1889-06-26 Ogden, Utah, USA
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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The Long, Long Trailer | Mr. Tewitt | 1954-02-19 |
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Sign of the Pagan | Pope Leo I | 1954-11-24 |
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Marry Me Again | Mr. Courtney | 1953-09-22 |
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So This Is Love | Arnold Reuben | 1953-07-15 |
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Lone Star | Sam Houston | 1952-10-24 |
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Washington Story | Speaker Of The House | 1952-07-01 |
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At Sword's Point | Porthos | 1952-04-22 |
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Payment on Demand | Mr. Barton | 1951-02-03 |
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Father's Little Dividend | Herbert Dunstan | 1951-04-05 |
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Submarine Command | Rear Adm. Joshua Rice | 1951-11-01 |
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No Questions Asked | Henry Manston | 1951-06-15 |
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Father of the Bride | Herbert Dunstan | 1950-05-18 |
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Task Force | Adm. Ames | 1949-08-30 |
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The Fountainhead | Chairman | 1949-06-25 |
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Samson and Delilah | Targil | 1949-12-21 |
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Command Decision | Congressman Stone | 1948-12-23 |
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Call Northside 777 | Parole Board Chairman | 1948-02-13 |
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Up in Central Park | Big Jim Fitts | 1948-07-09 |
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The Long Night | Chief of Police Bob McManus | 1947-05-28 |
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That Hagen Girl | Trenton Gateley | 1947-11-01 |
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Black Gold | Don Toland | 1947-09-16 |
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High Wall | Dr. Philip Dunlap | 1947-12-17 |
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Life with Father | Dr. Humphries | 1947-09-13 |
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Possessed | Dr. Ames | 1947-05-29 |
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From This Day Forward | Tim Bagley | 1946-03-02 |
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The Walls Came Tumbling Down | Bishop Martin | 1946-06-07 |
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It's a Wonderful Life | Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
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Boys' Ranch | Judge Henderson | 1946-07-18 |
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Notorious | Walter Beardsley | 1946-08-21 |
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The Strange Woman | Rev. Thatcher | 1946-10-25 |
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Mildred Pierce | Inspector Peterson | 1945-10-20 |
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Don't Fence Me In | Henry Bennett | 1945-10-20 |
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Pride of the Marines | Capt. Burroughs | 1945-08-24 |
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Week-End at the Waldorf | House Detective | 1945-10-04 |
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Cobra Woman | MacDonald | 1944-05-12 |
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Roger Touhy, Gangster | Riley | 1944-06-03 |
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Caliph Hassan | 1944-01-14 |
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | General (uncredited) | 1944-11-15 |
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Buffalo Bill | Sen. Frederici | 1944-04-02 |
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We've Never Been Licked | Commandant | 1943-07-29 |
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Mission to Moscow | Col. Faymonville | 1943-04-29 |
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Air Force | Col. Blake | 1943-03-20 |
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Madame Curie | President of Businessman's Board (uncredited) | 1943-12-16 |
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Dr. Henry Olcott | 1942-10-01 |
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The Glass Key | Ralph Henry | 1942-09-08 |
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My Favorite Spy | Major Allen | 1942-06-12 |
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Sundown Jim | Andrew Barr | 1942-03-27 |
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Reunion in France | Paul Grebeau | 1942-12-25 |
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Nazi Agent | Brenner | 1942-03-01 |
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Three Sons o' Guns | Philip G. Talbot | 1941-08-02 |
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Respect the Law | Dr. Walter Terriss | 1941-01-04 |
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Life with Henry | Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite | 1941-01-23 |
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Dangerously They Live | Mr. John Goodwin | 1941-12-24 |
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One Foot in Heaven | Dr. John Romer | 1941-11-01 |
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Dive Bomber | Senior Surgeon at San Diego | 1941-08-30 |
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Brigham Young | Doc Richards | 1940-09-27 |
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East of the River | Judge R.D. Davis | 1940-11-09 |
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If I Had My Way | Mr. Blair | 1940-05-05 |
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Santa Fe Trail | Robert E. Lee | 1940-12-20 |
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Virginia City | Cameron | 1940-03-23 |
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Brother Rat and a Baby | Major Terry | 1940-01-13 |
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Allegheny Uprising | Tom Calhoon | 1939-11-10 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Slim Jones | 1939-09-16 |
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The Bill of Rights | Royal Governor Dunmore | 1939-08-19 |
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Off the Record | Juvenal Court Judge | 1939-01-21 |
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Rose of Washington Square | Buck Russell | 1939-05-05 |
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Invisible Stripes | The Warden | 1939-12-30 |
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Barricade | Managing Editor | 1939-12-08 |
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That's Right – You're Wrong | Jonathan Forbes | 1939-11-24 |
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Susannah of the Mounties | Supt. Andrew Standing | 1939-06-13 |
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The Three Musketeers | Bailiff | 1939-02-17 |
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Homicide Bureau | Captain Haines | 1939-01-05 |
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Code of the Secret Service | The friar | 1939-05-27 |
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Kentucky | John Dillon - 1938 | 1938-12-30 |
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There Goes My Heart | Fisherman (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
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What Do You Think? Tupapaoo | Kurt Larsen | 1938-06-11 |
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Submarine Patrol | The Fleet Captain | 1938-11-25 |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
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Marie Antoinette | Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
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Kidnapped | Douglas | 1938-05-27 |
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That Certain Age | Fullerton's Associate (uncredited) | 1938-10-06 |
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Gold Is Where You Find It | Senator Hearst | 1938-02-12 |
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Adventure's End | First Mate Rand Husk | 1937-12-05 |
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The Soldier and the Lady | Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited) | 1937-04-09 |
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The Last Gangster | Detective Danny Shea (uncredited) | 1937-11-12 |
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Two in Revolt | Cyrus Benton | 1936-04-03 |
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The Farmer in the Dell | Chester Hart | 1936-03-27 |
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Mummy's Boys | Dr. Edward Sterling | 1936-10-02 |
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The Plough and the Stars | General Connally | 1936-12-26 |
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M'Liss | Jake | 1936-07-27 |
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The Witness Chair | Lt. Poole | 1936-04-23 |
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Yellow Dust | Missouri | 1936-03-12 |
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Mary of Scotland | John Knox | 1936-07-28 |
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Grand Jury | Davis, the bodyguard | 1936-08-07 |
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We're Only Human | R.J. Curran | 1935-12-27 |
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Annie Oakley | Col. William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody | 1935-11-15 |
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The Three Musketeers | Porthos | 1935-11-01 |
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Seven Keys to Baldpate | Mayor Jim Cargen | 1935-12-13 |
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Death Takes a Holiday | Cardinal De Valle (uncredited) | 1934-03-30 |
