Personal Info
Known Credits
99
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1889-06-26 (136 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Ogden, Utah, USA
Also Known For
Maroni OlsenMoroni OlsonJohn Willard
Moroni Olsen
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 ...
Acting
1954 --
Sign of the Pagan
| Pope Leo I
1954 --
The Long, Long Trailer
| Mr. Tewitt
1953 --
Marry Me Again
| Mr. Courtney
1953 --
So This Is Love
| Arnold Reuben
1952 --
Lone Star
| Sam Houston
1952 --
Washington Story
| Speaker Of The House
1952 --
At Sword's Point
| Porthos
1951 --
Submarine Command
| Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
1951 --
No Questions Asked
| Henry Manston
1951 --
Father's Little Dividend
| Herbert Dunstan
1951 --
Payment on Demand
| Mr. Barton
1950 --
Father of the Bride
| Herbert Dunstan
1949 --
Samson and Delilah
| Targil
1949 --
Task Force
| Adm. Ames
1949 --
The Fountainhead
| Chairman
1948 --
Command Decision
| Congressman Stone
1948 --
Up in Central Park
| Big Jim Fitts
1948 --
Call Northside 777
| Parole Board Chairman
1947 --
High Wall
| Dr. Philip Dunlap
1947 --
That Hagen Girl
| Trenton Gateley
1947 --
Black Gold
| Don Toland
1947 --
Life with Father
| Dr. Humphries
1947 --
Possessed
| Dr. Ames - Mrs. Smith's psychiatrist
1947 --
The Long Night
| Chief of Police Bob McManus
1946 --
It's a Wonderful Life
| Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
1946 --
The Strange Woman
| Rev. Thatcher
1946 --
Notorious
| Walter Beardsley
1946 --
Boys' Ranch
| Judge Henderson
1946 --
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
| Bishop Martin
1946 --
From This Day Forward
| Tim Bagley
1945 --
Don't Fence Me In
| Henry Bennett
1945 --
Mildred Pierce
| Inspector Peterson
1945 --
Week-End at the Waldorf
| House Detective
1945 --
Pride of the Marines
| Capt. Burroughs
1944 --
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
| General (uncredited)
1944 --
Roger Touhy, Gangster
| Riley
1944 --
Cobra Woman
| MacDonald
1944 --
Buffalo Bill
| Sen. Frederici
1944 --
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
| Caliph Hassan
1943 --
Madame Curie
| President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)
1943 --
We've Never Been Licked
| Commandant
1943 --
Mission to Moscow
| Col. Faymonville
1943 --
Air Force
| Col. Blake
1942 --
Reunion in France
| Paul Grebeau
1942 --
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
| Dr. Henry Olcott
1942 --
The Glass Key
| Ralph Henry
1942 --
My Favorite Spy
| Major Allen
1942 --
Sundown Jim
| Andrew Barr
1942 --
Nazi Agent
| Brenner
1941 --
Dangerously They Live
| Mr. John Goodwin
1941 --
One Foot in Heaven
| Dr. John Romer
1941 --
Three Sons o' Guns
| Philip G. Talbot
1941 --
Life with Henry
| Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite
1941 --
Respect the Law
| Dr. Walter Terriss
1941 --
Dive Bomber
| Senior Surgeon at San Diego
1940 --
Santa Fe Trail
| Robert E. Lee
1940 --
East of the River
| Judge R.D. Davis
1940 --
Brigham Young
| Doc Richards
1940 --
If I Had My Way
| Mr. Blair
1940 --
Virginia City
| Cameron
1940 --
Brother Rat and a Baby
| Major Terry
1939 --
Invisible Stripes
| The Warden
1939 --
Barricade
| Managing Editor
1939 --
That's Right – You're Wrong
| Jonathan Forbes
1939 --
Allegheny Uprising
| Tom Calhoon
1939 --
Dust Be My Destiny
| Slim Jones
1939 --
The Bill of Rights
| Royal Governor Dunmore
1939 --
Susannah of the Mounties
| Supt. Andrew Standing
1939 --
Code of the Secret Service
| The friar
1939 --
Rose of Washington Square
| Buck Russell
1939 --
The Three Musketeers
| Bailiff
1939 --
Off the Record
| Juvenal Court Judge
1939 --
Homicide Bureau
| Captain Haines
1938 --
Kentucky
| John Dillon - 1938
1938 --
Submarine Patrol
| The Fleet Captain
1938 --
There Goes My Heart
| Fisherman (uncredited)
1938 --
That Certain Age
| Fullerton's Associate (uncredited)
1938 --
Marie Antoinette
| Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
1938 --
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
| Kurt Larsen
1938 --
Kidnapped
| Douglas
1938 --
Gold Is Where You Find It
| Senator Hearst
1938 --
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
| Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
1937 --
Adventure's End
| First Mate Rand Husk
1937 --
The Last Gangster
| Detective Danny Shea (uncredited)
1937 --
The Soldier and the Lady
| Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited)
1936 --
The Plough and the Stars
| General Connally
1936 --
Mummy's Boys
| Dr. Edward Sterling
1936 --
Grand Jury
| Davis, the bodyguard
1936 --
Mary of Scotland
| John Knox
1936 --
M'Liss
| Jake
1936 --
The Witness Chair
| Lt. Poole
1936 --
Two in Revolt
| Cyrus Benton
1936 --
The Farmer in the Dell
| Chester Hart
1936 --
Yellow Dust
| Missouri
1935 --
We're Only Human
| R.J. Curran
1935 --
Seven Keys to Baldpate
| Mayor Jim Cargen
1935 --
Annie Oakley
| Col. William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
1935 --
The Three Musketeers
| Porthos
1934 --
Death Takes a Holiday
| Cardinal De Valle (uncredited)