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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At Sword's Point | Porthos | 1952-04-22 |
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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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Payment on Demand | Mr. Barton | 1951-02-03 |
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No Questions Asked | Henry Manston | 1951-06-15 |
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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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Father of the Bride | Herbert Dunstan | 1950-05-18 |
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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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Task Force | Adm. Ames | 1949-08-30 |
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Command Decision | Congressman Stone | 1948-12-23 |
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Up in Central Park | Big Jim Fitts | 1948-07-09 |
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Call Northside 777 | Parole Board Chairman | 1948-02-13 |
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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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High Wall | Dr. Philip Dunlap | 1947-12-17 |
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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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From This Day Forward | Tim Bagley | 1946-03-02 |
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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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It's a Wonderful Life | Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
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The Walls Came Tumbling Down | Bishop Martin | 1946-06-07 |
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Mildred Pierce | Inspector Peterson | 1945-10-20 |
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Pride of the Marines | Capt. Burroughs | 1945-08-24 |
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Don't Fence Me In | Henry Bennett | 1945-10-20 |
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Week-End at the Waldorf | House Detective | 1945-10-04 |
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Behind City Lights | Curtis Holbrook | 1945-09-10 |
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Caliph Hassan | 1944-01-14 |
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Roger Touhy, Gangster | Riley | 1944-06-03 |
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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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Cobra Woman | MacDonald | 1944-05-12 |
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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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Mission to Moscow | Col. Faymonville | 1943-04-29 |
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We've Never Been Licked | Commandant | 1943-07-29 |
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My Favorite Spy | Major Allen | 1942-06-12 |
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The Glass Key | Ralph Henry | 1942-09-08 |
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Nazi Agent | Brenner | 1942-03-01 |
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Dr. Henry Olcott | 1942-10-01 |
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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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Dangerously They Live | Mr. John Goodwin | 1941-12-24 |
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Dive Bomber | Senior Surgeon at San Diego | 1941-08-30 |
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Life with Henry | Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite | 1941-01-23 |
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Three Sons o' Guns | Philip G. Talbot | 1941-08-02 |
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One Foot in Heaven | Dr. John Romer | 1941-11-01 |
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Respect the Law | Dr. Walter Terriss | 1941-01-04 |
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Santa Fe Trail | Robert E. Lee | 1940-12-20 |
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If I Had My Way | Mr. Blair | 1940-05-05 |
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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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East of the River | Judge R.D. Davis | 1940-11-09 |
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Brigham Young | Doc Richards | 1940-09-27 |
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Off the Record | Juvenal Court Judge | 1939-01-21 |
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The Bill of Rights | Royal Governor Dunmore | 1939-08-19 |
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The Three Musketeers | Bailiff | 1939-02-17 |
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Susannah of the Mounties | Supt. Andrew Standing | 1939-06-13 |
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Barricade | Managing Editor | 1939-12-08 |
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Invisible Stripes | The Warden | 1939-12-30 |
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Rose of Washington Square | Buck Russell | 1939-05-05 |
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Code of the Secret Service | The friar | 1939-05-27 |
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That's Right – You're Wrong | Jonathan Forbes | 1939-11-24 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Slim Jones | 1939-09-16 |
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Allegheny Uprising | Tom Calhoon | 1939-11-10 |
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Homicide Bureau | Captain Haines | 1939-01-05 |
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Kentucky | John Dillon - 1938 | 1938-12-30 |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited) | 1938-01-22 |
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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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That Certain Age | Fullerton's Associate (uncredited) | 1938-10-06 |
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Marie Antoinette | Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
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There Goes My Heart | Fisherman (uncredited) | 1938-10-14 |
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Gold Is Where You Find It | Senator Hearst | 1938-02-12 |
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Kidnapped | Douglas | 1938-05-27 |
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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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Adventure's End | First Mate Rand Husk | 1937-12-05 |
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Grand Jury | Davis, the bodyguard | 1936-08-07 |
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Mary of Scotland | John Knox | 1936-07-28 |
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Two in Revolt | Cyrus Benton | 1936-04-03 |
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The Witness Chair | Lt. Poole | 1936-04-23 |
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The Farmer in the Dell | Chester Hart | 1936-03-27 |
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The Plough and the Stars | General Connally | 1936-12-26 |
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Yellow Dust | Missouri | 1936-03-12 |
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Mummy's Boys | Dr. Edward Sterling | 1936-10-02 |
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M'Liss | Jake | 1936-07-27 |
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We're Only Human | R.J. Curran | 1935-12-27 |
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Annie Oakley | Buffalo Bill | 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 |
