Moroni Olsen
Acting
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.
Known for
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tvMGM Parade
1955
Self
movieSign of the Pagan
1954
Pope Leo I
movieThe Long, Long Trailer
1954
Mr. Tewitt
movieMarry Me Again
1953
Mr. Courtney
movieSo This Is Love
1953
Arnold Reuben
movieLone Star
1952
Sam Houston
movieWashington Story
1952
Speaker Of The House
movieAt Sword's Point
1952
Porthos
movieSubmarine Command
1951
Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
tvI Love Lucy
1951
Judge
movieNo Questions Asked
1951
Henry Manston
movieFather's Little Dividend
1951
Herbert Dunstan
moviePayment on Demand
1951
Mr. Barton
movieFather of the Bride
1950
Herbert Dunstan
movieTask Force
1949
Adm. Ames
movieThe Fountainhead
1949
Chairman
movieCommand Decision
1948
Congressman Stone
movieUp in Central Park
1948
Big Jim Fitts
movieCall Northside 777
1948
Parole Board Chairman
movieHigh Wall
1947
Dr. Philip Dunlap
movieThat Hagen Girl
1947
Trenton Gateley
movieBlack Gold
1947
Don Toland
movieLife with Father
1947
Dr. Humphries
moviePossessed
1947
Dr. Ames
movieThe Long Night
1947
Chief of Police Bob McManus
movieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946
Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Strange Woman
1946
Rev. Thatcher
movieNotorious
1946
Walter Beardsley
movieBoys' Ranch
1946
Judge Henderson
movieThe Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946
Bishop Martin
movieFrom This Day Forward
1946
Tim Bagley
movieMildred Pierce
1945
Inspector Peterson
movieDon't Fence Me In
1945
Henry Bennett
movieWeek-End at the Waldorf
1945
House Detective
movieBehind City Lights
1945
Curtis Holbrook
moviePride of the Marines
1945
Capt. Burroughs
movieThirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
General (uncredited)
movieCobra Woman
1944
MacDonald
movieBuffalo Bill
1944
Sen. Frederici
movieAli Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
Caliph Hassan
movieMadame Curie
1943
President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)
movieWe've Never Been Licked
1943
Commandant
movieMission to Moscow
1943
Col. Faymonville
movieAir Force
1943
Col. Blake
movieReunion in France
1942
Paul Grebeau
movieMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
Dr. Henry Olcott
movieThe Glass Key
1942
Ralph Henry
movieMy Favorite Spy
1942
Major Allen
movieSundown Jim
1942
Andrew Barr
movieNazi Agent
1942
Brenner
movieDangerously They Live
1941
Mr. John Goodwin
movieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
Dr. John Romer
movieDive Bomber
1941
Senior Surgeon at San Diego
movieThree Sons o' Guns
1941
Philip G. Talbot
movieLife with Henry
1941
Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite
movieRespect the Law
1941
Dr. Walter Terriss
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
Robert E. Lee
movieEast of the River
1940
Judge R.D. Davis
movieBrigham Young
1940
Doc Richards
movieIf I Had My Way
1940
Mr. Blair
movieVirginia City
1940
Cameron
movieBrother Rat and a Baby
1940
Major Terry
movieInvisible Stripes
1939
The Warden
movieBarricade
1939
Managing Editor
movieThat's Right – You're Wrong
1939
Jonathan Forbes
movieAllegheny Uprising
1939
Tom Calhoon
movieDust Be My Destiny
1939
Slim Jones
movieThe Bill of Rights
1939
Royal Governor Dunmore
movieSusannah of the Mounties
1939
Andrew Standing
movieCode of the Secret Service
1939
The friar
movieRose of Washington Square
1939
Buck Russell
movieOff the Record
1939
Juvenal Court Judge
movieHomicide Bureau
1939
Captain Haines
movieKentucky
1938
John Dillon - 1938
movieSubmarine Patrol
1938
The Fleet Captain
movieThere Goes My Heart
1938
Fisherman (uncredited)
movieThat Certain Age
1938
Fullerton's Associate (uncredited)
movieMarie Antoinette
1938
Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
movieWhat Do You Think? Tupapaoo
1938
Kurt Larsen
movieKidnapped
1938
Douglas
movieGold Is Where You Find It
1938
Senator Hearst
movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938
Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
movieAdventure's End
1937
First Mate Rand Husk
movieThe Last Gangster
1937
Detective Danny Shea (uncredited)
movieThe Soldier and the Lady
1937
Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited)
movieThe Plough and the Stars
1936
General Connally
movieMummy's Boys
1936
Dr. Edward Sterling
movieGrand Jury
1936
Davis, the bodyguard
movieMary of Scotland
1936
John Knox
movieM'Liss
1936
Jake
movieThe Witness Chair
1936
Lt. Poole
movieTwo in Revolt
1936
Cyrus Benton
movieThe Farmer in the Dell
1936
Chester Hart
movieYellow Dust
1936
Missouri
movieWe're Only Human
1935
R.J. Curran
movieSeven Keys to Baldpate
1935
Mayor Jim Cargen
movieAnnie Oakley
1935
Buffalo Bill
movieDeath Takes a Holiday
1934
Cardinal De Valle (uncredited)