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Moroni Olsen (June 27, 1889 – November 22, 1954) was an American actor.

Moroni Olsen
Olsen in Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Born	(1889-06-27)June 27, 1889 Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Died	November 22, 1954(1954-11-22) (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1919–1954

Life and career

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Olsen was born in Ogden, Utah to Latter-day Saint parents Edward Arenholt Olsen and Martha (née Hoverholst) Olsen,[1][2] who named him after the Moroni found in the Book of Mormon.[3]^{[better source needed]} His father was Bishop of the Fourth Ward of Ogden.[4][5]

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. He appeared in scores of films during his career.

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 provided the voice of the senior angel in It's a Wonderful Life. His roles before the camera include a Secret Service officer in Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film Notorious and the father-in-law of Elizabeth Taylor in the film comedies Father of the Bride (1950) and Father's Little Dividend (1951).

Olsen was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, being a teacher of youth in the Hollywood Ward. He also was director of the Pilgrimage Play of Hollywood for several years.[3]

Olsen died on November 22, 1954, of a heart attack at the age of 65. He is buried in the Ogden City Cemetery.^{[citation needed]}

Broadway roles

• Mary of Scotland (1933) as John Knox

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Moroni Olsen at IMDb
• Moroni Olsen at Turner Classic Movies
• Moroni Olsen at the Internet Broadway Database
• Moroni Olsen at Find a Grave

На других языках

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- [en] Moroni Olsen

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[es] Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen (nació el 27 de junio de 1889 - murió el 22 de noviembre de 1954) fue un actor estadounidense.

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[ru] Олсен, Морони

Морони Олсен (англ. Moroni Olsen; 27 июня 1889 — 22 ноября 1954) — американский актёр театра и кино, наиболее известный по ролям в фильмах 1940-50-х годов.

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