Moroni Olsen

Known for ActingBorn 1889-06-26Died 1954-11-22Ogden, Utah, USA

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.Read more

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Sundown Jim

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

It's a Wonderful Life

Marry Me Again

I Love Lucy

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Notorious

Mildred Pierce

MGM Parade

Grand Jury

The Soldier and the Lady

There Goes My Heart

Madame Curie

Washington Story

The Long, Long Trailer

Father of the Bride

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Black Gold

Boys' Ranch

Behind City Lights

Roger Touhy, Gangster

Task Force

Three Sons o' Guns

Respect the Law

If I Had My Way

Possessed

Two in Revolt

The Farmer in the Dell

Gold Is Where You Find It

One Foot in Heaven

The Fountainhead

Pride of the Marines

The Three Musketeers

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Call Northside 777

Life with Father

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

The Glass Key

Submarine Patrol

Rose of Washington Square

Samson and Delilah

Command Decision

Homicide Bureau

Father's Little Dividend

Nazi Agent

Marie Antoinette

Air Force

The Witness Chair