Moroni Olsen
Acting
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…
Also known as
Maroni Olsen · Moroni Olson · John Willard
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Known For
I Love Lucy
1951 · TV
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · Movie
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Movie
MGM Parade
1955 · TV
Notorious
1946 · Movie
Samson and Delilah
1949 · Movie
Mildred Pierce
1945 · Movie
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944 · Movie
Father of the Bride
1950 · Movie
Call Northside 777
1948 · Movie
The Fountainhead
1949 · Movie
Brigham Young
1940 · Movie