Moroni Olsen
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1889-06-26
- Died
- 1954-11-22
- Place of birth
- Ogden, Utah, USA
- Also known as
- Maroni Olsen · Moroni Olson · John Willard
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 Olsen'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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (100)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938
as Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Notorious
1946
as Walter Beardsley
Annie Oakley
1935
as Buffalo Bill
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Inspector Peterson
Father of the Bride
1950
as Herbert Dunstan
Brigham Young
1940
as Doc Richards
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Targil
Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Herbert Dunstan
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
as Caliph Hassan
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as General (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Chairman
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944
as Riley
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Mr. Tewitt
Boys' Ranch
1946
as Judge Henderson
Mary of Scotland
1936
as John Knox
The Last Gangster
1937
as Detective Danny Shea (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
1948
as Parole Board Chairman
Madame Curie
1943
as President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1939
as Bailiff
Command Decision
1948
as Congressman Stone
At Sword's Point
1952
as Porthos
Dive Bomber
1941
as Senior Surgeon at San Diego
Invisible Stripes
1939
as The Warden
Reunion in France
1942
as Paul Grebeau
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Robert E. Lee
The Strange Woman
1946
as Rev. Thatcher
Death Takes a Holiday
1934
as Cardinal De Valle (uncredited)
Lone Star
1952
as Sam Houston
Virginia City
1940
as Cameron
Mummy's Boys
1936
as Dr. Edward Sterling
The Long Night
1947
as Chief of Police Bob McManus
Sundown Jim
1942
as Andrew Barr
The Glass Key
1942
as Ralph Henry
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as House Detective
Dangerously They Live
1941
as Mr. John Goodwin
The Three Musketeers
1935
as Porthos
Susannah of the Mounties
1939
as Andrew Standing
Possessed
1947
as Dr. Ames
Air Force
1943
as Col. Blake
From This Day Forward
1946
as Tim Bagley
Payment on Demand
1951
as Mr. Barton
Sign of the Pagan
1954
as Pope Leo I
Allegheny Uprising
1939
as Tom Calhoon
Respect the Law
1941
as Dr. Walter Terriss
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Col. Faymonville
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935
as Mayor Jim Cargen
Kentucky
1938
as John Dillon - 1938
High Wall
1947
as Dr. Philip Dunlap
Submarine Command
1951
as Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
Buffalo Bill
1944
as Sen. Frederici
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited)
There Goes My Heart
1938
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Don't Fence Me In
1945
as Henry Bennett
Nazi Agent
1942
as Brenner
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Major Terry
Task Force
1949
as Adm. Ames
So This Is Love
1953
as Arnold Reuben
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Major Allen
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Buck Russell
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Dr. John Romer
That Certain Age
1938
as Fullerton's Associate (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Slim Jones
Submarine Patrol
1938
as The Fleet Captain
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Senator Hearst
The Farmer in the Dell
1936
as Chester Hart
No Questions Asked
1951
as Henry Manston
The Plough and the Stars
1936
as General Connally
Pride of the Marines
1945
as Capt. Burroughs
East of the River
1940
as Judge R.D. Davis
Cobra Woman
1944
as MacDonald
Life with Father
1947
as Dr. Humphries
If I Had My Way
1940
as Mr. Blair
We've Never Been Licked
1943
as Commandant
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Jonathan Forbes
Off the Record
1939
as Juvenal Court Judge
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946
as Bishop Martin
Kidnapped
1938
as Douglas
We're Only Human
1935
as R.J. Curran
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Dr. Henry Olcott
That Hagen Girl
1947
as Trenton Gateley
Black Gold
1947
as Don Toland
The Witness Chair
1936
as Lt. Poole
Adventure's End
1937
as First Mate Rand Husk
Barricade
1939
as Managing Editor
Life with Henry
1941
as Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite
Up in Central Park
1948
as Big Jim Fitts
Homicide Bureau
1939
as Captain Haines
The Bill of Rights
1939
as Royal Governor Dunmore
Marry Me Again
1953
as Mr. Courtney
Behind City Lights
1945
as Curtis Holbrook
Code of the Secret Service
1939
as The friar
Grand Jury
1936
as Davis, the bodyguard
Yellow Dust
1936
as Missouri
Washington Story
1952
as Speaker Of The House
M'Liss
1936
as Jake
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
as Philip G. Talbot
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
1938
as Kurt Larsen
Two in Revolt
1936
as Cyrus Benton
About Moroni Olsen
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 Olsen'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 wa… With 102 credits spanning from 1934 to 1955, Moroni Olsen has appeared in 100 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) — as Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
- Notorious (1946) — as Walter Beardsley
- Annie Oakley (1935) — as Buffalo Bill
- Mildred Pierce (1945) — as Inspector Peterson
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