police Story (1973) Cast
- Maude (1972) as Sen. Bob Myers
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) as Thane
- Lancer (1968) Cast
- Commando (1985) as Major General Franklin Kirby
- Project U.F.O. (1978) Cast
- The Runaways (1978) Cast
- The Family Man (1990) Cast
- Amityville II: The Possession (1982) as Father Adamsky
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as General George A. Custer
- The Andromeda Strain (1971) as Dr. Mark Hall
- San Francisco International Airport (1970) as Professor Theodore Tragis
- Ragtime (1981) as Father
- Wild Rovers (1971) as Joe Billings
- The Stalking Moon (1968) as Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
- Rachel, Rachel (1968) as Nick Kazlik
- The Mafu Cage (1978) as David
- The New Land (1974) Cast
- Paper Man (1971) as Art Fletcher
- The Spell (1977) as Glenn
- Manhunter (1974) as Walt Hovis
- One Police Plaza (1986) as Whitney Zangline
- The Sharkfighters (1956) as Ens. Harold Duncan
- Incident on a Dark Street (1973) as Joe Dubbs
- The Parade (1984) as Andy Janacek
- Kung Fu (1972) as Damion
- Moon Zero Two (1969) as Capt. William H. Kemp
- Rachel River (1989) as Jack Canon
- Law and Order (1976) as Insp. Ed Shea
- An Enemy of the People (1966) Cast
- Cave-In! (1983) as Tom Arlen
- The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977) as Gen. George Armstrong Custer
- The Strange One (1957) as Roger Gatt
- Man on the Outside (1975) as Gerald Griffin
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974) as McShane
- Strange New World (1975) as Surgeon
- Someone I Touched (1975) as Sam Hyatt
- The Sex Symbol (1974) as Calvin Bernard
- Visions of Christmas Past (1979) Cast
- The Three Sisters (1966) as Baron Tuzenbach
- North Beach and Rawhide (1985) as Bill Cassidy
- No Prince for My Cinderella (1978) as Burt Williams
- Legend in Granite (1973) as Mas McGee
- The Family Nobody Wanted (1975) as Carl Doss
- Crescendo (1970) as Georges Ryman / Jacques Ryman
- The Silent Lovers (1980) as Victor Seastrom
- The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972) as Senator Stanton
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James Olson's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are James Olson's most popular films?
Most-watched James Olson films currently: Commando (1985), Amityville II: The Possession (1982), The Andromeda Strain (1971), Ragtime (1981), Wild Rovers (1971).
What TV shows has James Olson appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Columbo (1971), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Mannix (1967), Bonanza (1959), Ironside (1967).
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