Personal Info
Known Credits
135
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1899-12-06 (126 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also Known For
John M. QualenJohn T. QualenJohan Mandt Kvalen
John Qualen
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Qualen (born Johan Mandt Kvalen, December 8, 1899 – September 12, 1987) was a Canadian-American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles. Qualen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of immigrants from Norway; his father was a Lutheran minister and changed the family's original surname, "Kvalen", to "Qualen" – though some sources give Oleson, later Oleson Kvalen as Qualen's earlier surnames. His father's m ...
Acting
1993 --
La Classe américaine
| V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)
1972 --
Getting Away from It All
| Charlie Erickson
1969 --
Hail, Hero!
| Billy Hurd
1969 --
Doc
| Luke
1968 --
P.J.
| Poppa
1968 --
Firecreek
| Hall
1966 --
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
| Jesse Buford
1965 --
A Patch of Blue
| Mr. Faber
1965 --
The Sons of Katie Elder
| Charlie Biller
1965 --
I'll Take Sweden
| Olaf
1965 --
Those Calloways
| Ernie Evans
1964 --
Cheyenne Autumn
| Svenson (uncredited)
1964 --
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
| Luther Lindquist
1963 --
The Prize
| Oscar
1963 --
Donovan's Reef
| Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)
1962 --
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
| Peter Ericson
1961 --
Two Rode Together
| Ole Knudsen
1960 --
North to Alaska
| Logger
1960 --
Elmer Gantry
| Sam - Storekeeper
1960 --
Hell Bent for Leather
| Old Ben
1959 --
Anatomy of a Murder
| Deputy Sheriff Sulo
1958 --
Revolt in the Big House
| Doc
1958 --
My World Dies Screaming
| Jonah Snell
1958 --
The Gun Runners
| Pop
1957 --
The Big Land
| Sven Johnson
1956 --
Johnny Concho
| Jake
1956 --
The Searchers
| Lars Jorgensen
1955 --
At Gunpoint
| Livingstone
1955 --
Unchained
| Leonard Haskins
1955 --
The Sea Chase
| Chief Engineer Schmitt
1955 --
Man on a Bus
| Second Prisoner
1954 --
The Other Woman
| Papasha
1954 --
Passion
| Gaspar Melo
1954 --
The High and the Mighty
| Jose Locota
1953 --
I, the Jury
| Dr. R.H. Vickers, Veterinarian
1953 --
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
| Jonas P. Travis
1952 --
Hans Christian Andersen
| Burgomaster
1951 --
Goodbye, My Fancy
| Professor Dingley
1951 --
Belle Le Grand
| Corky McGee
1950 --
The Flying Missile
| Lars Hansen
1950 --
Woman on the Run
| Maibus
1950 --
The Jackpot
| Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
1950 --
Buccaneer's Girl
| Vegetable Seller
1950 --
Captain China
| Geech
1949 --
The Big Steal
| Julius Seton
1948 --
Hollow Triumph
| Swangron
1948 --
16 Fathoms Deep
| Capt. Athos
1948 --
My Girl Tisa
| Svenson
1948 --
Alias a Gentleman
| No End
1948 --
Reaching from Heaven
| The Stranger
1947 --
The Fugitive
| A Refugee Doctor
1947 --
High Conquest
| Peter Oberwalder Sr.
1947 --
Song of Scheherazade
| Lorenzo
1945 --
Adventure
| Model T
1945 --
Captain Kidd
| Bart Blivens
1945 --
River Gang
| Uncle Bill
1945 --
Roughly Speaking
| Svend Olsen
1944 --
Dark Waters
| Uncle Norbert
1944 --
An American Romance
| Anton Dubechek
1944 --
The Impostor
| Monge
1943 --
Swing Shift Maisie
| Horatio Curley
1943 --
Casablanca
| Berger
1942 --
Breakdowns of 1942
| Self
1942 --
Arabian Nights
| Aladdin
1942 --
Tortilla Flat
| Jose Maria Corcoran
1942 --
Larceny, Inc.
