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Cause of death
  
Heart attack

Name
  
Moroni Olsen

Role
  
Actor

Occupation
  
Actor

Education
  
University of Utah

Years active
  
1919–1954



Born
  
June 27, 1889 (
1889-06-27
)
Ogden, Utah, US

Died
  
November 22, 1954, Los Angeles, California, United States

Parents
  
Edward Arenholt Olsen, Martha Hoverholst

Movies
  
Snow White and the Seve, Notorious, Father of the Bride, Father's Little Dividend, The Long - Long Trailer

Similar People
  
Harry Stockwell, Eddie Collins, David Hand, Curtis Bernhardt, Pandro S Berman

Resting place
  
Ogden City Cemetery

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Moroni Olsen (June 27, 1889 – November 22, 1954) was an American actor.

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Biography

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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.

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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.

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.

Death

Olsen died on November 22, 1954.

Broadway roles

  • Mary of Scotland (1933) as John Knox
  • Filmography

    Actor
    1955
    The Halls of Ivy (TV Series)
    - Stolen First Edition (1955)
    1954
    Sign of the Pagan as
    Pope Leo I
    1954
    December Bride (TV Series) as
    police lieutenant Morgan
    - Lily Ruskin Arrives (1954) - police lieutenant Morgan
    1954
    General Electric Theater (TV Series)
    - Here Comes Calvin (1954)
    1954
    The Long, Long Trailer as
    Mr. Tewitt
    1953
    Marry Me Again as
    Mr. Courtney
    1953
    So This Is Love as
    Arnold Reuben (uncredited)
    1952
    I Love Lucy (TV Series) as
    Judge
    - The Courtroom (1952) - Judge
    1952
    Washington Story as
    Speaker of the House
    1952
    At Sword's Point as
    Porthos
    1952
    Lone Star as
    Sam Houston
    1951
    Submarine Command as
    Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
    1951
    No Questions Asked as
    Henry Manston
    1951
    Father's Little Dividend as
    Herbert Dunstan
    1951
    Payment on Demand as
    Arnold Barton (uncredited)
    1950
    Father of the Bride as
    Herbert Dunstan
    1949
    Samson and Delilah as
    Targil
    1949
    Task Force as
    Adm. Ames
    1949
    The Fountainhead as
    Chairman
    1948
    Command Decision as
    Congressman Stone
    1948
    Up in Central Park as
    Big Jim Fitts
    1948
    Call Northside 777 as
    Parole Board Chairman
    1947
    High Wall as
    Dr. Philip Dunlap
    1947
    That Hagen Girl as
    Trenton Gateley
    1947
    Black Gold as
    Don Toland
    1947
    Life with Father as
    Dr. Humphries
    1947
    Possessed as
    Dr. Ames
    1947
    The Long Night as
    Chief of Police Bob McManus
    1947
    The Beginning or the End as
    Dr. Arthur H. Compton
    1946
    It's a Wonderful Life as
    Senior Angel (voice, uncredited)
    1946
    The Strange Woman as
    Rev. Thatcher
    1946
    Notorious as
    Walter Beardsley
    1946
    Boys' Ranch as
    Judge Henderson
    1946
    The Walls Came Tumbling Down as
    Bishop Martin
    1946
    Night in Paradise as
    High Priest
    1946
    From This Day Forward as
    Tim Bagley (uncredited)
    1945
    Don't Fence Me In as
    Henry Bennett - aka Harry Benson
    1945
    Mildred Pierce as
    Inspector Peterson
    1945
    Week-End at the Waldorf as
    House Detective Blake
    1945
    Behind City Lights as
    Curtis Holbrook
    1945
    Pride of the Marines as
    Capt. Burroughs
    1945
    The Valley of Decision as
    Richard Kane (uncredited)
    1944
    Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo as
    General (uncredited)
    1944
    Roger Touhy, Gangster as
    Riley (as Maroni Olsen)
    1944
    Cobra Woman as
    MacDonald
    1944
    Buffalo Bill as
    Sen. Frederici
    1944
    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as
    Caliph Hassan
    1943
    The Song of Bernadette as
    Chaplain (uncredited)
    1943
    Madame Curie as
    President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)
