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Overview

Date of Death:
12 September 1987, Torrance, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
One of the best and most familiar character actors of the first four decades... more
Trivia:
Though some reference works list his birth name as Oleson or Olson, in... more
Alternate Names:
John M. Qualen | John T. Qualen

Filmography

Actor:
  1. "Movin' On" (1 episode, 1974)
        - Lifeline (1974) TV episode
  2. "The Streets of San Francisco" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Winterkill (1973) TV episode
  3. Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (1973) .... Old Man on Porch
    ... aka Frasier the Lovable Lion
  4. "The Odd Couple" .... Groundskeeper / ... (3 episodes, 1971-1973)
        - Sometimes a Great Ocean (1973) TV episode .... Mr. Larson
        - A Grave for Felix (1971) TV episode .... Groundskeeper
        - A Taste of Money (1971) TV episode .... Sam
  5. Wednesday Night Out (1972) (TV)
  6. "The Partridge Family" .... The Old Man (1 episode, 1972)
        - My Heart Belongs to a Two Car Garage (1972) TV episode .... The Old Man
  7. Getting Away from It All (1972) (TV) .... Charlie Erickson
  8. "Make Room for Granddaddy" .... Folsom (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Arm Wrestle (1971) TV episode .... Folsom
  9. "Medical Center" .... Charlie (1 episode, 1971)
        - Countdown (1971) TV episode .... Charlie
  10. "Green Acres" .... Mr. Appleby / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
        - The Ex-Con (1970) TV episode .... Willie Dunhill
        - Eb's Romance (1968) TV episode .... Mr. Appleby

