Moroni Olsen: movies and TV shows
Moroni Olsen has 102 credits in the archive: 100 films and 2 TV series, from 1934 to 1955. Highest rated: It's a Wonderful Life (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1934 – 1955 · busiest year: 1939 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MGM Parade | Self | TV | 7.5 | 66 |
| 1954 | Sign of the Pagan | Pope Leo I | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1954 | The Long, Long Trailer | Mr. Tewitt | Film | 6.9 | 65 |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Arnold Reuben | Film | 4.3 | 64 |
| 1953 | Marry Me Again | Mr. Courtney | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1952 | Lone Star | Sam Houston | Film | 5.7 | 63 |
| 1952 | At Sword's Point | Porthos | Film | 5.1 | 63 |
| 1952 | Washington Story | Speaker Of The House | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Judge | TV | 7.9 | 62 |
| 1951 | Father's Little Dividend | Herbert Dunstan | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1951 | Payment on Demand | Mr. Barton | Film | 6.2 | 62 |
| 1951 | Submarine Command | Rear Adm. Joshua Rice | Film | 5.8 | 62 |
| 1951 | No Questions Asked | Henry Manston | Film | 6.1 | 62 |
| 1950 | Father of the Bride | Herbert Dunstan | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Targil | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Chairman | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1949 | Task Force | Adm. Ames | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1948 | Command Decision | Congressman Stone | Film | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 | Parole Board Chairman | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1948 | Up in Central Park | Big Jim Fitts | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1947 | Possessed | Dr. Ames | Film | 6.9 | 58 |
| 1947 | The Long Night | Chief of Police Bob McManus | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 1947 | High Wall | Dr. Philip Dunlap | Film | 6.4 | 58 |
| 1947 | That Hagen Girl | Trenton Gateley | Film | 5.4 | 58 |
| 1947 | Life with Father | Dr. Humphries | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1947 | Black Gold | Don Toland | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 8.3 | 57 |
| 1946 | Notorious | Walter Beardsley | Film | 7.7 | 57 |
| 1946 | The Strange Woman | Rev. Thatcher | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1946 | Boys' Ranch | Judge Henderson | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1946 | From This Day Forward | Tim Bagley | Film | 5.4 | 57 |
| 1946 | The Walls Came Tumbling Down | Bishop Martin | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1945 | Mildred Pierce | Inspector Peterson | Film | 7.6 | 56 |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | House Detective | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1945 | Pride of the Marines | Capt. Burroughs | Film | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1945 | Don't Fence Me In | Henry Bennett | Film | 5.8 | 56 |
| 1945 | Behind City Lights | Curtis Holbrook | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | General (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1944 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Caliph Hassan | Film | 6.2 | 55 |
| 1944 | Cobra Woman | MacDonald | Film | 5.4 | 55 |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster | Riley | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1944 | Buffalo Bill | Sen. Frederici | Film | 5.8 | 55 |
| 1943 | Air Force | Col. Blake | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Col. Faymonville | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1943 | We've Never Been Licked | Commandant | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1943 | Madame Curie | President of Businessman's Board (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1942 | The Glass Key | Ralph Henry | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy | Major Allen | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 1942 | Reunion in France | Paul Grebeau | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1942 | Sundown Jim | Andrew Barr | Film | 10.0 | 53 |
| 1942 | Nazi Agent | Brenner | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Dr. Henry Olcott | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber | Senior Surgeon at San Diego | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven | Dr. John Romer | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1941 | Dangerously They Live | Mr. John Goodwin | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1941 | Respect the Law | Dr. Walter Terriss | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns | Philip G. Talbot | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1941 | Life with Henry | Sylvanus Q. Sattherwaite | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Robert E. Lee | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1940 | Virginia City | Cameron | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1940 | Brigham Young | Doc Richards | Film | 4.6 | 51 |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby | Major Terry | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1940 | East of the River | Judge R.D. Davis | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1940 | If I Had My Way | Mr. Blair | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | The Warden | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1939 | Susannah of the Mounties | Andrew Standing | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1939 | The Three Musketeers | Bailiff | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1939 | Allegheny Uprising | Tom Calhoon | Film | 5.9 | 50 |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | Slim Jones | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square | Buck Russell | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1939 | Homicide Bureau | Captain Haines | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1939 | That's Right – You're Wrong | Jonathan Forbes | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1939 | Barricade | Managing Editor | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1939 | The Bill of Rights | Royal Governor Dunmore | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1939 | Code of the Secret Service | The friar | Film | 4.4 | 50 |
| 1939 | Off the Record | Juvenal Court Judge | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1938 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette | Bearded Leader of the People (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart | Fisherman (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 49 |
| 1938 | Submarine Patrol | The Fleet Captain | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It | Senator Hearst | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1938 | That Certain Age | Fullerton's Associate (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1938 | Kidnapped | Douglas | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1938 | Kentucky | John Dillon - 1938 | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1938 | What Do You Think? Tupapaoo | Kurt Larsen | Film | 8.8 | 49 |
| 1937 | The Last Gangster | Detective Danny Shea (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Tartar Chief (Voice) (Uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 48 |
| 1937 | Adventure's End | First Mate Rand Husk | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1936 | Mary of Scotland | John Knox | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1936 | The Plough and the Stars | General Connally | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 1936 | The Witness Chair | Lt. Poole | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1936 | Yellow Dust | Missouri | Film | 4.5 | 47 |
| 1936 | Mummy's Boys | Dr. Edward Sterling | Film | 5.0 | 47 |
| 1936 | Grand Jury | Davis, the bodyguard | Film | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1936 | Two in Revolt | Cyrus Benton | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1936 | The Farmer in the Dell | Chester Hart | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1936 | M'Liss | Jake | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1935 | Annie Oakley | Buffalo Bill | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1935 | We're Only Human | R.J. Curran | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1935 | The Three Musketeers | Porthos | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1935 | Seven Keys to Baldpate | Mayor Jim Cargen | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1934 | Death Takes a Holiday | Cardinal De Valle (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 45 |