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

Moroni Olsen. Actor: Mildred Pierce. 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 …

Moroni Olsen. Actor: Mildred Pierce. 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 …

Sep 13, 2021 · Moroni Olsen was an actor of both stage and screen. He was born on June 27, 1889, in Ogden, Utah, and his parents named him after Moroni from the Book of Mormon. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Moroni Olsen voiced the Evil Queen’s mirror in the 1937 Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Clarence the angel’s boss in 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life. But first, he attended Weber Stake Academy.

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.

Mar 8, 2024 · Moroni Olsen was one of Hollywood's most popular and imposing character actors of the 1930s, 1940s, and early-1950s. His intimidating, seemingly unsympathetic features placed him much in demand to play such characters as corrupt villains, no-nonsense doctors, barnstorming preachers, dogged inspectors, powerful attorneys and other men of ...

Jul 25, 2016 · Moroni Olsen June 27, 1889 – November 22, 1954. Moroni Olsen was born in Ogden, Utah to Mormon parents who named him after the prophet Moroni. After having worked on Broadway he made his film debut in a 1935 adaptation of The Three Musketeers.

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Moroni created a troupe of players that bore his name and toured theaters in and around Salt Lake City. He then worked on Broadway and began his Hollywood career in 1934 as an uncredited religious dignitary in Death Takes a Holiday.