Merlin Olsen
Birthday: 1940-09-15
Place of Birth: Logan, Utah, USA
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).
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Mitchell
A tough-guy cop pursues two drug runners across the city to bust a large syndicate. Very much an an...
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The Undefeated
After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are...
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The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently wi...
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A Fire in the Sky
Astronomers discover a comet that they believe will crash into Phoenix, Arizona. They attempt to war...
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Something Big
Joe Baker has a dream. He wants to do 'something big.' When he needs a Gatling gun to accomplish thi...
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One More Train to Rob
Harker Flet and compatriots Timothy X. Nolan and Katy, along with three other men, steal $40,000 in ...
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