Personal Info
Maroni Olsen
Moroni Olson
John Willard
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Long, Long Trailer
as Mr. Tewitt
Sign of the Pagan
as Pope Leo I
Marry Me Again
as Mr. Courtney
So This Is Love
as Arnold Reuben
Lone Star
as Sam Houston
At Sword's Point
as Porthos
Washington Story
as Speaker Of The House
Payment on Demand
as Mr. Barton
Father's Little Dividend
as Herbert Dunstan
Submarine Command
as Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
