Merlin Jay Olsen (September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons, a current record shared with Bruce Matthews and Tony Gonzalez. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. As an actor he portrayed the farmer Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie. After leaving that series, he starred in his own NBC drama, Father Murphy, playing the title role of a foster dad posing as a traveling priest.
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| - Merlin Jay Olsen (September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons, a current record shared with Bruce Matthews and Tony Gonzalez. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. As an actor he portrayed the farmer Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie. After leaving that series, he starred in his own NBC drama, Father Murphy, playing the title role of a foster dad posing as a traveling priest.
- Merlin Olsen (September 15, 1940 - March 10, 2010) was a former National Football League player and actor. He was a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. He played Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie, Olsen also played the leading character, John Murphy on the Michael Landon show, Father Murphy.
- Olsen played professional football with the Los Angeles Rams from 1962–1976. Even before ending his football career Olsen turned to acting. In 1975 he would take the role of Benson in Mitchell, and as a result would become well known when the Joe Don Baker film was lampooned on MST3K. Olsen was also the commercial spokesman for the flower company FTD for a number of years.
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| - Merlin Jay Olsen (September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons, a current record shared with Bruce Matthews and Tony Gonzalez. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. As an actor he portrayed the farmer Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie. After leaving that series, he starred in his own NBC drama, Father Murphy, playing the title role of a foster dad posing as a traveling priest.
- Merlin Olsen (September 15, 1940 - March 10, 2010) was a former National Football League player and actor. He was a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. He played Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie, Olsen also played the leading character, John Murphy on the Michael Landon show, Father Murphy.
- Olsen played professional football with the Los Angeles Rams from 1962–1976. Even before ending his football career Olsen turned to acting. In 1975 he would take the role of Benson in Mitchell, and as a result would become well known when the Joe Don Baker film was lampooned on MST3K. Olsen was also the commercial spokesman for the flower company FTD for a number of years.
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