Moroni Olsen Net Worth
Moroni Olsen Net Worth is
$900,000
Moroni Olsen Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Even his more courteous, somewhat friendlier types gave one pause for concern. The tall, beefy, balding, icy-eyed character actor Moroni Olsen was one of Hollywood's more popular and imposing performers of film during the late 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. The versatile player was born Moroni Olsen and raised in Utah to Mormon parents (Edward ... | Date Of Birth | June 27, 1889 |
| Died | 1954-11-22 |
| Place Of Birth | Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Height | 6' 3" (1.91 m) |
| Profession | Actor |
| Parents | Edward Arenholt Olsen, Martha Magdalena Hoverholst, Marsha Hoverholst |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is often claimed that Olsen's real name was John Willard Clawson and that he was the son of Utah artist John Willard Clawson Sr.; however, this is not found in fact. |
| 2 | Moroni Olsen got his start on Broadway in "The Cat And The Canary" which he wrote and starred in under the pen name John Willard. |
| 3 | Appeared in three "Three Musketeers" films - the 1935 version with Walter Abel (The Three Musketeers (1935)), the 1939 comedy version with Don Ameche and the Ritz Brothers (The Three Musketeers (1939)), and a 1952 film called At Sword's Point (1952). |
| 4 | A devoutly religious man himself, he twice played the head of a church: Pope Leo I in Sign of the Pagan (1954) and John Knox in Mary of Scotland (1936). |
| 5 | Distant relation of football legend/actor Merlin Olsen . |
| 6 | His given name, Moroni, comes from the name of a angel, who, according to an account by Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), revealed to him the location of the document which would become known as the Book of Mormon. |
| 7 | Strongly involved with Hollywood's annual Pilgrimage Play for many years as a director. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Halls of Ivy | 1955 | TV Series | |
| Sign of the Pagan | 1954 | Pope Leo I | |
| General Electric Theater | 1954 | TV Series | |
| The Long, Long Trailer | 1953 | Mr. Tewitt | |
| Marry Me Again | 1953 | Mr. Courtney | |
| So This Is Love | 1953 | Arnold Reuben (uncredited) | |
| I Love Lucy | 1952 | TV Series | Judge |
| Washington Story | 1952 | Speaker of the House | |
| At Sword's Point | 1952 | Porthos | |
| Lone Star | 1952 | Sam Houston | |
| Submarine Command | 1951 | Rear Adm. Joshua Rice | |
| No Questions Asked | 1951 | Henry Manston | |
| Father's Little Dividend | 1951 | Herbert Dunstan | |
| Payment on Demand | 1951 | Attorney Arnold Barton (uncredited) | |
| Father of the Bride | 1950 | Herbert Dunstan | |
| Samson and Delilah | 1949 | Targil | |
| Task Force | 1949 | Adm. Ames | |
| The Fountainhead | 1949 | Chairman | |
| Command Decision | 1948 | Congressman Stone | |
| Up in Central Park | 1948 | Big Jim Fitts | |
| Call Northside 777 | 1948 | Parole Board Chairman | |
| High Wall | 1947 | Dr. Philip Dunlap | |
| That Hagen Girl | 1947 | Trenton Gateley | |
| Black Gold | 1947 | Don Toland | |
| Life with Father | 1947 | Dr. Humphries | |
| Possessed | 1947 | Dr. Ames | |
| The Long Night | 1947 | Chief of Police Bob McManus | |
| The Beginning or the End | 1947 | Dr. Arthur H. Compton | |
| It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 | Senior Angel (voice, uncredited) | |
| The Strange Woman | 1946 | Rev. Thatcher | |
| Notorious | 1946 | Walter Beardsley | |
| Boys' Ranch | 1946 | Judge Henderson | |
| The Walls Came Tumbling Down | 1946 | Bishop Martin | |
| Night in Paradise | 1946 | High Priest | |
| From This Day Forward | 1946 | Tim Bagley (uncredited) | |
| Don't Fence Me In | 1945 | Henry Bennett, aka Harry Benson | |
| Week-End at the Waldorf | 1945 | House Detective Blake | |
| Mildred Pierce | 1945 | Inspector Peterson | |
| Behind City Lights | 1945 | Curtis Holbrook | |
| Pride of the Marines | 1945 | Capt. Burroughs | |
| The Valley of Decision | 1945 | Richard Kane (uncredited) | |
| Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | 1944 | General (uncredited) | |
