Career
His most famous compositions were those for television series "Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman" and Gabriel"s Fire. He began his professional career in 1988 composing the score for the American Broadcasting Company telefilm "Evil in Clear River" and went on to compose and work on the scores for many television series and movies including "Kill Maine Again", "29th Street", "Red Rock West", "Separate Lives" and "Steal Big Steal Little". Olvis" father William Edward Olvis was an actor and renowned opera singer.
He died of throat cancer aged 56 at his home in Malibu.