Merlin Olsen
Birthday
1940/09/15
Day of death
2010/03/10 (69 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Logan, Utah, USA
Also know as
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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 th...Read more
Acting
(1975) Mitchell
as Benton
(1969) The Undefeated
as Little George
(1984) Time Bomb
as Jake Calahan
(1980) The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as Todd Simms
(1978) A Fire in the Sky
as Stan Webster
(1971) Something Big
as Sgt. Fitzsimmons
(1971) One More Train to Rob
as Eli Jones
(1972) Kung Fu
as Perlee Skowrin
(1963) Petticoat Junction
as ---
(1981) Father Murphy
as John Michael Murphy
(1988) Aaron's Way
as Aaron Miller
(1964) Shindig!
as ---
(1972) The Brian Keith Show
as ---
(1986) Fathers and Sons
as ---
(2022) Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure
as Self (archive footage)
(1970) Monday Night Football
as Defensive Tackle
(1970) Monday Night Football
as Left Defensive Tackle
(1970) Monday Night Football
as Defensive tackle
(1974) Little House on the Prairie
as Jonathan Garvey