Moroni Olsen
Age: N/A | From: Ogden, Utah, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: Maroni Olsen , Moroni Olson , John Willard
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Ogden, Utah, USA
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Movie Involvements: 78
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1937) Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
(1949) Targil
Notorious
(1946) Walter Beardsley
Mildred Pierce
(1945) Inspector Peterson
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
(1944) Caliph Hassan
Santa Fe Trail
(1940) Robert E. Lee
The Fountainhead
(1949) ChairmanActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Pope Leo I | |
| Mr. Tewitt | ||
| 1953 | Mr. Courtney | |
| Arnold Reuben | ||
| 1952 | Sam Houston | |
| Speaker Of The House | ||
| Porthos | ||
| 1951 | Rear Adm. Joshua Rice | |
| Judge | ||
| Henry Manston | ||
| Herbert Dunstan | ||
| Mr. Barton | ||
| 1950 | Herbert Dunstan | |
| 1949 | Targil | |
| Adm. Ames | ||
| Chairman | ||
| 1948 | Congressman Stone | |
| Big Jim Fitts | ||
| Parole Board Chairman | ||
| 1947 | Dr. Philip Dunlap | |
| Trenton Gateley | ||
| Don Toland | ||
| Dr. Humphries | ||
| Dr. Ames - Mrs. Smith's psychiatrist | ||
| Chief of Police Bob McManus | ||
| 1946 | Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Rev. Thatcher | ||
| Walter Beardsley | ||
| Judge Henderson | ||
| Bishop Martin | ||
| Tim Bagley | ||
| 1945 | Henry Bennett | |
| Inspector Peterson | ||
| House Detective | ||
| Capt. Burroughs | ||
| 1944 | General (uncredited) | |
| Riley | ||
| MacDonald | ||
| Sen. Frederici | ||
| Caliph Hassan | ||
| 1943 | President of Businessman's Board (uncredited) | |
| Commandant | ||
| Col. Faymonville | ||
| Col. Blake | ||
| 1942 | Paul Grebeau | |
| Dr. Henry Olcott | ||
| Ralph Henry | ||
| Major Allen | ||
| Andrew Barr | ||
| Brenner | ||
| 1941 | Mr. John Goodwin | |
| Dr. John Romer | ||
| Senior Surgeon at San Diego | ||
| Philip G. Talbot | ||
| Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite | ||
| Dr. Walter Terriss | ||
| 1940 | Robert E. Lee | |
| Judge R.D. Davis | ||
| Doc Richards | ||
| Mr. Blair | ||
| Cameron | ||
| Major Terry | ||
| 1939 | The Warden | |
| Managing Editor | ||
| Jonathan Forbes | ||
| Tom Calhoon | ||
| Slim Jones | ||
| Royal Governor Dunmore | ||
| Supt. Andrew Standing | ||
| The friar | ||
| Buck Russell | ||
| Bailiff | ||
| Juvenal Court Judge | ||
| Captain Haines | ||
| 1938 | John Dillon - 1938 | |
| The Fleet Captain | ||
| Fisherman (uncredited) | ||
| Fullerton's Associate (uncredited) | ||
| Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited) | ||
| Kurt Larsen | ||
| Douglas | ||
| Senator Hearst | ||
| 1937 | Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited) | |
| First Mate Rand Husk | ||
| Detective Danny Shea (uncredited) | ||
| Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited) | ||
| 1936 | General Connally | |
| Dr. Edward Sterling | ||
| Davis, the bodyguard | ||
| John Knox | ||
| Jake | ||
| Lt. Poole | ||
| Cyrus Benton | ||
| Chester Hart | ||
| Missouri | ||
| 1935 | R.J. Curran | |
| Mayor Jim Cargen | ||
| Col. William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody | ||
| Porthos | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