  11. Hail, Hero! (1969) .... Billy Hurd
  12. Doc (1969) (TV) .... Luke
  13. Firecreek (1968) .... Hall
  14. P.J. (1968)
    ... aka New Face in Hell (UK)
  15. "I Spy" .... Hannos (1 episode, 1967)
        - Red Sash of Courage (1967) TV episode .... Hannos
  16. "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." .... Dr. Elmer Spritzer (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Jewels of Topango Affair (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Elmer Spritzer
  17. "Shane" .... Old Man (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Hant (1966) TV episode .... Old Man
  18. "Jericho" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Dutch and Go (1966) TV episode
  19. A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) .... Jesse Buford
    ... aka Big Deal at Dodge City (UK)
  20. "Hazel" .... Mr. Johansson (1 episode, 1966)
        - A Question of Ethics (1966) TV episode .... Mr. Johansson
  21. "Burke's Law" .... Richard Prince (2 episodes, 1966)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Terror in a Tiny Town: Part 2 (1966) TV episode .... Richard Prince
        - Terror in a Tiny Town: Part 1 (1966) TV episode .... Richard Prince
  22. "The Donna Reed Show" .... Zeke (1 episode, 1966)
        - My Son, the Councilman (1966) TV episode .... Zeke
  23. "Mister Ed" .... Axel the Handyman / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1965)
        - Ed the Bridegroom (1965) TV episode .... Justice of the Peace
        - Ed's New Shoes (1961) TV episode .... Axel the Handyman
        - Pine Lake Lodge (1961) TV episode .... Milo Simmons
  24. A Patch of Blue (1965) .... Mr. Faber
  25. Sally and Sam (1965) (TV) .... Picket
  26. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) .... Charlie Biller
  27. I'll Take Sweden (1965) .... Olaf
  28. "Ben Casey" .... John Paul McGarrity / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
        - A Horse Named Stravinsky (1965) TV episode .... John Paul McGarrity
        - The White Ones Are Dolphins (1963) TV episode .... Mr. Wren
  29. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - Cops and Robbers (1965) TV episode
  30. Those Calloways (1965) .... Ernie Evans
  31. "Dr. Kildare" .... Callahan (1 episode, 1964)
        - An Exchange of Gifts (1964) TV episode .... Callahan
  32. "No Time for Sergeants" .... Dr. Grant (1 episode, 1964)
        - Grandpa's Airlift (1964) TV episode .... Dr. Grant
  33. "The Virginian" .... Gosta Swenson (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - A Bride for Lars (1964) TV episode .... Gosta Swenson
  34. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) .... Luther Lindquist
    ... aka The Secret World of Dr. Lao
  35. "Make Room for Daddy" .... Swenson, the Janitor (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Danny Thomas Show (USA: new title)
        - Sense of Humor (1964) TV episode .... Swenson, the Janitor
  36. "My Favorite Martian" .... Matt, Security Guard (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka My Favourite Martian (Australia)
        - Now You See It, Now You Don't (1964) TV episode .... Matt, Security Guard
  37. "The Real McCoys" (1957) TV series .... Frank, the Howards Handyman (unknown episodes, 1963)
    ... aka The McCoys
  38. The Prize (1963) .... Oscar (Welcome Basket)
  39. "The Third Man" (1 episode, 1963)
        - An Act of Atonement (1963) TV episode
  40. Donovan's Reef (1963) (uncredited) .... Deck hand who cries "Man Overboard"
  41. "The Wide Country" .... Henry Demeter (1 episode, 1963)
        - Whose Hand at My Throat? (1963) TV episode .... Henry Demeter
  42. "Laramie" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Shadow of the Past (1962) TV episode
  43. "Lawman" (3 episodes, 1960-1962)
    ... aka The Lawman (USA: alternative title)
        - Explosion (1962) TV episode
        - Blind Hate (1961) TV episode
        - Old Stefano (1960) TV episode
  44. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) .... Peter Ericson
  45. "The Andy Griffith Show" .... Henry Bennett (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)
        - The Jinx (1962) TV episode .... Henry Bennett
  46. "Maverick" .... Henry Albright / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1961)
        - The Golden Fleecing (1961) TV episode .... Henry Albright
        - Lonesome Reunion (1958) TV episode .... Leland Mills
  47. "Bonanza" .... Parley (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Springtime (1961) TV episode .... Parley
  48. Two Rode Together (1961) .... Ole Knudsen
  49. "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" .... Sam Lundborg (1 episode, 1961)
        - Big Jake (1961) TV episode .... Sam Lundborg
  50. "Thriller" .... Mr. George (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - Mr. George (1961) TV episode .... Mr. George
  51. "Klondike" .... Larsen (1 episode, 1961)
        - Queen of the Klondike (1961) TV episode .... Larsen
  52. North to Alaska (1960) .... Logger Judge
  53. "Tate" .... Sam (1 episode, 1960)
        - Before Sunup (1960) TV episode .... Sam
  54. "Sea Hunt" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Changing Patterns (1960) TV episode
  55. Elmer Gantry (1960) (uncredited) .... Sam (storekeeper)
  56. "Sugarfoot" .... Jens Jensen (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Tenderfoot (UK)
        - Funeral at Forty Mile (1960) TV episode .... Jens Jensen
  57. "Overland Trail" (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Overland Stage
        - Lawyer in Petticoats (1960) TV episode
  58. Hell Bent for Leather (1960) .... Old Ben
  59. "The Gale Storm Show" .... Olaf Hansen (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
    ... aka Oh! Susanna
        - Love by Yiminy (1960) TV episode .... Olaf Hansen
        - The Swedish Steward (1959) TV episode .... Olaf Hansen

