Born in Logan, Utah, USA — Sep 15 1940• Died Mar 10 2010

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 Prai…
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Jonathan Garvey


Defensive Tackle



John Michael Murphy
Aaron Miller

Little George

Self (archive footage)

Benton

Eli Jones

Stan Webster

Perlee Skowrin

Sgt. Fitzsimmons

Todd Simms


Jake Calahan