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