  60. "The Alaskans" .... Jack Despain (1 episode, 1959)
        - Starvation Stampede (1959) TV episode .... Jack Despain
  61. "Tightrope" .... Lucas (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Cracking Point (1959) TV episode .... Lucas
  62. "Bronco" .... Mr. Colby (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Burning Springs (1959) TV episode .... Mr. Colby
  63. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) .... Deputy Sheriff Sulo
  64. "The Californians" .... J. Jimmerson Jones / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - Stampede at Misery Flats (1959) TV episode .... Vinegar Pete Jones
        - J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc. (1958) TV episode .... J. Jimmerson Jones
  65. "Yancy Derringer" .... Captain Sven Larsen (2 episodes, 1958)
        - Old Dixie (1958) TV episode .... Captain Sven Larsen
        - Gallatin Street (1958) TV episode .... Captain Sven Larsen
  66. Revolt in the Big House (1958) .... Doc
  67. The Gun Runners (1958) .... Pop, pawnbroker-casino operator
    ... aka Gunrunners (International: English title)
  68. My World Dies Screaming (1958) .... Jonah Snell
    ... aka Terror in the Haunted House
  69. The Big Land (1957) .... Sven Johnson
    ... aka Stampeded (UK)
  70. "Cheyenne" .... Charley Dolan (1 episode, 1957)
        - Deadline (1957) TV episode .... Charley Dolan
  71. "December Bride" .... The Count (1 episode, 1957)
        - Royalty (1957) TV episode .... The Count
  72. "The Millionaire" .... Harry Stonewall Jackson (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka If You Had a Million
        - The Charles Hartford Simpson Story (1956) TV episode .... Harry Stonewall Jackson
  73. "Climax!" .... Geist (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
        - The Fog (1956) TV episode .... Geist
  74. Johnny Concho (1956) .... Jake
  75. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Elmer Shore / ... (3 episodes, 1956)
        - Help Wanted (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Crabtree
        - Shopping for Death (1956) TV episode .... Elmer Shore
        - A Bullet for Baldwin (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Stepp
  76. "Crossroads" .... Dr. Axel Johnson (1 episode, 1956)
        - Dig or Die, Brother Hyde (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Axel Johnson
  77. The Searchers (1956) .... Lars Jorgensen
  78. At Gunpoint (1955) .... Livingstone
    ... aka Gunpoint! (UK)
  79. "Science Fiction Theatre" .... Prof. Avery (1 episode, 1955)
        - Death at Two A.M. (1955) TV episode .... Prof. Avery
  80. The Sea Chase (1955) .... Chief Engineer Schmitt
  81. Unchained (1955) .... Leonard Haskins
  82. Passion (1954) .... Gaspar Melo
  83. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Francois / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1954)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Girl in Flight (1954) TV episode .... Francois
        - Crossed and Double Crossed (1952) TV episode .... Sparks
  84. The Other Woman (1954) .... Papasha
  85. "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Action Tonight (USA: syndication title)
        - Portrait of Tobey (1954) TV episode
  86. The High and the Mighty (1954) .... Jose Locota
  87. The Student Prince (1954) .... Prof. Willie Klauber
  88. "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Gus Gruntle (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Adapt or Die (1954) TV episode .... Gus Gruntle
  89. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Peleg Brewster / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Whale on the Beach (1954) TV episode .... Peleg Brewster
        - Knave of Hearts (1953) TV episode .... Pop Bradshaw
  90. "Omnibus" .... Storekeeper J.P. (1 episode, 1954)
        - Nobody's Fool (1954) TV episode .... Storekeeper J.P.
  91. "The Public Defender" .... Ames (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Prize Fighter Story (1954) TV episode .... Ames
  92. "Dragnet" (2 episodes, 1953)
    ... aka Badge 714 (USA: syndication title)
        - The Big Revolt (1953) TV episode
        - The Big Fire (1953) TV episode
  93. I, the Jury (1953) .... Dr. R.H. Vickers, Veterinarian
  94. "General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Thirteen O'Clock (1953) TV episode
  95. Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) (uncredited) .... Defense Attorney Cavendish
  96. Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953) .... Jonas P. Travis
  97. "Your Favorite Story" (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Canterville Ghost (1953) TV episode
  98. Hans Christian Andersen (1952) .... Burgomaster
  99. "The Schaefer Century Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Portrait of Toby (1952) TV episode
  100. "Celanese Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Anna Christie (1952) TV episode
  101. Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) .... Professor Dingley
  102. "Stars Over Hollywood" .... Anders, Carl (1 episode, 1951)
        - Son of the Rock (1951) TV episode .... Anders, Carl
  103. Belle Le Grand (1951) .... Corky McGee
  104. The Flying Missile (1950) .... Lars Hansen
    ... aka The Flying Fish (USA)
  105. Woman on the Run (1950) .... Mailbus
  106. The Jackpot (1950) (uncredited) .... Mr. Ferguson
  107. Buccaneer's Girl (1950) .... Vegetable Man
  108. Captain China (1950) .... Geech

