Search Everything

Login

Send feeback or report a bug here

Send feeback or report a bug here

Moroni Olsen

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. 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.

Personal information

Birthday

1889-06-26

Birth Place

Ogden, Utah, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Adventure's End

Adventure's End

1937

5.5

Movie
Air Force

Air Force

1943

6.4

Movie
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944

6.2

Movie
Allegheny Uprising

Allegheny Uprising

1939

5.6

Movie
Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

1935

6.4

Movie
At Sword's Point

At Sword's Point

1952

4.8

Movie
Barricade

Barricade

1939

5.0

Movie
Black Gold

Black Gold

1947

6.0

Movie
Boys' Ranch

Boys' Ranch

1946

6.5

Movie
Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

4.4

Movie
Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

5.2

Movie
Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

1944

5.7

Movie
Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777

1948

6.6

Movie
Cobra Woman

Cobra Woman

1944

5.2

Movie
Code of the Secret Service

Code of the Secret Service

1939

3.5

Movie
Command Decision

Command Decision

1948

6.6

Movie
Dangerously They Live

Dangerously They Live

1941

5.9

Movie
Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

1934

6.4

Movie
Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

1941

6.3

Movie
Don't Fence Me In

Don't Fence Me In

1945

4.3

Movie
Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

6.1

Movie
East of the River

East of the River

1940

5.7

Movie
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950

7.0

Movie
Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

1951

6.4

Movie
From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

1946

5.2

Movie
Gold Is Where You Find It

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

6.9

Movie
Grand Jury

Grand Jury

1936

7.0

Movie
High Wall

High Wall

1947

6.1

Movie
Homicide Bureau

Homicide Bureau

1939

6.0

Movie
poster

I Love Lucy

1951

8.0

TV
If I Had My Way

If I Had My Way

1940

6.4

Movie
Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

1939

6.1

Movie
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

8.3

Movie
Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

5.7

Movie
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1938

6.0

Movie
Life with Father

Life with Father

1947

6.5

Movie
Life with Henry

Life with Henry

1941

5.0

Movie
Lone Star

Lone Star

1952

5.5

Movie
M'Liss

M'Liss

1936

5.0

Movie
Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943

7.1

Movie
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

6.3

Movie
Marry Me Again

Marry Me Again

1953

0.0

Movie
Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936

6.3

Movie
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

7.6

Movie
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943

5.2

Movie
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942

0.0

Movie
Mummy's Boys

Mummy's Boys

1936

4.7

Movie
My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

1942

5.2

Movie
Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent

1942

6.6

Movie
No Questions Asked

No Questions Asked

1951

6.0

Movie
Notorious

Notorious

1946

7.7

Movie
Off the Record

Off the Record

1939

6.0

Movie
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941

6.6

Movie
Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

1951

6.2

Movie
Possessed

Possessed

1947

6.9

Movie
Pride of the Marines

Pride of the Marines

1945

6.5

Movie
Respect the Law

Respect the Law

1941

6.0

Movie
Reunion in France

Reunion in France

1942

6.6

Movie
Roger Touhy, Gangster

Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944

6.0

Movie
Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

1939

5.7

Movie
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949

6.5

Movie
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

5.6

Movie
Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1935

6.6

Movie
Sign of the Pagan

Sign of the Pagan

1954

5.2

Movie
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938

7.1

Movie
So This Is Love

So This Is Love

1953

5.5

Movie
Submarine Command

Submarine Command

1951

5.6

Movie
Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

1938

6.6

Movie
Sundown Jim

Sundown Jim

1942

0.0

Movie
Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties

1939

6.3

Movie
Task Force

Task Force

1949

7.0

Movie
That Certain Age

That Certain Age

1938

5.0

Movie
That Hagen Girl

That Hagen Girl

1947

5.2

Movie
That's Right – You're Wrong

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939

5.7

Movie
The Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights

1939

6.0

Movie
The Farmer in the Dell

The Farmer in the Dell

1936

0.0

Movie
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

6.8

Movie
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942

6.6

Movie
The Last Gangster

The Last Gangster

1937

6.3

Movie
The Long Night

The Long Night

1947

5.8

Movie
The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer

1954

6.8

Movie
The Plough and the Stars

The Plough and the Stars

1936

5.6

Movie
The Soldier and the Lady

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

6.5

Movie
The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

1946

6.3

Movie
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1935

6.4

Movie
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1939

5.8

Movie
The Walls Came Tumbling Down

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

1946

5.9

Movie
The Witness Chair

The Witness Chair

1936

6.2

Movie
There Goes My Heart

There Goes My Heart

1938

7.2

Movie
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

6.6

Movie
Three Sons o' Guns

Three Sons o' Guns

1941

5.0

Movie
Two in Revolt

Two in Revolt

1936

6.0

Movie
Up in Central Park

Up in Central Park

1948

7.0

Movie
Virginia City

Virginia City

1940

6.1

Movie
Washington Story

Washington Story

1952

6.0

Movie
We're Only Human

We're Only Human

1935

6.5

Movie
We've Never Been Licked

We've Never Been Licked

1943

0.0

Movie
Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

6.0

Movie
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

1938

7.5

Movie
Yellow Dust

Yellow Dust

1936

4.0

Movie