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Merlin Olsen
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Merlin Olsen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-09-15,Logan, Utah, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Merlin Jay Olsen (September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) was an American professional football player, announcer, and actor. For his entire 15-year professional football career (1962 - 1976), he was a defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams. He was selected to play in the Pro Bowl a then-record 14 times (surpassed only by Tom Brady). He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. As an actor, Olsen is best known for portraying farmer Jonathan Garvey on the fourth through seventh seasons of Little House on the Prairie (1977 - 1981). He went on to star as the title character in the Western series Father Murphy (1981 - 1983).

Filmography

3.255

Mitchell
1975-09-10

6.275

The Undefeated
1969-10-04

6.333

Time Bomb
1984-03-25

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

0

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980-05-25

A Fire in the Sky

5.8

A Fire in the Sky
1978-11-26

5.375

Something Big
1971-11-19

One More Train to Rob

5.447

One More Train to Rob
1971-02-19

Super Bowl XIII

0

Super Bowl XIII
1979-01-21

0

Super Bowl XV
1981-01-25

Super Bowl XVII

0

Super Bowl XVII
1983-01-30

0

Super Bowl XX
1986-01-26

Super Bowl XXIII

0

Super Bowl XXIII
1989-01-22

7.695

Kung Fu
1972-10-14

Petticoat Junction

5.917

Petticoat Junction
1963-09-24

8.125

Father Murphy
1981-11-03

7

Aaron's Way
1988-03-09

6.4

Shindig!
1964-09-16

The Brian Keith Show

6.25

The Brian Keith Show
1972-09-15

Fathers and Sons

7.5

Fathers and Sons
1986-04-06

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

8.25

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure
2022-01-06

Monday Night Football

0

Monday Night Football
1970-09-21

Monday Night Football

0

Monday Night Football
1970-09-21

Monday Night Football

0

Monday Night Football
1970-09-21

Little House on the Prairie

7.964

Little House on the Prairie
1974-09-11