Moroni Olsen
Acting
Born June 26, 1889 · Ogden, Utah, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
I Love Lucy
It's a Wonderful Life
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
MGM Parade
Notorious
Samson and Delilah
Father of the Bride
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Submarine Command
Mildred Pierce
The Fountainhead
Call Northside 777
The Long, Long Trailer
Santa Fe Trail
Mary of Scotland
Annie Oakley
Father's Little Dividend
Brigham Young
Madame Curie
Air Force
The Strange Woman
Marie Antoinette
Command Decision
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Lone Star
Invisible Stripes
The Last Gangster
Sign of the Pagan
Life with Father
The Glass Key
Virginia City
Payment on Demand
Cobra Woman
Possessed
Allegheny Uprising
Reunion in France
Dive Bomber
Gold Is Where You Find It
Dangerously They Live