John Qualen
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-12-06 (88 years old)
Deathday
1987-09-12
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also known As
John M. Qualen
John T. Qualen
Johan Mandt Kvalen
John Qualen
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Qualen (born Johan Mandt Kvalen, December 8, 1899 – September 12, 1987) was a Canadian-American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles. Qualen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of immigrants from Norway; his father was a Lutheran minister and changed the family's original surname, "Kvalen", to "Qualen" – though some sources give Oleson, later Oleson Kvalen as Qualen's earlier surnames. His father's ministering meant many moves and John was 20 when he graduated from Elgin High School in 1920. Though he was awarded a scholarship to Northwestern Univ...
Acting
1943
as Berger
1940
as Muley Graves
1940
as Earl Williams
1956
as Lars Jorgensen
1940
as Clem Howie
1948
as Svenson
1940
as Ed Fuddle
1960
as Logger
1942
as The Barber
1962
as Peter Ericson
1948
as Swangron
1941
as Olaf Johnson
1965
as Mr. Faber
1935
as Concierge, Dufresne's Hotel (bit)
1938
as Stoner
1950
as Maibus
1964
as Luther Lindquist
1944
as Uncle Norbert
1941
as Miser Stevens
1940
as Charles Engle
1964
as Ernie Evans
1942
as Aladdin
1966
as Jesse Buford
1941
as Coot Royal
1947
as A Refugee Doctor
1953
as Dr. R.H. Vickers, Veterinarian
1940
as Lars Knutson Rockne
1964
as Svenson (uncredited)
1945
as Model T
1965
as Charlie Biller
1952
as Burgomaster
1954
as Jose Locota
1942
as Sam Bachrach
1949
as Julius Seton
1958
as Doc
1940
as Axel
1954
as Papasha
1958
as Pop
1950
as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
1944
as Monge
1958
as Jonah Snell
1935
as Mike Shemanski
1937
as Waldo Everett
1941
as Dr. Patterson
1943
as Horatio Curley
1942
as Jose Maria Corcoran
1939
as Milo
1968
as Hall
1939
as Meek Man (uncredited)
1935
as Auctioneer
1954
as Gaspar Melo
1934
as Chris (as John T. Qualen)
1968
as Poppa
1951
as Professor Dingley
1939
as Davy
1945
as Svend Olsen
1944
as Anton Dubechek
1935
as Smith
1936
as Toni
1931
as Henry Novak (uncredited)
1936
as Olaf
1934
as Dutch, Santa Avila's Cabbie
1937
as Sewer Rat
1935
as Sol Tinker
1934
as Oswald (as John M. Qualen)
1938
as Asa Wyatt
1945
as Bart Blivens
1969
as Billy Hurd
1950
as Lars Hansen
1937
as Otto
1933
as Bjorkman
1935
as Coccoz
1940
as Gustaf
1938
as Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site
1933
as Breitstein
1947
as Lorenzo
1934
as Janitor
1934
as Prof. Herman Ellenbogen
1957
as Sven Johnson
1936
as Asa Wyatt
1937
as Loco
1955
as Second Prisoner
1948
as No End
1936
as Asa Wyatt
1931
as Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)
1950
as Geech
1933
as Svente Bjorkman
1934
as Steve (uncredited)
1961
as Ole Knudsen
1955
as Chief Engineer Schmitt
1939
as Frank
1939
as Dan (uncredited)
1936
as Duflous
1956
as Jake
1935
as Collins
1940
as Peters
1963
as Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)
1935
as Hotel Porter
1959
as Deputy Sheriff Sulo
1948
as The Stranger
1940
as Howard Anderson
1955
as Leonard Haskins
1953
as Jonas P. Travis
1936
as Bill Harvey
1936
as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
1948
as Capt. Athos
1935
as Planchet
1940
as First Carpenter (uncredited)
1937
as Fireman (uncredited)
1960
as Old Ben
1935
as Von Blitzen
1935
as Will Dabson
1951
as Corky McGee
1965
as Olaf
1934
as Mr. Clapman (uncredited)
1941
as The Janitor
1963
as Oscar
1950
as Vegetable Seller
1941
as Hasslinger's Clerk
1960
as Sam - Storekeeper
1937
as Sheriff Dow
1938
as Lars
1937
as Sleepy
1935
as Mr. Fossbender
1945
as Uncle Bill
1938
as Oswego
1947
as Peter Oberwalder Sr.
1935
as Ole
1993
as V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
as Livingstone
1939
as Mailman
1934
as Detective
1942
as Self
1969
as Luke
1972
as Charlie Erickson
1973
as Old Man on Porch
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