  109. The Big Steal (1949) .... Julius Seton
  110. Hollow Triumph (1948) .... Dr. Swangron D.D.S.
    ... aka The Scar (UK)
  111. 16 Fathoms Deep (1948) .... Capt. Athos
  112. My Girl Tisa (1948) .... Svenson
  113. On Our Merry Way (1948) (scenes deleted) .... Mr. Atwood
  114. Alias a Gentleman (1948) .... No End
  115. Reaching from Heaven (1948) .... Immigrant
  116. The Fugitive (1947) .... A Refugee Doctor
    ... aka Fugitivo, El (Mexico)
  117. High Conquest (1947) .... Peter Oberwalder Sr.
  118. Song of Scheherazade (1947) .... Lorenzo
  119. Adventure (1945) .... Model T
  120. Captain Kidd (1945) .... Bart Blivens
  121. River Gang (1945) .... Uncle Bill
    ... aka Fairy Tale Murder (UK)
  122. Roughly Speaking (1945) .... Svend Olsen
  123. Dark Waters (1944) .... Uncle Norbert
  124. An American Romance (1944) .... Anton Dubechek
  125. The Impostor (1944) .... Monge
    ... aka Bayonet Charge (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Strange Confession (USA: new title)
  126. Swing Shift Maisie (1943) .... Horatio Curley
    ... aka The Girl in Overalls (UK)
  127. Arabian Nights (1942) .... Aladdin
  128. Casablanca (1942) .... Berger
  129. Tortilla Flat (1942) .... Jose Maria Corcoran
  130. Larceny, Inc. (1942) .... Sam Bachrach
  131. Jungle Book (1942) .... The barber
    ... aka Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book
  132. The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) .... Miser Stevens
    ... aka All That Money Can Buy (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Daniel and the Devil (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka The Devil and Daniel Webster (USA: reissue title)
  133. New Wine (1941) .... Hasslinger's Clerk
    ... aka The Great Awakening (UK)
    ... aka The Melody Master (USA: reissue title)
  134. The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) .... Coot Royal
  135. Out of the Fog (1941) .... Olaf Johnson
  136. Million Dollar Baby (1941) .... Dr. Patterson, Chemist
  137. Model Wife (1941) .... The Janitor
  138. Youth Will Be Served (1940) .... Clem Howie
  139. The Long Voyage Home (1940) .... Axel Swanson
  140. Knute Rockne All American (1940) .... Lars Knutson Rockne
    ... aka A Modern Hero (UK)
  141. Angels Over Broadway (1940) .... Charles Engle
  142. Babies for Sale (1940) .... Howard Anderson
  143. Brother Orchid (1940) (scenes deleted) .... Mr. Pigeon
  144. On Their Own (1940) .... Peters
  145. Ski Patrol (1940) .... Gustaf Nerkuu
  146. Saturday's Children (1940) (uncredited) .... First Carpenter
  147. Blondie on a Budget (1940) .... Mr. Ed Fuddle
  148. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) .... Muley
  149. His Girl Friday (1940) .... Earl Williams
    ... aka Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title)

