Personal Info
John M. Qualen
John T. Qualen
Johan Mandt Kvalen
John Qualen
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Qualen (born Johan Mandt Kvalen, December 8, 1899 – September 12, 1987) was a Canadian-American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles.
Qualen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of immigrants from Norway; his father was a Lutheran minister and changed the family's original surname, "Kvalen", to "Qualen" – though some sources give Oleson, later Oleson Kvalen as Qualen's earlier surnames. His father's ministering meant many moves and John was 20 when he graduated from Elgin High School in 1920. Though…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
La Classe américaine
as V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
as Old Man on Porch
Getting Away from It All
as Charlie Erickson
Hail, Hero!
as Billy Hurd
Doc
as Luke
Firecreek
as Hall
P.J.
as Poppa
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Jesse Buford
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Charlie Biller
A Patch of Blue
as Mr. Faber
TV Shows
The Streets of San Francisco
as Frank Casey · 1 ep.
The Odd Couple
as Sam · 1 ep.
The Partridge Family
as The Old Man · 1 ep.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Dr. Elmer Spritzer · 1 ep.
Shane
as Old Man · 1 ep.
Jericho
1 ep.
Green Acres
as Willie Dunhill · 1 ep.
No Time for Sergeants
1 ep.
Burke's Law
as Richard Prince (uncredited) · 2 ep.
My Favorite Martian
as Matt · 1 ep.