| Sam Bachrach
1942 --
Jungle Book
| The Barber
1941 --
All That Money Can Buy
| Miser Stevens
1941 --
New Wine
| Hasslinger's Clerk
1941 --
The Shepherd of the Hills
| Coot Royal
1941 --
Out of the Fog
| Olaf Johnson
1941 --
Million Dollar Baby
| Dr. Patterson
1941 --
Model Wife
| The Janitor
1940 --
Youth Will Be Served
| Clem Howie
1940 --
The Long Voyage Home
| Axel
1940 --
Knute Rockne All American
| Lars Knutson Rockne
1940 --
Angels Over Broadway
| Charles Engle
1940 --
Babies for Sale
| Howard Anderson
1940 --
On Their Own
| Peters
1940 --
Ski Patrol
| Gustaf
1940 --
Saturday's Children
| First Carpenter (uncredited)
1940 --
The Grapes of Wrath
| Muley Graves
1940 --
Blondie on a Budget
| Ed Fuddle
1940 --
His Girl Friday
| Earl Williams
1939 --
Four Wives
| Frank
1939 --
Honeymoon in Bali
| Meek Man (uncredited)
1939 --
Thunder Afloat
| Milo
1939 --
Mickey the Kid
| Mailman
1939 --
Let Us Live
| Dan (uncredited)
1939 --
Stand Up and Fight
| Davy
1938 --
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
| Stoner
1938 --
The Mad Miss Manton
| Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site
1938 --
Five of a Kind
| Asa Wyatt
1938 --
The Chaser
| Lars
1938 --
Joy of Living
| Oswego
1937 --
The Bad Man of Brimstone
| Loco
1937 --
Nothing Sacred
| Fireman (uncredited)
1937 --
Fit for a King
| Otto
1937 --
She Had to Eat
| Sleepy
1937 --
Angel's Holiday
| Waldo Everett
1937 --
Fifty Roads to Town
| Sheriff Dow
1937 --
Seventh Heaven
| Sewer Rat
1936 --
Reunion
| Asa Wyatt
1936 --
The Road to Glory
| Duflous
1936 --
Girls Dormitory
| Toni
1936 --
Meet Nero Wolfe
| Olaf
1936 --
The Country Doctor
| Asa Wyatt
1936 --
Wife vs. Secretary
| Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
1936 --
Ring Around the Moon
| Bill Harvey
1935 --
Man of Iron
| Collins
1935 --
Whipsaw
| Will Dabson
1935 --
The Three Musketeers
| Planchet
1935 --
Thunder in the Night
| Hotel Porter
1935 --
Orchids to You
| Smith
1935 --
Silk Hat Kid
| Mr. Fossbender
1935 --
Doubting Thomas
| Von Blitzen
1935 --
The Farmer Takes a Wife
| Sol Tinker
1935 --
Black Fury
| Mike Shemanski
1935 --
Chasing Yesterday
| Coccoz
1935 --
The Great Hotel Murder
| Ole
1935 --
One More Spring
| Auctioneer
1935 --
Charlie Chan in Paris
| Concierge, Dufresne's Hotel (bit)
1934 --
365 Nights in Hollywood
| Prof. Herman Ellenbogen
1934 --
Our Daily Bread
| Chris (as John T. Qualen)
1934 --
Servants' Entrance
| Detective
1934 --
Straight Is the Way
| Mr. Clapman (uncredited)
1934 --
He Was Her Man
| Dutch, Santa Avila's Cabbie
1934 --
Upperworld
| Janitor
1934 --
Sing and Like it
| Oswald (as John M. Qualen)
1934 --
Hi, Nellie!
| Steve (uncredited)
1933 --
Let's Fall in Love
| Svente Bjorkman
1933 --
Let's Fall in Love
| Bjorkman
1933 --
Counsellor at Law
| Breitstein
1931 --
Arrowsmith
| Henry Novak (uncredited)
1931 --
Street Scene
| Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)