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Moroni Olsen
Actor· Ogden, Utah, USA
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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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited) · 1938
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Notorious
Walter Beardsley · 1946
Mildred Pierce
Inspector Peterson · 1945
Samson and Delilah
Targil · 1949
Father of the Bride
Herbert Dunstan · 1950
Call Northside 777
Parole Board Chairman · 1948
The Fountainhead
Chairman · 1949
Filmography
70 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Long, Long Trailer | Mr. Tewitt | Film |
| 1954 | Sign of the Pagan | Pope Leo I | Film |
| 1953 | Marry Me Again | Mr. Courtney | Film |
| 1952 | At Sword's Point | Porthos | Film |
| 1952 | Lone Star | Sam Houston | Film |
| 1952 | Washington Story | Speaker Of The House | Film |
| 1951 | No Questions Asked | Henry Manston | Film |
| 1951 | Father's Little Dividend | Herbert Dunstan | Film |
| 1951 | Payment on Demand | Mr. Barton | Film |
| 1951 | Submarine Command | Rear Adm. Joshua Rice | Film |
| 1950 | Father of the Bride | Herbert Dunstan | Film |
| 1949 | Task Force | Adm. Ames | Film |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Targil | Film |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Chairman | Film |
| 1948 | Command Decision | Congressman Stone | Film |
| 1948 | Up in Central Park | Big Jim Fitts | Film |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 | Parole Board Chairman | Film |
| 1947 | The Long Night | Chief of Police Bob McManus | Film |
| 1947 | High Wall | Dr. Philip Dunlap | Film |
| 1947 | Possessed | Dr. Ames | Film |
| 1947 | Black Gold | Don Toland | Film |
| 1947 | Life with Father | Dr. Humphries | Film |
| 1947 | That Hagen Girl | Trenton Gateley | Film |
| 1946 | The Walls Came Tumbling Down | Bishop Martin | Film |
| 1946 | Notorious | Walter Beardsley | Film |
| 1946 | The Strange Woman | Rev. Thatcher | Film |
| 1945 | Pride of the Marines | Capt. Burroughs | Film |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | House Detective | Film |
| 1945 | Don't Fence Me In | Henry Bennett | Film |
| 1945 | Mildred Pierce | Inspector Peterson | Film |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster | Riley | Film |
| 1944 | Cobra Woman | MacDonald | Film |
| 1944 | Buffalo Bill | Sen. Frederici | Film |
| 1944 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Caliph Hassan | Film |
| 1943 | Air Force | Col. Blake | Film |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Col. Faymonville | Film |
| 1942 | Nazi Agent | Brenner | Film |
| 1942 | Reunion in France | Paul Grebeau | Film |
| 1942 | The Glass Key | Ralph Henry | Film |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy | Major Allen | Film |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber | Senior Surgeon at San Diego | Film |
| 1941 | Dangerously They Live | Mr. John Goodwin | Film |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven | Dr. John Romer | Film |
| 1940 | Virginia City | Cameron | Film |
| 1940 | Brigham Young | Doc Richards | Film |
| 1940 | If I Had My Way | Mr. Blair | Film |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Robert E. Lee | Film |
| 1940 | East of the River | Judge R.D. Davis | Film |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | The Warden | Film |
| 1939 | Allegheny Uprising | Tom Calhoon | Film |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | Slim Jones | Film |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square | Buck Russell | Film |
| 1939 | The Three Musketeers | Bailiff | Film |
| 1939 | Homicide Bureau | Captain Haines | Film |
| 1939 | Susannah of the Mounties | Andrew Standing | Film |
| 1939 | That's Right – You're Wrong | Jonathan Forbes | Film |
| 1938 | Kentucky | John Dillon - 1938 | Film |
| 1938 | That Certain Age | Fullerton's Associate (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Kidnapped | Douglas | Film |
| 1938 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | The Last Gangster | Detective Danny Shea (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Mary of Scotland | John Knox | Film |
| 1936 | Mummy's Boys | Dr. Edward Sterling | Film |
| 1936 | The Plough and the Stars | General Connally | Film |
| 1936 | Grand Jury | Davis, the bodyguard | Film |
| 1935 | Annie Oakley | Buffalo Bill | Film |
| 1935 | The Three Musketeers | Porthos | Film |
| 1935 | Seven Keys to Baldpate | Mayor Jim Cargen | Film |
| 1935 | We're Only Human | R.J. Curran | Film |
| 1934 | Death Takes a Holiday | Cardinal De Valle (uncredited) | Film |
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