  150. Four Wives (1939) .... Frank, a Patient
  151. Thunder Afloat (1939) .... Milo
  152. Honeymoon in Bali (1939) .... Meek Man
    ... aka Husbands or Lovers (UK)
    ... aka My Love for Yours (USA: video title)
  153. Career (1939) (uncredited) .... Jeff Trotter
  154. Mickey the Kid (1939) .... Mailman
    ... aka Mickey
  155. Let Us Live (1939) (uncredited) .... Dan
  156. Stand Up and Fight (1939) .... Davy
  157. Strange Case of Dr. Meade (1938) .... Stoner
  158. Five of a Kind (1938) .... Asa Wyatt
  159. The Mad Miss Manton (1938) .... Subway Watchman
  160. The Chaser (1938) .... Lars
  161. The Texans (1938) (uncredited) .... Swede
  162. Joy of Living (1938) .... Oswego
  163. The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) .... Loco
  164. Nothing Sacred (1937) (uncredited) .... Fireman
  165. Fit for a King (1937) .... Otto
  166. She Had to Eat (1937) .... Sleepy
  167. Fifty Roads to Town (1937) .... Sheriff Dow
    ... aka Fifty Races to Town
  168. Angel's Holiday (1937) .... Waldo Everett
  169. Seventh Heaven (1937) .... Sewer Rat
  170. Reunion (1936) .... Asa Wyatt
  171. Girls' Dormitory (1936) .... Toni
  172. Meet Nero Wolfe (1936) .... Olaf
  173. The Road to Glory (1936) .... Duflous
  174. The Country Doctor (1936) .... Asa Wyatt
  175. Wife vs. Secretary (1936) (uncredited) .... Mr. Jenkins
  176. Ring Around the Moon (1936) .... Bill Harvey
  177. Man of Iron (1935) .... Collins, a Factory Worker
  178. Whipsaw (1935) .... Will Dabson
  179. The Three Musketeers (1935) .... Planchet, d'Artagnan's Servant
  180. Thunder in the Night (1935) .... Porter
  181. Orchids to You (1935) .... Smith
  182. Doubting Thomas (1935) .... Von Blitzen
  183. Silk Hat Kid (1935) .... Mr. Fossbender
  184. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) .... Sol Tinker
  185. Chasing Yesterday (1935) .... Aristide Coccoz
  186. Black Fury (1935) (as John T. Qualen) .... Mike Shemanski
  187. The Great Hotel Murder (1935) .... Ole
  188. One More Spring (1935) .... Auctioneer
  189. Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) .... Concierge, Dufresne's Hotel (bit)
  190. 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934) .... Prof. Herman Ellenbogen
  191. Servants' Entrance (1934) .... Detective
  192. Straight Is the Way (1934) (uncredited) .... Mr. Clapman
  193. Our Daily Bread (1934) .... Chris Larsen
    ... aka Hell's Crossroads (USA: reissue title)
  194. He Was Her Man (1934) .... Dutch, Santa Avila's Cabbie
  195. Private Scandal (1934) (uncredited) .... Schultz
  196. Upperworld (1934) .... Chris, the Janitor
  197. Sing and Like It (1934) (as John M. Qualen) .... Oswald
  198. Hi, Nellie! (1934) (uncredited) .... Steve
  199. Let's Fall in Love (1933) (uncredited) .... Svente Bjorkman
  200. Counsellor at Law (1933) .... Johan Breitstein
  201. Arrowsmith (1931) (uncredited) .... Henry Novak
  202. Street Scene (1931) (as John M. Qualen) .... Karl Olsen
Soundtrack:
  1. The Long Voyage Home (1940) ("Irish Washerwoman", "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (1912))

  2. Joy of Living (1938) (performer: "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938) (uncredited))
  3. Let's Fall in Love (1933) (performer: "Love Is Love Anywhere" (1933) (uncredited))
Music Department:
  1. The High and the Mighty (1954) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
Archive Footage:
  1. America at the Movies (1976) .... Muley Graves
  2. "Disneyland"
        - The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin: Part 3 (1971) TV episode .... Barber
        - The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin: Part 2 (1971) TV episode .... Barber
        - The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin: Part 1 (1971) TV episode .... Barber
        - Those Calloways: Part 3 (1969) TV episode .... Ernie Evans
        - Those Calloways: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Ernie Evans
          (1 more)


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Played the role of Johann Brotstein in the original Broadway production of Elmer Rice's "Counsellor at Law". more
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