Moroni Olsen
male
Born on June 26, 1889 (135 years old)
Passed Away on November 22, 1954
From Ogden, Utah, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
- 1939
Dust Be My Destiny
as
Slim Jones
1939
Allegheny Uprising
as
Tom Calhoon
1939
Rose of Washington Square
as
Buck Russell
1939
Code of the Secret Service
as
The friar
1939
Barricade
as
Managing Editor
1939
Susannah of the Mounties
as
Supt. Andrew Standing
1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
as
Jonathan Forbes
1939
Homicide Bureau
as
Captain Haines
1939
The Three Musketeers
as
Bailiff
1939
Off the Record
as
Juvenal Court Judge
1939
The Bill of Rights
as
Royal Governor Dunmore
1939
Invisible Stripes
as
The Warden
1939
- 1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
as
Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
1938
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
as
Kurt Larsen
1938
Submarine Patrol
as
The Fleet Captain
1938
Kentucky
as
John Dillon - 1938
1938
There Goes My Heart
as
Fisherman (uncredited)
1938
Kidnapped
as
Douglas
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
as
Senator Hearst
1938
That Certain Age
as
Fullerton's Associate (uncredited)
1938
Marie Antoinette
as
Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
1938
- 1937
- 1936
- 1935
- 1934
