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Moroni Olsen
Ogden, Utah, USA
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 Ol…
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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.
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1955
MGM Parade
TV show Self
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1954
Sign of the Pagan
Movie Pope Leo I
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1954
The Long, Long Trailer
Movie Mr. Tewitt
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1953
Marry Me Again
Movie Mr. Courtney
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1953
So This Is Love
Movie Arnold Reuben
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1952
Lone Star
Movie Sam Houston
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1952
Washington Story
Movie Speaker Of The House
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1952
At Sword's Point
Movie Porthos
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1951
Submarine Command
Movie Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
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1951
I Love Lucy
TV show Judge
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1951
No Questions Asked
Movie Henry Manston
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1951
Father's Little Dividend
Movie Herbert Dunstan
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1951
Payment on Demand
Movie Mr. Barton
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1950
Father of the Bride
Movie Herbert Dunstan
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1949
Samson and Delilah
Movie Targil
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1949
Task Force
Movie Adm. Ames
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1949
The Fountainhead
Movie Chairman
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1948
Command Decision
Movie Congressman Stone
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1948
Up in Central Park
Movie Big Jim Fitts
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1948
Call Northside 777
Movie Parole Board Chairman
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1947
High Wall
Movie Dr. Philip Dunlap
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1947
That Hagen Girl
Movie Trenton Gateley
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1947
Black Gold
Movie Don Toland
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1947
Life with Father
Movie Dr. Humphries
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1947
Possessed
Movie Dr. Ames
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1947
The Long Night
Movie Chief of Police Bob McManus
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1946
It's a Wonderful Life
Movie Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
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1946
The Strange Woman
Movie Rev. Thatcher
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1946
Notorious
Movie Walter Beardsley
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1946
Boys' Ranch
Movie Judge Henderson
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1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Movie Bishop Martin
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1946
From This Day Forward
Movie Tim Bagley
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1945
Mildred Pierce
Movie Inspector Peterson
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1945
Don't Fence Me In
Movie Henry Bennett
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1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Movie House Detective
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1945
Behind City Lights
Movie Curtis Holbrook
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1945
Pride of the Marines
Movie Capt. Burroughs
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1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Movie General (uncredited)
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1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Movie Riley
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1944
Cobra Woman
Movie MacDonald
