James Olson

Acting

James Olson

Born 1930-10-08 Evanston, Illinois, USA 36 films

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…

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Filmography

36 films
Rachel River poster

A divorced radio personality in a small Minnesota town returns to her roots and investigates the li…

Rachel River

★ 7.3 1989

Commando poster

John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs…

Commando

★ 6.7 1985

The Parade poster

When her estranged, drifter husband Matt returns after spending seven years in prison to ask her to…

The Parade

★ 4.5 1984

Cave-In! poster

A party of tourists -- including a state senator, a park ranger who was her one-time lover, a canta…

Cave-In!

★ 4.6 1983

Ragtime poster

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the r…

Ragtime

★ 7.0 1981

The Mafu Cage poster

Two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion, where they keep a pet ape, which belonged to their…

The Mafu Cage

★ 5.9 1978