
Nacido 15 sept 1940 · Logan, Utah, USA
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).

Fathers and Sons
1986

Time Bomb
1984

Father Murphy
1981

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980

A Fire in the Sky
1978

Mitchell
1975

La casa de la pradera
1974

The Brian Keith Show
1972

Kung Fu
1972

Asalto al último tren
1971

La primera ametralladora del Oeste
1971

Monday Night Football
1970

Los Indestructibles
1969

Shindig!
1964

Petticoat Junction
1963