John Qualen
Birthday
1899/12/06
Day of death
1987/09/12 (87 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also know as
John M. Qualen, John T. Qualen, Johan Mandt Kvalen
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 m...Read more
Acting
(1943) Casablanca
as Berger
(1940) The Grapes of Wrath
as Muley Graves
(1940) His Girl Friday
as Earl Williams
(1956) The Searchers
as Lars Jorgensen
(1940) Youth Will Be Served
as Clem Howie
(1948) My Girl Tisa
as Svenson
(1940) Blondie on a Budget
as Ed Fuddle
(1960) North to Alaska
as Logger
(1942) Jungle Book
as The Barber
(1962) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Peter Ericson
(1948) Hollow Triumph
as Swangron
(1941) Out of the Fog
as Olaf Johnson
(1965) A Patch of Blue
as Mr. Faber
(1935) Charlie Chan in Paris
as Concierge, Dufresne's Hotel (bit)
(1938) The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
as Stoner
(1950) Woman on the Run
as Maibus
(1964) 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Luther Lindquist
(1944) Dark Waters
as Uncle Norbert
(1941) All That Money Can Buy
as Miser Stevens
(1940) Angels Over Broadway
as Charles Engle
(1965) Those Calloways
as Ernie Evans
(1942) Arabian Nights
as Aladdin
(1966) A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Jesse Buford
(1941) The Shepherd of the Hills
as Coot Royal
(1947) The Fugitive
as A Refugee Doctor
(1953) I, the Jury
as Dr. R.H. Vickers, Veterinarian
(1940) Knute Rockne All American
as Lars Knutson Rockne
(1964) Cheyenne Autumn
as Svenson (uncredited)
(1945) Adventure
as Model T
(1965) The Sons of Katie Elder
as Charlie Biller
(1952) Hans Christian Andersen
as Burgomaster
(1954) The High and the Mighty
as Jose Locota
(1942) Larceny, Inc.
as Sam Bachrach
(1949) The Big Steal
as Julius Seton
(1958) Revolt in the Big House
as Doc
(1940) The Long Voyage Home
as Axel
(1954) The Other Woman
as Papasha
(1958) The Gun Runners
as Pop
(1950) The Jackpot
as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
(1944) The Impostor
as Monge
(1958) My World Dies Screaming
as Jonah Snell
(1935) Black Fury
as Mike Shemanski
(1937) Angel's Holiday
as Waldo Everett
(1941) Million Dollar Baby
as Dr. Patterson
(1943) Swing Shift Maisie
as Horatio Curley
(1942) Tortilla Flat
as Jose Maria Corcoran
(1939) Thunder Afloat
as Milo
(1968) Firecreek
as Hall
(1939) Honeymoon in Bali
as Meek Man (uncredited)
(1935) One More Spring
as Auctioneer
(1954) Passion
as Gaspar Melo
(1934) Our Daily Bread
as Chris (as John T. Qualen)
(1968) P.J.
as Poppa
(1951) Goodbye, My Fancy
as Professor Dingley
(1939) Stand Up and Fight
as Davy
(1945) Roughly Speaking
as Svend Olsen
(1944) An American Romance
as Anton Dubechek
(1935) Orchids to You
as Smith
(1936) Girls Dormitory
as Toni
(1931) Arrowsmith
as Henry Novak (uncredited)
(1936) Meet Nero Wolfe
as Olaf
(1934) He Was Her Man
as Dutch, Santa Avila's Cabbie
(1937) Seventh Heaven
as Sewer Rat
(1935) The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Sol Tinker
(1934) Sing and Like it
as Oswald (as John M. Qualen)
(1938) Five of a Kind
as Asa Wyatt
(1945) Captain Kidd
as Bart Blivens
(1969) Hail, Hero!
as Billy Hurd
(1950) The Flying Missile
as Lars Hansen
(1937) Fit for a King
as Otto
(1933) Let's Fall in Love
as Bjorkman
(1935) Chasing Yesterday
as Coccoz
(1940) Ski Patrol
as Gustaf
(1938) The Mad Miss Manton
as Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site
(1933) Counsellor at Law
as Breitstein
(1947) Song of Scheherazade
as Lorenzo
(1934) Upperworld
as Janitor
(1934) 365 Nights in Hollywood
as Prof. Herman Ellenbogen
(1957) The Big Land
as Sven Johnson
(1936) The Country Doctor
as Asa Wyatt
(1937) The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Loco
(1955) Man on a Bus
as Second Prisoner
(1948) Alias a Gentleman
as No End
(1936) Reunion
as Asa Wyatt
(1931) Street Scene
as Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)
(1950) Captain China
as Geech
(1933) Let's Fall in Love
as Svente Bjorkman
(1934) Hi, Nellie!
