Merlin Olsen

American football player and actor (1940-2010)
Person Human Q952127

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
September 15, 1940
Date of death
March 11, 2010
Place of birth
Logan
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Sibling
Phil Olsen
Cause of death
mesothelioma[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Olsen[20]
Given name
Merlin, Jay[21][22]
Height
+196
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Mass
+270
Native language
English[10]
Position played on team / speciality
defensive tackle[17]
Start of work period
1962
🏷️ Also known as
en Merlin Olsen en Merlin Jay Olsen ar ميرلين اولسن de Merlin Jay Olsen fa مرلین اولسن fr Merlin Jay Olsen he מריל אולסן ja マーリン・オルソン ja マーリン・オルセン ja メルリン・オルセン ko 멀린 올슨 ko 멀린 제이 올슨 nl Merlin Jay Olsen pl Merlin Jay Olsen ru Мерлин Олсен sv Olsen zh 梅林·奧臣
🔖 Identifiers · 44
VIAF cluster ID
107601136
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83184955
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Merlin Olsen, 1975.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p54054
Allcinema person ID
45045
AlloCiné person ID
130936
American Film Institute person ID
111020
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14212546f
California Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
merlin-olsen
CineMagia person ID
230721
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
49734
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College Football HoF ID
1902
Elonet person ID
231655
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Merlin-Olsen
FAST ID
118699
Fandango person ID
505158
Film.ru person ID
merlin-olsen
Filmweb.pl person ID
56207
Find a Grave memorial ID
49555171
Freebase ID
/m/053q29
Geni profile ID
6000000017679293226
IMDb ID
nm0647744
Kinobox person ID
893702
Kinopoisk person ID
180094
LdiF person ID
69210
Movie Walker Press person ID
11154
NFL.com player ID
merlin-olsen
NFL.com player ID (former scheme)
2522468
NNDB people ID
231/000024159
OFDb person ID
26221
PORT person ID
254318
Prabook ID
576001
Pro Football Hall of Fame ID
merlin-olsen
Pro Football Hall of Fame ID (old)
168
Pro Football Reference player ID
O/OlseMe00
Sinemalar person ID
431853
Swedish Film Database person ID
150637
TMDB person ID
165055
Trading Card Database name ID
11993
WikiTree person ID
Olsen-14313
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvt7WvDgRkCb9djdvQjG3
ČSFD person ID
755322

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Occupation 2
Award received 1
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Jay
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Member of sports team 1
Native language 1
Place of birth 1
Position played on team / speciality 1
Sex or gender 1
Sport 1
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Summary

Born in Logan[1], he… he was born on September 15, 1940[2]. He died in City of Hope National Medical Center[3]. He died on March 11, 2010[4]. He worked as a television actor[5], actor[6], and American football player[7].

Body

Education

Educated at Logan High School[11], a high school[24], in United States[25], founded in 1917[26] and Jon M. Huntsman School of Business[12], a business school[27], in United States[28], founded in 1889[29].

FAQs

Where was Merlin Olsen born?

Born in Logan[1].

Where did Merlin Olsen die?

Merlin Olsen passed away in City of Hope National Medical Center[3].

What did Merlin Olsen do for work?

Merlin Olsen worked as television actor[5], actor[6], and American football player[7].

Where did Merlin Olsen go to school?

Merlin Olsen was educated at Logan High School[11] and Jon M. Huntsman School of Business[12].

What awards did Merlin Olsen receive?

Honors received include Pro Football Hall of Fame[13].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 45045
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 45045, Matched to マーリン・オルセン (#321996458) in Allcinema person #mix'"
  2. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 0033-87C3-076B-676F-31EA
    Start of work period → 1962
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Sport → American football
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 431853, batch #270606"
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