    1943
    We've Never Been Licked as
    Commandant
    1943
    Mission to Moscow as
    Col. Faymonville
    1943
    Air Force as
    Colonel Blake
    1942
    Reunion in France as
    Paul Grebeau
    1942
    Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as
    Dr. Olcott
    1942
    The Glass Key as
    Ralph Henry
    1942
    My Favorite Spy as
    Major Allen
    1942
    Ship Ahoy as
    Inspector Davis (uncredited)
    1942
    Sundown Jim as
    Andrew Barr
    1942
    Nazi Agent as
    Brenner
    1941
    Dangerously They Live as
    Mr. Goodwin
    1941
    One Foot in Heaven as
    Dr. John Romer
    1941
    Dive Bomber as
    Senior Surgeon at San Diego
    1941
    Three Sons o' Guns as
    Philip Talbot
    1941
    Respect the Law (Short) as
    Dr. Walter Terriss
    1940
    Santa Fe Trail as
    Robert E. Lee
    1940
    Life with Henry as
    Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite
    1940
    East of the River as
    Judge R.D. Davis
    1940
    Brigham Young as
    Doc Richards
    1940
    If I Had My Way as
    Mr. Blair
    1940
    Virginia City as
    Cameron
    1940
    Brother Rat and a Baby as
    Maj. Terry
    1939
    Invisible Stripes as
    Prison Warden
    1939
    Barricade as
    Shanghai Managing Editor
    1939
    That's Right - You're Wrong as
    Jonathan Forbes
    1939
    Allegheny Uprising as
    Calhoon
    1939
    The Bill of Rights (Short) as
    Royal Governor Dunmore (as Moroni Olson)
    1939
    Dust Be My Destiny as
    Slim Jones
    1939
    Susannah of the Mounties as
    Supt. Andrew Standing
    1939
    Code of the Secret Service as
    Friar Parker
    1939
    Sons of Liberty (Short) as
    Robert Morris -- Superintendent of Finance (uncredited)
    1939
    Rose of Washington Square as
    Major Buck Russell
    1939
    The Three Musketeers as
    Bailiff
    1939
    Off the Record as
    Juvenal Court Judge
    1939
    Homicide Bureau as
    Capt. Haines
    1938
    Kentucky as
    John Dillon (1938)
    1938
    Submarine Patrol as
    The Fleet Captain
    1938
    There Goes My Heart as
    Fisherman (uncredited)
    1938
    That Certain Age as
    Fullerton's Associate (uncredited)
    1938
    Marie Antoinette as
    Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
    1938
    What Do You Think?: Tupapaoo (Short) as
    Kurt Larsen (the trader)
    1938
    Kidnapped as
    Douglas (as Maroni Olsen)
    1938
    Gold Is Where You Find It as
    Senator George Hearst
    1937
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as
    Magic Mirror (voice, uncredited)
    1937
    Adventure's End as
    Rand Husk
    1937
    Manhattan Merry-Go-Round as
    Jonathan (uncredited)
    1937
    The Last Gangster as
    Detective Danny Shea (uncredited)
    1937
    The Life of Emile Zola as
    Capt. Guignet (uncredited)
    1937
    The Soldier and the Lady as
    Tartar Chief (voice, uncredited)
    1936
    The Plough and the Stars as
    Irish Leader
    1936
    Mummy's Boys as
    Dr. Edward Sterling
    1936
    Grand Jury as
    Davis, Taylor's Bodyguard
    1936
    Mary of Scotland as
    John Knox
    1936
    M'Liss as
    Jake
    1936
    The Witness Chair as
    Lieutenant Poole
    1936
    Two in Revolt as
    Cyrus Benton
    1936
    The Farmer in the Dell as
    Chester Hart
    1936
    Yellow Dust as
    Missouri
    1935
    We're Only Human as
    Inspector J.R. Curran
    1935
    Seven Keys to Baldpate as
    Mayor Jim Cargan
    1935
    Annie Oakley as
    William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
    1935
    The Three Musketeers as
    Porthos
    1934
    Death Takes a Holiday as
    Religious Dignitary (uncredited)
    Archive Footage
    2001
    Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All (Video documentary short) as
    Magic Mirror (uncredited)
    1990
    Hollywood Mavericks (Documentary) as
    Chairman (uncredited)
    1956
    MGM Parade (TV Series documentary) as
    Kurt Larsen in 'What Do You Think?: Tupapaoo'
    - Episode #1.20 (1956) - Kurt Larsen in 'What Do You Think?: Tupapaoo'

    References

    Moroni Olsen Wikipedia