as Steve (uncredited)
(1961) Two Rode Together
as Ole Knudsen
(1955) The Sea Chase
as Chief Engineer Schmitt
(1939) Four Wives
as Frank
(1939) Let Us Live
as Dan (uncredited)
(1936) The Road to Glory
as Duflous
(1956) Johnny Concho
as Jake
(1935) Man of Iron
as Collins
(1940) On Their Own
as Peters
(1963) Donovan's Reef
as Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)
(1935) Thunder in the Night
as Hotel Porter
(1959) Anatomy of a Murder
as Deputy Sheriff Sulo
(1948) Reaching from Heaven
as The Stranger
(1940) Babies for Sale
as Howard Anderson
(1955) Unchained
as Leonard Haskins
(1953) Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
as Jonas P. Travis
(1936) Ring Around the Moon
as Bill Harvey
(1936) Wife vs. Secretary
as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
(1948) 16 Fathoms Deep
as Capt. Athos
(1935) The Three Musketeers
as Planchet
(1940) Saturday's Children
as First Carpenter (uncredited)
(1937) Nothing Sacred
as Fireman (uncredited)
(1960) Hell Bent for Leather
as Old Ben
(1935) Whipsaw
as Will Dabson
(1935) Doubting Thomas
as Von Blitzen
(1951) Belle Le Grand
as Corky McGee
(1965) I'll Take Sweden
as Olaf
(1934) Straight Is the Way
as Mr. Clapman (uncredited)
(1941) Model Wife
as The Janitor
(1963) The Prize
as Oscar
(1950) Buccaneer's Girl
as Vegetable Seller
(1941) New Wine
as Hasslinger's Clerk
(1960) Elmer Gantry
as Sam - Storekeeper
(1937) Fifty Roads to Town
as Sheriff Dow
(1938) The Chaser
as Lars
(1937) She Had to Eat
as Sleepy
(1935) Silk Hat Kid
as Mr. Fossbender
(1945) River Gang
as Uncle Bill
(1938) Joy of Living
as Oswego
(1947) High Conquest
as Peter Oberwalder Sr.
(1935) The Great Hotel Murder
as Ole
(1993) La Classe américaine
as V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1955) At Gunpoint
as Livingstone
(1939) Mickey the Kid
as Mailman
(1934) Servants' Entrance
as Detective
(1942) Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
(1969) Doc
as Luke
(1972) Getting Away from It All
as Charlie Erickson
(1961) Mister Ed
as ---
(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Henry Bennett
(1963) Burke's Law
as Richard Prince (uncredited)
(1955) Cheyenne
as ---
(1965) Green Acres
as ---
(1954) December Bride
as ---
(1966) The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Dr. Elmer Spritzer
(1970) The Odd Couple
as Groundskeeper
(1951) Dragnet
as ---
(1953) General Electric Theater
as ---
(1958) Sea Hunt
as ---
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Stepp
(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as ---
(1955) The Millionaire
as Harry Stonewall Jackson
(1962) The Virginian
as Gosta Swenson
(1960) Thriller
as Streetcar Conductor
(1958) Yancy Derringer
as Capt. Sven Larsen
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Pop Bradshaw
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Eddie
(1954) Climax!
as Geist
(1958) Bronco
as ---
(1958) The Donna Reed Show
as ---
(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse
as Gus Gruntle
(1959) The Alaskans
as ---
(1957) Sugarfoot
as Jens Jensen
(1961) Ben Casey
as ---
(1951) Racket Squad
as ---
(1959) Tightrope
as ---
(1961) Dr. Kildare
as Mr. Callahan
(1966) Shane
as Old Man
(1966) Jericho
as ---
(1959) The Third Man
as ---
(1964) No Time for Sergeants
as ---
(1957) Maverick
as ---
(1960) The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as ---
(1957) Maverick
as Leland Mills
(1960) Tate
as Sam
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Peleg Brewster
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Elmer Shore
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Crabtree
(1961) Mister Ed
as Milo Simmons
(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as Frank Casey
(1954) Public Defender
as Ames
(1970) The Odd Couple
as Mr. Larson
(1970) The Odd Couple
as Sam
(1970) The Partridge Family
as The Old Man
(1963) My Favorite Martian
as Matt
(1965) Green Acres
as Mr. Appleby