7.7
7.7
Notorious
1946
as Walter Beardsley
Moroni Olsen
Acting
Born:June 26, 1889
Died:November 22, 1954(aged 65)
Birthplace:Ogden, Utah, USA
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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. 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.
Filmography (89 movies)
7.6
7.6
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Inspector Peterson
7.5
7.5
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
1938
as Kurt Larsen
7.1
7.1
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938
as Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Task Force
1949
as Adm. Ames
7.0
7.0
Grand Jury
1936
as Davis, the bodyguard
7.0
7.0
Father of the Bride
1950
as Herbert Dunstan
6.9
6.9
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Mr. Tewitt
6.9
6.9
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Senator Hearst
6.9
6.9
Possessed
1947
as Dr. Ames
6.8
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949
as Chairman
6.7
6.7
Life with Father
1947
as Dr. Humphries
6.7
6.7
Call Northside 777
1948
as Parole Board Chairman
6.6
6.6
Nazi Agent
1942
as Brenner
6.6
6.6
Submarine Patrol
1938
as The Fleet Captain
6.6
6.6
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935
as Mayor Jim Cargen
6.6
6.6
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Dr. John Romer
6.6
6.6
The Glass Key
1942
as Ralph Henry
6.5
6.5
Boys' Ranch
1946
as Judge Henderson
6.5
6.5
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Targil
6.5
6.5
Air Force
1943
as Col. Blake
6.5
6.5
Pride of the Marines
1945
as Capt. Burroughs
6.5
6.5
We're Only Human
1935
as R.J. Curran
6.4
6.4
If I Had My Way
1940
as Mr. Blair
6.4
6.4
The Three Musketeers
1935
as Porthos
6.4
6.4
Command Decision
1948
as Congressman Stone
6.4
6.4
Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Herbert Dunstan
6.4
6.4
Dive Bomber
1941
as Senior Surgeon at San Diego
6.4
6.4
Reunion in France
1942
as Paul Grebeau
6.3
6.3
Up in Central Park
1948
as Big Jim Fitts
6.3
6.3
Annie Oakley
1935
as Col. William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
6.3
6.3
Susannah of the Mounties
1939
as Supt. Andrew Standing
6.3
6.3
The Last Gangster
1937
as Detective Danny Shea (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Death Takes a Holiday
1934
as Cardinal De Valle (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
High Wall
1947
as Dr. Philip Dunlap
6.2
6.2
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Slim Jones
6.2
6.2
The Witness Chair
1936
as Lt. Poole
6.2
6.2
Mary of Scotland
1936
as John Knox
6.1
6.1
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
as Caliph Hassan
6.1
6.1
Invisible Stripes
1939
as The Warden
6.1
6.1
The Strange Woman
1946
as Rev. Thatcher
6.1
6.1
Virginia City
1940
as Cameron
6.0
6.0
Payment on Demand
1951
as Mr. Barton
6.0
6.0
Off the Record
1939
as Juvenal Court Judge
6.0
6.0
Respect the Law
1941
as Dr. Walter Terriss
6.0
6.0
Two in Revolt
1936
as Cyrus Benton
6.0
6.0
No Questions Asked
1951
as Henry Manston
6.0
6.0
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944
as Riley
6.0
6.0
The Bill of Rights
1939
as Royal Governor Dunmore
6.0
6.0
Washington Story
1952
as Speaker Of The House
6.0
6.0
Black Gold
1947
as Don Toland
5.9
5.9
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946
as Bishop Martin
5.9
5.9
Dangerously They Live
1941
as Mr. John Goodwin
5.8
5.8
The Three Musketeers
1939
as Bailiff
5.8
5.8
Kentucky
1938
as John Dillon - 1938
5.8
5.8
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Buck Russell
5.8
5.8
The Plough and the Stars
1936
as General Connally
5.7
5.7
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Jonathan Forbes
5.7
5.7
East of the River
1940
as Judge R.D. Davis
5.7
5.7
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Robert E. Lee
5.6
5.6
Buffalo Bill
1944
as Sen. Frederici
5.6
5.6
Lone Star
1952
as Sam Houston
5.6
5.6
Submarine Command
1951
as Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
5.6
5.6
Allegheny Uprising
1939
as Tom Calhoon
5.6
5.6
The Long Night
1947
as Chief of Police Bob McManus
5.3
5.3
Homicide Bureau
1939
as Captain Haines
5.3
5.3
Barricade
1939
as Managing Editor
5.3
5.3
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Col. Faymonville
5.2
5.2
Sign of the Pagan
1954
as Pope Leo I
5.2
5.2
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Major Allen
5.2
5.2
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Major Terry
5.2
5.2
Cobra Woman
1944
as MacDonald
5.0
5.0
M'Liss
1936
as Jake
5.0
5.0
Adventure's End
1937
as First Mate Rand Husk
5.0
5.0
Life with Henry
1941
as Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite
5.0
5.0
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
as Philip G. Talbot
4.8
4.8
At Sword's Point
1952
as Porthos
4.8
4.8
That Hagen Girl
1947
as Trenton Gateley
4.7
4.7
Mummy's Boys
1936
as Dr. Edward Sterling
4.7
4.7
Kidnapped
1938
as Douglas
4.4
4.4
Brigham Young
1940
as Doc Richards
4.3
4.3
Don't Fence Me In
1945
as Henry Bennett
3.9
3.9
Code of the Secret Service
1939
as The friar
3.8
3.8
Yellow Dust
1936
as Missouri
The Farmer in the Dell
1936
as Chester Hart
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Dr. Henry Olcott
Marry Me Again
1953
as Mr. Courtney
Sundown Jim
1942
as Andrew Barr
We've Never Been Licked
1943
as Commandant
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