| Roger Touhy, Gangster | 1944 | Riley (as Maroni Olsen) | |
| Cobra Woman | 1944 | MacDonald | |
| Buffalo Bill | 1944 | Sen. Frederici | |
| Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | 1944 | Caliph Hassan | |
| The Song of Bernadette | 1943 | Chaplain (uncredited) | |
| Madame Curie | 1943 | President of Businessman's Board (uncredited) | |
| We've Never Been Licked | 1943 | Commandant | |
| Mission to Moscow | 1943 | Col. Faymonville | |
| Air Force | 1943 | Col. Blake | |
| Reunion in France | 1942 | Paul Grebeau | |
| Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | 1942 | Dr. Olcott | |
| The Glass Key | 1942 | Ralph Henry | |
| My Favorite Spy | 1942 | Major Allen | |
| Ship Ahoy | 1942 | Inspector Davis (uncredited) | |
| Sundown Jim | 1942 | Andrew Barr | |
| Nazi Agent | 1942 | Brenner | |
| Dangerously They Live | 1941 | Mr. Goodwin | |
| One Foot in Heaven | 1941 | Dr. John Romer | |
| Dive Bomber | 1941 | Senior Surgeon at San Diego | |
| Three Sons o' Guns | 1941 | Philip Talbot | |
| Respect the Law | 1941 | Short | Dr. Walter Terriss |
| Santa Fe Trail | 1940 | Robert E. Lee | |
| Life with Henry | 1940 | Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite | |
| East of the River | 1940 | Judge R.D. Davis | |
| Brigham Young | 1940 | Doc Richards | |
| If I Had My Way | 1940 | Mr. Blair | |
| Virginia City | 1940 | Cameron | |
| Brother Rat and a Baby | 1940 | Major Terry | |
| Invisible Stripes | 1939 | The Warden | |
| Barricade | 1939 | Shanghai Managing Editor | |
| That's Right - You're Wrong | 1939 | Jonathan Forbes | |
| Allegheny Uprising | 1939 | Calhoon | |
| Dust Be My Destiny | 1939 | Slim Jones - Defense Attorney | |
| The Bill of Rights | 1939 | Short | Royal Governor Dunmore (as Moroni Olson) |
| Susannah of the Mounties | 1939 | Supt. Andrew Standing | |
| Code of the Secret Service | 1939 | The Friar | |
| Sons of Liberty | 1939 | Short | Robert Morris, Superintendent of Finance (uncredited) |
| Rose of Washington Square | 1939 | Mayor Buck Russell | |
| The Three Musketeers | 1939 | Bailiff | |
| Off the Record | 1939 | Juvenal Court Judge | |
| Homicide Bureau | 1939 | Captain Haines | |
| Kentucky | 1938 | John Dillon - 1938 | |
| Submarine Patrol | 1938 | The Fleet Captain | |
| There Goes My Heart | 1938 | Fisherman (uncredited) | |
| That Certain Age | 1938 | Fullerton's Associate (uncredited) | |
| Marie Antoinette | 1938 | Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited) | |
| What Do You Think?: Tupapaoo | 1938 | Short | Kurt Larsen (the trader) |
| Kidnapped | 1938 | Douglas (as Maroni Olsen) | |
| Gold Is Where You Find It | 1938 | Senator Hearst | |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | Magic Mirror (voice, uncredited) | |
| Adventure's End | 1937 | First Mate Rand Husk | |
| Manhattan Merry-Go-Round | 1937 | Jonathan (uncredited) | |
| The Last Gangster | 1937 | Detective Danny Shea (uncredited) | |
| The Life of Emile Zola | 1937 | Capt. Guignet (uncredited) | |
| The Soldier and the Lady | 1937 | Tartar Chief (voice, uncredited) | |
| The Plough and the Stars | 1936 | Gen. Connally | |
| Mummy's Boys | 1936 | Dr. Edward Sterling | |
| Grand Jury | 1936 | Davis, Taylor's Bodyguard | |
| Mary of Scotland | 1936 | John Knox | |
| M'Liss | 1936 | Jake | |
| The Witness Chair | 1936 | Lieutenant Poole | |
| Two in Revolt | 1936 | Cyrus Benton | |
| The Farmer in the Dell | 1936 | Chester Hart | |
| Yellow Dust | 1936 | Missouri | |
| We're Only Human | 1935 | Inspector J.R. Curran | |
| Seven Keys to Baldpate | 1935 | Mayor Jim Cargan | |
| Annie Oakley | 1935 | William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody | |
| The Three Musketeers | 1935 | Porthos |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All | 2001 | Video documentary short | Magic Mirror (uncredited) |
| Hollywood Mavericks | 1990 | Documentary | Chairman |
| MGM Parade | 1956 | TV Series | Kurt Larsen in 'What Do You Think?: Tupapaoo' |
Known for movies
Notorious (1946)
as Walter Beardsley
Mildred Pierce (1945)
as Inspector Peterson
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
as Herbert Dunstan
Father of the Bride (1950)
as Herbert Dunstan