Acting · Ogden, Utah, USA · Born June 26, 1889
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.
TVMGM Parade
1955
as Self
MovieSign of the Pagan
1954
as Pope Leo I
MovieThe Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Mr. Tewitt
MovieMarry Me Again
1953
as Mr. Courtney
MovieSo This Is Love
1953
as Arnold Reuben
MovieLone Star
1952
as Sam Houston
MovieWashington Story
1952
as Speaker Of The House
MovieAt Sword's Point
1952
as Porthos
MovieSubmarine Command
1951
as Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
TVI Love Lucy
1951
as Judge
MovieNo Questions Asked
1951
as Henry Manston
MovieFather's Little Dividend
1951
as Herbert Dunstan
MoviePayment on Demand
1951
as Mr. Barton
MovieFather of the Bride
1950
as Herbert Dunstan
MovieSamson and Delilah
1949
as Targil
MovieTask Force
1949
as Adm. Ames
MovieThe Fountainhead
1949
as Chairman
MovieCommand Decision
1948
as Congressman Stone
MovieUp in Central Park
1948
as Big Jim Fitts
MovieCall Northside 777
1948
as Parole Board Chairman
MovieHigh Wall
1947
as Dr. Philip Dunlap
MovieThat Hagen Girl
1947
as Trenton Gateley
MovieBlack Gold
1947
as Don Toland
MovieLife with Father
1947
as Dr. Humphries
MoviePossessed
1947
as Dr. Ames
MovieThe Long Night
1947
as Chief of Police Bob McManus
MovieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThe Strange Woman
1946
as Rev. Thatcher
MovieNotorious
1946
as Walter Beardsley
MovieBoys' Ranch
1946
as Judge Henderson
MovieThe Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946
as Bishop Martin
MovieFrom This Day Forward
1946
as Tim Bagley
MovieMildred Pierce
1945
as Inspector Peterson
MovieDon't Fence Me In
1945
as Henry Bennett
MovieWeek-End at the Waldorf
1945
as House Detective
MovieBehind City Lights
1945
as Curtis Holbrook
MoviePride of the Marines
1945
as Capt. Burroughs
MovieThirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as General (uncredited)
MovieRoger Touhy, Gangster
1944
as Riley
MovieCobra Woman
1944
as MacDonald
MovieBuffalo Bill
1944
as Sen. Frederici
MovieAli Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
as Caliph Hassan
MovieMadame Curie
1943
as President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)
MovieWe've Never Been Licked
1943
as Commandant
MovieMission to Moscow
1943
as Col. Faymonville
MovieAir Force
1943
as Col. Blake
MovieReunion in France
1942
as Paul Grebeau
MovieMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Dr. Henry Olcott
MovieThe Glass Key
1942
as Ralph Henry
MovieMy Favorite Spy
1942
as Major Allen
MovieSundown Jim
1942
as Andrew Barr
MovieNazi Agent
1942
as Brenner
MovieDangerously They Live
1941
as Mr. John Goodwin
MovieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
as Dr. John Romer
MovieDive Bomber
1941
as Senior Surgeon at San Diego
MovieThree Sons o' Guns
1941
as Philip G. Talbot
MovieLife with Henry
1941
as Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite
MovieRespect the Law
1941
as Dr. Walter Terriss
MovieSanta Fe Trail
1940
as Robert E. Lee
MovieEast of the River
1940
as Judge R.D. Davis
MovieBrigham Young
1940
as Doc Richards
MovieIf I Had My Way
1940
as Mr. Blair
MovieVirginia City
1940
as Cameron
MovieBrother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Major Terry
MovieInvisible Stripes
1939
as The Warden
MovieBarricade
1939
as Managing Editor
MovieThat's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Jonathan Forbes
MovieAllegheny Uprising
1939
as Tom Calhoon
MovieDust Be My Destiny
1939
as Slim Jones
MovieThe Bill of Rights
1939
as Royal Governor Dunmore
MovieSusannah of the Mounties
1939
as Andrew Standing
MovieCode of the Secret Service
1939
as The friar
MovieRose of Washington Square
1939
as Buck Russell
MovieThe Three Musketeers
1939
as Bailiff
MovieOff the Record
1939
as Juvenal Court Judge
MovieHomicide Bureau
1939
as Captain Haines
MovieKentucky
1938
as John Dillon - 1938
MovieSubmarine Patrol
1938
as The Fleet Captain
MovieThere Goes My Heart
1938
as Fisherman (uncredited)
MovieThat Certain Age
1938
as Fullerton's Associate (uncredited)
MovieMarie Antoinette
1938
as Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
MovieWhat Do You Think? Tupapaoo
1938
as Kurt Larsen
MovieKidnapped
1938
as Douglas
MovieGold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Senator Hearst
MovieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938
as Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
MovieAdventure's End
1937
as First Mate Rand Husk
MovieThe Last Gangster
1937
as Detective Danny Shea (uncredited)
MovieThe Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited)
MovieThe Plough and the Stars
1936
as General Connally
MovieMummy's Boys
1936
as Dr. Edward Sterling
MovieGrand Jury
1936
as Davis, the bodyguard
MovieMary of Scotland
1936
as John Knox
MovieM'Liss
1936
as Jake
MovieThe Witness Chair
1936
as Lt. Poole
MovieTwo in Revolt
1936
as Cyrus Benton
MovieThe Farmer in the Dell
1936
as Chester Hart
MovieYellow Dust
1936
as Missouri
MovieWe're Only Human
1935
as R.J. Curran
MovieSeven Keys to Baldpate
1935
as Mayor Jim Cargen
MovieAnnie Oakley
1935
as Buffalo Bill
MovieThe Three Musketeers
1935
as Porthos
MovieDeath Takes a Holiday
1934
as Cardinal De Valle (uncredited)
