Moroni Olsen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 26, 1889
- Died
- November 22, 1954 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- Ogden, Utah, USA
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. 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.
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Filmography
MGM Parade
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Long, Long Trailer
Movie · as Mr. Tewitt
Sign of the Pagan
Movie · as Pope Leo I
Marry Me Again
Movie · as Mr. Courtney
So This Is Love
Movie · as Arnold Reuben
At Sword's Point
Movie · as Porthos
Washington Story
Movie · as Speaker Of The House
Lone Star
Movie · as Sam Houston
Father's Little Dividend
Movie · as Herbert Dunstan
No Questions Asked
Movie · as Henry Manston
Submarine Command
Movie · as Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
Payment on Demand
Movie · as Mr. Barton
I Love Lucy
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Father of the Bride
Movie · as Herbert Dunstan
The Fountainhead
Movie · as Chairman
Samson and Delilah
Movie · as Targil
Task Force
Movie · as Adm. Ames
Call Northside 777
Movie · as Parole Board Chairman
Up in Central Park
Movie · as Big Jim Fitts
Command Decision
Movie · as Congressman Stone
Possessed
Movie · as Dr. Ames
High Wall
Movie · as Dr. Philip Dunlap
Life with Father
Movie · as Dr. Humphries
The Long Night
Movie · as Chief of Police Bob McManus
That Hagen Girl
Movie · as Trenton Gateley
Black Gold
Movie · as Don Toland
Notorious
Movie · as Walter Beardsley
The Strange Woman
Movie · as Rev. Thatcher
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Movie · as Bishop Martin
Boys' Ranch
Movie · as Judge Henderson
It's a Wonderful Life
Movie · as Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
From This Day Forward
Movie · as Tim Bagley
Mildred Pierce
Movie · as Inspector Peterson
Pride of the Marines
Movie · as Capt. Burroughs
Week-End at the Waldorf
Movie · as House Detective
Don't Fence Me In
Movie · as Henry Bennett
Behind City Lights
Movie · as Curtis Holbrook
Buffalo Bill
Movie · as Sen. Frederici
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Movie · as Caliph Hassan
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Movie · as General (uncredited)
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Movie · as Riley
Cobra Woman
Movie · as MacDonald
Air Force
Movie · as Col. Blake
Madame Curie
Movie · as President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Movie · as Col. Faymonville
We've Never Been Licked
Movie · as Commandant
Nazi Agent
Movie · as Brenner
The Glass Key
Movie · as Ralph Henry
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Movie · as Dr. Henry Olcott
My Favorite Spy
Movie · as Major Allen
Sundown Jim
Movie · as Andrew Barr
Reunion in France
Movie · as Paul Grebeau
Dive Bomber
Movie · as Senior Surgeon at San Diego
Dangerously They Live
Movie · as Mr. John Goodwin
One Foot in Heaven
Movie · as Dr. John Romer
Life with Henry
Movie · as Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite
Three Sons o' Guns
Movie · as Philip G. Talbot
Respect the Law
Movie · as Dr. Walter Terriss
Santa Fe Trail
Movie · as Robert E. Lee
Brigham Young
Movie · as Doc Richards
East of the River
Movie · as Judge R.D. Davis
Virginia City
Movie · as Cameron
Brother Rat and a Baby
Movie · as Major Terry
If I Had My Way
Movie · as Mr. Blair
Dust Be My Destiny
Movie · as Slim Jones
Allegheny Uprising
Movie · as Tom Calhoon
Rose of Washington Square
Movie · as Buck Russell
Code of the Secret Service
Movie · as The friar
Barricade
Movie · as Managing Editor
Susannah of the Mounties
Movie · as Andrew Standing
That's Right – You're Wrong
Movie · as Jonathan Forbes
Homicide Bureau
Movie · as Captain Haines
The Three Musketeers
Movie · as Bailiff
Off the Record
Movie · as Juvenal Court Judge
The Bill of Rights
Movie · as Royal Governor Dunmore
Invisible Stripes
Movie · as The Warden
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Movie · as Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
Movie · as Kurt Larsen
Submarine Patrol
Movie · as The Fleet Captain
Kentucky
Movie · as John Dillon - 1938
There Goes My Heart
Movie · as Fisherman (uncredited)
Kidnapped
Movie · as Douglas
Gold Is Where You Find It
Movie · as Senator Hearst
That Certain Age
Movie · as Fullerton's Associate (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
Movie · as Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
The Last Gangster
Movie · as Detective Danny Shea (uncredited)
Adventure's End
Movie · as First Mate Rand Husk
The Soldier and the Lady
Movie · as Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited)
Grand Jury
Movie · as Davis, the bodyguard
M'Liss
Movie · as Jake
Yellow Dust
Movie · as Missouri
Mary of Scotland
Movie · as John Knox
Two in Revolt
Movie · as Cyrus Benton
Mummy's Boys
Movie · as Dr. Edward Sterling
The Witness Chair
Movie · as Lt. Poole
The Farmer in the Dell
Movie · as Chester Hart
The Plough and the Stars
Movie · as General Connally
Annie Oakley
Movie · as Buffalo Bill
The Three Musketeers
Movie · as Porthos
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Movie · as Mayor Jim Cargen
We're Only Human
Movie · as R.J. Curran
Death Takes a Holiday
Movie · as Cardinal De Valle (uncredited)