Moroni Olsen
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.
Born: June 26, 1889
Place of Birth: Ogden, Utah, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Pope Leo I
as Mr. Tewitt
as Mr. Courtney
as Arnold Reuben
as Sam Houston
as Speaker Of The House
as Porthos
as Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
as Judge
as Henry Manston
as Herbert Dunstan
as Mr. Barton
as Herbert Dunstan
as Targil
as Adm. Ames
as Chairman
as Congressman Stone
as Big Jim Fitts
as Parole Board Chairman
as Dr. Philip Dunlap
as Trenton Gateley
as Don Toland
as Dr. Humphries
as Dr. Ames
as Chief of Police Bob McManus
as Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
as Rev. Thatcher
as Walter Beardsley
as Judge Henderson
as Bishop Martin
as Tim Bagley
as Inspector Peterson
as Henry Bennett
as House Detective
as Capt. Burroughs
as General (uncredited)
as Riley
as MacDonald
as Sen. Frederici
as Caliph Hassan
as President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)
as Commandant
as Col. Faymonville
as Col. Blake
as Paul Grebeau
as Dr. Henry Olcott
as Ralph Henry
as Major Allen
as Andrew Barr
as Brenner
as Mr. John Goodwin
as Dr. John Romer
as Senior Surgeon at San Diego
as Philip G. Talbot
as Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite
as Dr. Walter Terriss
as Robert E. Lee
as Judge R.D. Davis
as Doc Richards
as Mr. Blair
as Cameron
as Major Terry
as The Warden
as Managing Editor
as Jonathan Forbes
as Tom Calhoon
as Slim Jones
as Royal Governor Dunmore
as Supt. Andrew Standing
as The friar
as Buck Russell
as Bailiff
as Juvenal Court Judge
as Captain Haines
as John Dillon - 1938
as The Fleet Captain
as Fisherman (uncredited)
as Fullerton's Associate (uncredited)
as Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
as Kurt Larsen
as Douglas
as Senator Hearst
as Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
as First Mate Rand Husk
as Detective Danny Shea (uncredited)
as Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited)
as General Connally
as Dr. Edward Sterling
as Davis, the bodyguard
as John Knox
as Jake
as Lt. Poole
as Cyrus Benton
as Chester Hart
as Missouri
as R.J. Curran
as Mayor Jim Cargen
as Col. William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
as Porthos
as Cardinal De Valle (uncredited)