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Moroni Olsen
Actor
Born June 26, 1889Died November 22, 1954 (65 years)
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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.
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
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Chairman |
| 1954 | Sign of the Pagan · as Pope Leo I |
| 1954 | The Halls of Ivy (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) · as Police Lieutenant Morgan |
| 1954 | The Long, Long Trailer · as Mr. Tewitt |
| 1953 | So This Is Love · as Arnold Reuben |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Washington Story · as Speaker Of The House |
| 1952 | Lone Star · as Sam Houston |
| 1952 | At Sword's Point · as Porthos |
| 1951 | Submarine Command · as Rear Adm. Joshua Rice |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1951 | No Questions Asked · as Henry Manston |
| 1951 | Father's Little Dividend · as Herbert Dunstan |
| 1951 | Payment on Demand · as Mr. Barton |
| 1950 | Father of the Bride · as Herbert Dunstan |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah · as Targil |
| 1949 | Task Force · as Adm. Ames |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead · as Chairman |
| 1948 | Command Decision · as Congressman Stone |
| 1948 | Up in Central Park · as Big Jim Fitts |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 · as Parole Board Chairman |
| 1947 | High Wall · as Dr. Philip Dunlap |
| 1947 | That Hagen Girl · as Trenton Gateley |
| 1947 | Black Gold · as Don Toland |
| 1947 | Life with Father · as Dr. Humphries |
| 1947 | Possessed · as Dr. Ames - Mrs. Smith's Psychiatrist |
| 1947 | The Long Night · as Chief Of Police Bob Mcmanus |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End · as Dr. Arthur H. Compton |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life · as Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Strange Woman · as Rev. Thatcher |
| 1946 | Notorious · as Walter Beardsley |
| 1946 | Boys' Ranch · as Judge Henderson |
| 1946 | The Walls Came Tumbling Down · as Bishop Martin |
| 1946 | Night in Paradise · as High Priest |
| 1946 | From This Day Forward · as Tim Bagley |
| 1945 | Don't Fence Me In · as Henry Bennett |
| 1945 | Mildred Pierce · as Inspector Peterson |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf · as House Detective |
| 1945 | Pride of the Marines · as Capt. Burroughs |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision · as Richard Kane |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo · as General (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster · as Riley |
| 1944 | Cobra Woman · as Macdonald |
| 1944 | Buffalo Bill · as Sen. Frederici |
| 1943 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves · as Caliph Hassan |
| 1943 | The Song of Bernadette · as Chaplain |
| 1943 | Madame Curie · as President Of Businessman's Board (uncredited) |
| 1943 | We've Never Been Licked · as Commandant |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow · as Col. Faymonville |
| 1943 | |
| 1942 | Reunion in France · as Paul Grebeau |
| 1942 | The Glass Key · as Ralph Henry |
| 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · as Dr. Henry Olcott |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy · as Major Allen |
| 1942 | Ship Ahoy · as Inspector Davis |
| 1942 | Nazi Agent · as Brenner |
| 1941 | Dangerously They Live · as Mr. John Goodwin |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven · as Dr. John Romer |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber · as Senior Surgeon At San Diego |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns · as Philip G. Talbot |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail · as Robert E. Lee |
| 1940 | East of the River · as Judge R.d. Davis |
| 1940 | Brigham Young · as Doc Richards |
| 1940 | Life with Henry · as Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite |
| 1940 | If I Had My Way · as Mr. Blair |
| 1940 | Virginia City · as Cameron |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby · as Major Terry |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes · as The Warden |
| 1939 | Barricade · as Managing Editor |
| 1939 | That's Right - You're Wrong · as Jonathan Forbes |
| 1939 | Allegheny Uprising · as Tom Calhoon |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny · as Slim Jones |
| 1939 | Susannah of the Mounties · as Supt. Andrew Standing |
| 1939 | Code of the Secret Service · as The Friar |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square · as Buck Russell |
| 1939 | The Three Musketeers · as Bailiff |
| 1939 | Off the Record · as Juvenal Court Judge |
| 1939 | Homicide Bureau · as Captain Haines |
| 1938 | Kentucky · as John Dillon - 1938 |
| 1938 | Submarine Patrol · as The Fleet Captain |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart · as Fisherman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | That Certain Age · as Fullerton's Associate (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Bearded Leader Of The People (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Kidnapped · as Douglas |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It · as Senator Hearst |
| 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs · as Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Adventure's End · as First Mate Rand Husk |
| 1937 | Manhattan Merry-Go-Round · as Jonathan |
| 1937 | The Last Gangster · as Detective Danny Shea (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola · as Capt. Guignet |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady · as Tartar Chief (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Plough and the Stars · as General Connally |
| 1936 | Mummy's Boys · as Dr. Edward Sterling |
| 1936 | Mary of Scotland · as John Knox |
| 1936 | Grand Jury · as Davis, The Bodyguard |
| 1936 | M'Liss · as Jake |
| 1936 | The Witness Chair · as Lt. Poole |
| 1936 | Two in Revolt · as Cyrus Benton |
| 1936 | Yellow Dust · as Missouri |
| 1935 | We're Only Human · as R.j. Curran |
| 1935 | Seven Keys to Baldpate · as Mayor Jim Cargen |
| 1935 | Annie Oakley · as Col. William F. 'buffalo Bill' Cody |
| 1935 | The Three Musketeers · as Porthos |
| 1934 | Death Takes a Holiday · as Cardinal De Valle (uncredited) |