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Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 26, 1889
Died Nov 22, 1954 (65)
Birthplace Ogden, Utah, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Moroni Olsen (June 27, 1889 – November 22, 1954) was an American actor. Olsen was born in Ogden, Utah, to Mormon parents Edward Arenholt Olsen and Martha Hoverholst, who named him after the Moroni found in the Book of Mormon. Some sources have claimed that Ols ... en's birth name was John Willard Clawson, but there appears to be no support for this claim. Olsen studied at Weber Stake Academy, the predecessor of Weber State University. He then went to study at the University of Utah, where one of his teachers was Maud May Babcock. During World War I, he sold war bonds for the United States Navy. He also studied and performed in the Eastern United States around this time. In 1923, Olsen organized the "Moroni Olsen Players" out of Ogden. They performed at both Ogden's Orpheum Theatre and at various other locations spread from Salt Lake City to Seattle. After having worked on Broadway, he made his film debut in a 1935 adaptation of The Three Musketeers. He later played a different role in a 1939 comedy version of the story, starring Don Ameche as D'Artagnan and the Ritz Brothers as three dimwitted lackeys who are forced to substitute for the musketeers, who have drunk themselves into a stupor. His most famous role was the voice of the Slave in The Magic Mirror in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Olsen also provided the voice of the senior angel in It's a Wonderful Life. Olsen was an active member of the LDS Church, being a teacher of youth in the Hoolwood Ward. He also was director of the Pilgramage Play of Hollywood for several years.

Known For

Filmography

The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer

1954

as Mr. Tewitt

Sign of the Pagan

Sign of the Pagan

1954

as Pope Leo I

Marry Me Again

Marry Me Again

1953

as Mr. Courtney

So This Is Love

So This Is Love

1953

as Arnold Reuben

Washington Story

Washington Story

1952

as Speaker Of The House

Lone Star

Lone Star

1952

as Sam Houston

At Sword's Point

At Sword's Point

1952

as Porthos

No Questions Asked

No Questions Asked

1951

as Henry Manston

Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

1951

as Herbert Dunstan

Submarine Command

Submarine Command

1951

as Rear Adm. Joshua Rice

Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

1951

as Mr. Barton

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950

as Herbert Dunstan

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

as Chairman

Task Force

Task Force

1949

as Adm. Ames

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949

as Targil

Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777

1948

as Parole Board Chairman

Up in Central Park

Up in Central Park

1948

as Big Jim Fitts

Command Decision

Command Decision

1948

as Congressman Stone

The Long Night

The Long Night

1947

as Chief of Police Bob McManus

High Wall

High Wall

1947

as Dr. Philip Dunlap

Possessed

Possessed

1947

as Dr. Ames - Mrs. Smith's psychiatrist

Black Gold

Black Gold

1947

as Don Toland

Life with Father

Life with Father

1947

as Dr. Humphries

That Hagen Girl

That Hagen Girl

1947

as Trenton Gateley

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

1946

as Rev. Thatcher

Notorious

Notorious

1946

as Walter Beardsley

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

1946

as Bishop Martin

Boys' Ranch

Boys' Ranch

1946

as Judge Henderson

From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

1946

as Tim Bagley

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)

Don't Fence Me In

Don't Fence Me In

1945

as Henry Bennett

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

as Inspector Peterson

Pride of the Marines

Pride of the Marines

1945

as Capt. Burroughs

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

as House Detective

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

1944

as Sen. Frederici

Cobra Woman

Cobra Woman

1944

as MacDonald

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944

as Caliph Hassan

Roger Touhy, Gangster

Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944

as Riley

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

as General (uncredited)

We've Never Been Licked

We've Never Been Licked

1943

as Commandant

Air Force

Air Force

1943

as Col. Blake

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943

as Col. Faymonville

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943

as President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)

Sundown Jim

Sundown Jim

1942

as Andrew Barr

My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

1942

as Major Allen

Reunion in France

Reunion in France

1942

as Paul Grebeau

Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent

1942

as Brenner

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942

as Ralph Henry

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942

as Dr. Henry Olcott

Respect the Law

Respect the Law

1941

as Dr. Walter Terriss

Dangerously They Live

Dangerously They Live

1941

as Mr. John Goodwin

Three Sons o' Guns

Three Sons o' Guns

1941

as Philip G. Talbot

Life with Henry

Life with Henry

1941

as Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941

as Dr. John Romer

Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

1941

as Senior Surgeon at San Diego

East of the River

East of the River

1940

as Judge R.D. Davis

If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way

1940

as Mr. Blair

Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

as Major Terry

Virginia City

Virginia City

1940

as Cameron

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

as Doc Richards

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Robert E. Lee

The Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights

1939

as Royal Governor Dunmore

Code of the Secret Service

Code of the Secret Service

1939

as The friar

Homicide Bureau

Homicide Bureau

1939

as Captain Haines

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

1939

as Buck Russell

That's Right – You're Wrong

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939

as Jonathan Forbes

Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties

1939

as Supt. Andrew Standing

Allegheny Uprising

Allegheny Uprising

1939

as Tom Calhoon

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

1939

as The Warden

Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

as Slim Jones

Off the Record

Off the Record

1939

as Juvenal Court Judge

Barricade

Barricade

1939

as Managing Editor

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1939

as Bailiff

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

1938

as Kurt Larsen

Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

as John Dillon - 1938

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938

as Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)

Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

1938

as The Fleet Captain

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1938

as Douglas

Gold Is Where You Find It

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

as Senator Hearst

That Certain Age

That Certain Age

1938

as Fullerton's Associate (uncredited)

There Goes My Heart

There Goes My Heart

1938

as Fisherman (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

as Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)

Adventure's End

Adventure's End

1937

as First Mate Rand Husk

The Last Gangster

The Last Gangster

1937

as Detective Danny Shea (uncredited)

The Soldier and the Lady

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

as Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited)

Yellow Dust

Yellow Dust

1936

as Missouri

Two in Revolt

Two in Revolt

1936

as Cyrus Benton

The Farmer in the Dell

The Farmer in the Dell

1936

as Chester Hart

Mummy's Boys

Mummy's Boys

1936

as Dr. Edward Sterling

Grand Jury

Grand Jury

1936

as Davis, the bodyguard

M'Liss

M'Liss

1936

as Jake

The Witness Chair

The Witness Chair

1936

as Lt. Poole

The Plough and the Stars

The Plough and the Stars

1936

as General Connally

Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936

as John Knox

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

1935

as Col. William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1935

as Porthos

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1935

as Mayor Jim Cargen

We're Only Human

We're Only Human

1935

as R.J. Curran

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Television Credits

I Love Lucy

as Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1951

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