Moroni Olsen
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-06-26 (65 years old)
Deathday
1954-11-22
Place of Birth
Ogden, Utah, USA
Also known As
Maroni Olsen
Moroni Olson
John Willard
Moroni Olsen
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 stud...
Acting
1946
as Walter Beardsley
1938
as Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
1940
as Robert E. Lee
1945
as Inspector Peterson
1947
as Dr. Ames - Mrs. Smith's psychiatrist
1950
as Herbert Dunstan
1951
as Herbert Dunstan
1949
as Chairman
1954
as Mr. Tewitt
1938
as Kurt Larsen
1939
as Slim Jones
1948
as Parole Board Chairman
1946
as Rev. Thatcher
1947
as Dr. Philip Dunlap
1947
as Dr. Humphries
1944
as Sen. Frederici
1939
as Tom Calhoon
1939
as Buck Russell
1944
as Caliph Hassan
1935
as Col. William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
1947
as Chief of Police Bob McManus
1942
as Brenner
1942
as Ralph Henry
1941
as Senior Surgeon at San Diego
1937
as Detective Danny Shea (uncredited)
1941
as Mr. John Goodwin
1945
as Capt. Burroughs
1951
as Henry Manston
1940
as Doc Richards
1941
as Dr. John Romer
1945
as House Detective
1953
as Mr. Courtney
1946
as Bishop Martin
1944
as General (uncredited)
1935
as Porthos
1944
as Riley
1952
as Porthos
1940
as Judge R.D. Davis
1952
as Speaker Of The House
1935
as Mayor Jim Cargen
1936
as Davis, the bodyguard
1946
as Judge Henderson
1939
as The friar
1939
as Managing Editor
1947
as Trenton Gateley
1953
as Arnold Reuben
1941
as Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite
1948
as Big Jim Fitts
1942
as Dr. Henry Olcott
1935
as R.J. Curran
1936
as Jake
1949
as Targil
1936
as Missouri
1938
as The Fleet Captain
1938
as John Dillon - 1938
1939
as Supt. Andrew Standing
1936
as John Knox
1952
as Sam Houston
1938
as Fisherman (uncredited)
1939
as Jonathan Forbes
1948
as Congressman Stone
1939
as Captain Haines
1936
as Cyrus Benton
1936
as Dr. Edward Sterling
1940
as Cameron
1939
as Bailiff
1941
as Philip G. Talbot
1936
as Lt. Poole
1945
as Henry Bennett
1937
as First Mate Rand Husk
1938
as Douglas
1946
as Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited)
1943
as Col. Blake
1949
as Adm. Ames
1940
as Major Terry
1936
as Chester Hart
1951
as Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
1936
as General Connally
1938
as Senator Hearst
1938
as Fullerton's Associate (uncredited)
1947
as Don Toland
1942
as Major Allen
1941
as Dr. Walter Terriss
1942
as Andrew Barr
1951
as Mr. Barton
1937
as Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited)
1954
as Pope Leo I
1939
as Juvenal Court Judge
1940
as Mr. Blair
1939
as Royal Governor Dunmore
1943
as President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)
1943
as Col. Faymonville
1943
as Commandant
1946
as Tim Bagley
1944
as MacDonald
1942
as Paul Grebeau
1939
as The Warden
1938
as Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited)
1934
as Cardinal De Valle (uncredited)
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