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name: "Moroni Olsen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/moroni-olsen"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 June 1889"
died: "22 November 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:18:13.305665+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Moroni Olsen

Actor. Born 26 June 1889 in Ogden, Utah, USA. Died 22 November 1954.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 June 1889, Ogden, Utah, USA
- **Died:** 22 November 1954
- **Also known as:** Maroni Olsen, Moroni Olson, John Willard

## Biography

Moroni Olsen (27 June 1889 – 22 November 1954) was an American actor. Born in Ogden, Utah, to Mormon parents, he studied at Weber Stake Academy and the University of Utah before working in theatre.

In 1923 he formed the Moroni Olsen Players, a repertory company that toured the western United States. After Broadway appearances he made his film debut in 1935 as Porthos in *The Three Musketeers*. He is known for voice roles as the Magic Mirror in *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* (1937) and the senior angel in *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), as well as screen roles including Walter Beardsley in Alfred Hitchcock's *Notorious* (1946), Inspector Peterson in *Mildred Pierce* (1945) and Herbert Dunstan in *Father of the Bride* (1950).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Notorious* (1946), Fi1m 92, as Walter Beardsley — [page](https://film.one/film/notorious.md)

## Also known for

- *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* (1938), Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Senior Angel (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)
- *Mildred Pierce* (1945), Inspector Peterson
- *I Love Lucy* (1951), Judge
- *Samson and Delilah* (1949), Targil
- *Father of the Bride* (1950), Herbert Dunstan
- *Call Northside 777* (1948), Parole Board Chairman
- *The Fountainhead* (1949), Chairman

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