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Moroni Olsen (June 27, 1889 – November 22, 1954) was an American actor. Life and career. Olsen was born in Ogden, Utah, to Latter-day Saint parents Edward Arenholt Olsen and Martha ( née Hoverholst) Olsen, [1] [2] who named him after the Moroni found in the Book of Mormon.
The tall, beefy, balding, icy-eyed character actor Moroni Olsen was one of Hollywood's more popular and imposing performers of film during the late 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. The versatile player was born Moroni Olsen and raised in Utah to Mormon parents (Edward Arenholt Olsen and Marsha Holverholst).
Moroni Olsen. Actor: Mildred Pierce. Even his more courteous, somewhat friendlier types gave one pause for concern. The tall, beefy, balding, icy-eyed character actor Moroni Olsen was one of Hollywood's more popular and imposing performers of film during the late 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s.
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.
Moroni Olsen. His place of birth on June 27, 1889 explains Moroni Olsen’s unusual first name: Ogden is in Utah, a state where the Mormon religion is largely prominent. It just so happens that, in the Book of Mormon, Moroni is an angel that supposedly presented Joseph Smith with golden plate. Unsurprisingly, Moroni’s father was a Bishop.
Sep 13, 2021 · Moroni Olsen was an actor of both stage and screen. He was born on June 27, 1889, in Ogden, Utah, and his parents named him after Moroni from the Book of Mormon. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Named for the angel that allegedly revealed a prophecy to Joseph Smith, character actor Moroni Olsen lives on most prominently as the voice of another angel, albeit one that is unseen.
