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Moroni Olsen
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Moroni Olsen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1889-06-26,Ogden, Utah, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

7.726

Notorious
1946-08-21

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

7.123

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938-01-22

5.8

Santa Fe Trail
1940-12-20

7.621

Mildred Pierce
1945-10-20

6.902

Possessed
1947-05-29

Father of the Bride

6.991

Father of the Bride
1950-05-18

Father's Little Dividend

6.521

Father's Little Dividend
1951-04-05

The Fountainhead

6.834

The Fountainhead
1949-06-25

The Long, Long Trailer

6.902

The Long, Long Trailer
1954-02-19

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

8.75

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
1938-06-11

Dust Be My Destiny

6.45

Dust Be My Destiny
1939-09-16

Call Northside 777

6.733

Call Northside 777
1948-02-13

The Strange Woman

6.155

The Strange Woman
1946-10-25

6.379

High Wall
1947-12-17

Life with Father

6.7

Life with Father
1947-09-13

5.769

Buffalo Bill
1944-04-02

Allegheny Uprising

5.839

Allegheny Uprising
1939-11-10

Rose of Washington Square

6.667

Rose of Washington Square
1939-05-05

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

6.158

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944-01-14

6.471

Annie Oakley
1935-11-15

5.8

The Long Night
1947-05-28

6.679

Nazi Agent
1942-03-01

6.6

The Glass Key
1942-09-08

6.47

Dive Bomber
1941-08-30

The Last Gangster

6.375

The Last Gangster
1937-11-12

Dangerously They Live

6.273

Dangerously They Live
1941-12-24

Pride of the Marines

6.7

Pride of the Marines
1945-08-24

No Questions Asked

6.088

No Questions Asked
1951-06-15

4.563

Brigham Young
1940-09-27

One Foot in Heaven

6.886

One Foot in Heaven
1941-11-01

Week-End at the Waldorf

6.4

Week-End at the Waldorf
1945-10-04

8

Marry Me Again
1953-09-22

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

6.222

The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946-06-07

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

6.7

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944-11-15

The Three Musketeers

6.9

The Three Musketeers
1935-11-01

Roger Touhy, Gangster

7

Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944-06-03

At Sword's Point

5.133

At Sword's Point
1952-04-22

East of the River

6.25

East of the River
1940-11-09

Washington Story

7

Washington Story
1952-07-01

Seven Keys to Baldpate

6.889

Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935-12-13

7.5

Grand Jury
1936-08-07

7

Boys' Ranch
1946-07-18

Code of the Secret Service

4.357

Code of the Secret Service
1939-05-27

6.5

Barricade
1939-12-08

That Hagen Girl

5.278

That Hagen Girl
1947-11-01

So This Is Love

4.333

So This Is Love
1953-07-15

Life with Henry

6.5

Life with Henry
1941-01-23

Up in Central Park

6.429

Up in Central Park
1948-07-09

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

8

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942-10-01

We're Only Human

7.333

We're Only Human
1935-12-27

6

M'Liss
1936-07-27

Samson and Delilah

6.593

Samson and Delilah
1949-12-21

4.5

Yellow Dust
1936-03-12

Submarine Patrol

6.714

Submarine Patrol
1938-11-25

6.077

Kentucky
1938-12-30

Susannah of the Mounties

6.5

Susannah of the Mounties
1939-06-13

Mary of Scotland

6.213

Mary of Scotland
1936-07-28

5.7

Lone Star
1952-10-24

There Goes My Heart

7.267

There Goes My Heart
1938-10-14

That's Right – You're Wrong

6.25

That's Right – You're Wrong
1939-11-24

Command Decision

6.6

Command Decision
1948-12-23

Homicide Bureau

6.667

Homicide Bureau
1939-01-05

7

Two in Revolt
1936-04-03

5

Mummy's Boys
1936-10-02

6.243

Virginia City
1940-03-23

The Three Musketeers

6

The Three Musketeers
1939-02-17

Three Sons o' Guns

7

Three Sons o' Guns
1941-08-02

The Witness Chair

6.571

The Witness Chair
1936-04-23

Don't Fence Me In

5.8

Don't Fence Me In
1945-10-20

Adventure's End

5.5

Adventure's End
1937-12-05

6

Kidnapped
1938-05-27

It's a Wonderful Life

8.282

It's a Wonderful Life
1946-12-20

6.54

Air Force
1943-03-20

7

Task Force
1949-08-30

Brother Rat and a Baby

6.125

Brother Rat and a Baby
1940-01-13

The Farmer in the Dell

7

The Farmer in the Dell
1936-03-27

Submarine Command

5.794

Submarine Command
1951-11-01

The Plough and the Stars

5.722

The Plough and the Stars
1936-12-26

Gold Is Where You Find It

6.95

Gold Is Where You Find It
1938-02-12

That Certain Age

5.5

That Certain Age
1938-10-06

7

Black Gold
1947-09-16

My Favorite Spy

5.667

My Favorite Spy
1942-06-12

Respect the Law

7.333

Respect the Law
1941-01-04

10

Sundown Jim
1942-03-27

Payment on Demand

6.2

Payment on Demand
1951-02-03

The Soldier and the Lady

7.333

The Soldier and the Lady
1937-04-09

Sign of the Pagan

5.8

Sign of the Pagan
1954-11-24

6.4

Off the Record
1939-01-21

If I Had My Way

7

If I Had My Way
1940-05-05

The Bill of Rights

6.333

The Bill of Rights
1939-08-19

7.2

Madame Curie
1943-12-16

Mission to Moscow

5.738

Mission to Moscow
1943-04-29

We've Never Been Licked

6.5

We've Never Been Licked
1943-07-29

From This Day Forward

5.423

From This Day Forward
1946-03-02

5.367

Cobra Woman
1944-05-12

Reunion in France

6.405

Reunion in France
1942-12-25

Invisible Stripes

6.161

Invisible Stripes
1939-12-30

Marie Antoinette

6.554

Marie Antoinette
1938-08-26

Death Takes a Holiday

6.3

Death Takes a Holiday
1934-03-30

Behind City Lights

7

Behind City Lights
1945-09-10

7.922

I Love Lucy
1951-10-15

9

MGM Parade
1955-09-14