Moroni Olsen

Known For: Acting
Born: June 26, 1889
Place of Birth: Ogden, Utah, USA
Died: November 22, 1954

Moroni Olsen

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. …

Filmography

MGM Parade

1955 · Self

Sign of the Pagan

1954 · Pope Leo I

The Long, Long Trailer

1954 · Mr. Tewitt

Marry Me Again

1953 · Mr. Courtney

So This Is Love

1953 · Arnold Reuben

Lone Star

1952 · Sam Houston

Washington Story

1952 · Speaker Of The House

At Sword's Point

1952 · Porthos

Submarine Command

1951 · Rear Adm. Joshua Rice

I Love Lucy

1951 · Judge

No Questions Asked

1951 · Henry Manston

Father's Little Dividend

1951 · Herbert Dunstan

Payment on Demand

1951 · Mr. Barton

Father of the Bride

1950 · Herbert Dunstan

Samson and Delilah

1949 · Targil

Task Force

1949 · Adm. Ames

The Fountainhead

1949 · Chairman

Command Decision

1948 · Congressman Stone

Up in Central Park

1948 · Big Jim Fitts

Call Northside 777

1948 · Parole Board Chairman

High Wall

1947 · Dr. Philip Dunlap

That Hagen Girl

1947 · Trenton Gateley

Black Gold

1947 · Don Toland

Life with Father

1947 · Dr. Humphries

Possessed

1947 · Dr. Ames

The Long Night

1947 · Chief of Police Bob McManus

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)

The Strange Woman

1946 · Rev. Thatcher

Notorious

1946 · Walter Beardsley

Boys' Ranch

1946 · Judge Henderson

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

1946 · Bishop Martin

From This Day Forward

1946 · Tim Bagley

Mildred Pierce

1945 · Inspector Peterson

Don't Fence Me In

1945 · Henry Bennett

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 · House Detective

Behind City Lights

1945 · Curtis Holbrook

Pride of the Marines

1945 · Capt. Burroughs

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944 · General (uncredited)

Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944 · Riley

Cobra Woman

1944 · MacDonald

Buffalo Bill

1944 · Sen. Frederici

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944 · Caliph Hassan

Madame Curie

1943 · President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)

We've Never Been Licked

1943 · Commandant

Mission to Moscow

1943 · Col. Faymonville

Air Force

1943 · Col. Blake

Reunion in France

1942 · Paul Grebeau

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942 · Dr. Henry Olcott

The Glass Key

1942 · Ralph Henry

My Favorite Spy

1942 · Major Allen

Sundown Jim

1942 · Andrew Barr

Nazi Agent

1942 · Brenner

Dangerously They Live

1941 · Mr. John Goodwin

One Foot in Heaven

1941 · Dr. John Romer

Dive Bomber

1941 · Senior Surgeon at San Diego

Three Sons o' Guns

1941 · Philip G. Talbot

Life with Henry

1941 · Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite

Respect the Law

1941 · Dr. Walter Terriss

Santa Fe Trail

1940 · Robert E. Lee

East of the River

1940 · Judge R.D. Davis

Brigham Young

1940 · Doc Richards

If I Had My Way

1940 · Mr. Blair

Virginia City

1940 · Cameron

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940 · Major Terry

Invisible Stripes

1939 · The Warden

Barricade

1939 · Managing Editor

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939 · Jonathan Forbes

Allegheny Uprising

1939 · Tom Calhoon

Dust Be My Destiny

1939 · Slim Jones

The Bill of Rights

1939 · Royal Governor Dunmore

Susannah of the Mounties

1939 · Andrew Standing

Code of the Secret Service

1939 · The friar

Rose of Washington Square

1939 · Buck Russell

The Three Musketeers

1939 · Bailiff

Off the Record

1939 · Juvenal Court Judge

Homicide Bureau

1939 · Captain Haines

Kentucky

1938 · John Dillon - 1938

Submarine Patrol

1938 · The Fleet Captain

There Goes My Heart

1938 · Fisherman (uncredited)

That Certain Age

1938 · Fullerton's Associate (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette

1938 · Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

1938 · Kurt Larsen

Kidnapped

1938 · Douglas

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938 · Senator Hearst

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938 · Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)

Adventure's End

1937 · First Mate Rand Husk

The Last Gangster

1937 · Detective Danny Shea (uncredited)

The Soldier and the Lady

1937 · Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited)

The Plough and the Stars

1936 · General Connally

Mummy's Boys

1936 · Dr. Edward Sterling

Grand Jury

1936 · Davis, the bodyguard

Mary of Scotland

1936 · John Knox

M'Liss

1936 · Jake

The Witness Chair

1936 · Lt. Poole

Two in Revolt

1936 · Cyrus Benton

The Farmer in the Dell

1936 · Chester Hart

Yellow Dust

1936 · Missouri

We're Only Human

1935 · R.J. Curran

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1935 · Mayor Jim Cargen

Annie Oakley

1935 · Buffalo Bill

The Three Musketeers

1935 · Porthos

Death Takes a Holiday

1934 · Cardinal De Valle (uncredited)

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