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One of the best and most familiar character actors of the first four decades... more
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He is often erroneously credited with the bit role of the bull owner in... more
Alternate Names:
John M. Qualen | John T. Qualen
Filmography
Actor:
- "Movin' On" (1 episode, 1974)
- Lifeline (1974) TV episode - "The Streets of San Francisco" (1 episode, 1973)
- Winterkill (1973) TV episode - Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (1973) .... Old Man on Porch
... aka Frasier the Lovable Lion - "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 - Wednesday Night Out (1972) (TV)
- "The Partridge Family" .... The Old Man (1 episode, 1972)
- My Heart Belongs to a Two Car Garage (1972) TV episode .... The Old Man - Getting Away from It All (1972) (TV) .... Charlie Erickson
- "Make Room for Granddaddy" .... Folsom (1 episode, 1971)
- The Arm Wrestle (1971) TV episode .... Folsom - "Medical Center" .... Charlie (1 episode, 1971)
- Countdown (1971) TV episode .... Charlie - "Green Acres" .... Mr. Appleby / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
- The Ex-Con (1970) TV episode .... Willie Dunhill
- Eb's Romance (1968) TV episode .... Mr. Appleby - Hail, Hero! (1969) .... Billy Hurd
- Doc (1969) (TV) .... Luke
- Firecreek (1968) .... Hall
- P.J. (1968)
... aka New Face in Hell (UK) - "I Spy" .... Hannos (1 episode, 1967)
- Red Sash of Courage (1967) TV episode .... Hannos - The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967) (uncredited) .... Barber
- "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 - "Shane" .... Old Man (1 episode, 1966)
- The Hant (1966) TV episode .... Old Man - "Jericho" (1 episode, 1966)
- Dutch and Go (1966) TV episode - A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) .... Jesse Buford
... aka Big Deal at Dodge City (UK) - "Hazel" .... Mr. Johansson (1 episode, 1966)
- A Question of Ethics (1966) TV episode .... Mr. Johansson - "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 - "The Donna Reed Show" .... Zeke (1 episode, 1966)
- My Son, the Councilman (1966) TV episode .... Zeke - "Mister Ed" .... Axel the Handyman / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1965)
- Ed the Bridegroom (1965) TV episode .... Justice of Peace
- Pine Lake Lodge (1961) TV episode .... Milo Simmons
- Ed's New Shoes (1961) TV episode .... Axel the Handyman - A Patch of Blue (1965) .... Mr. Faber
- Sally and Sam (1965) (TV) .... Picket
- The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) .... Charlie Biller
- I'll Take Sweden (1965) .... Olaf
- "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 - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Cops and Robbers (1965) TV episode - Those Calloways (1965) .... Ernie Evans
- "Dr. Kildare" .... Callahan (1 episode, 1964)
- An Exchange of Gifts (1964) TV episode .... Callahan - "No Time for Sergeants" .... Dr. Grant (1 episode, 1964)
- Grandpa's Airlift (1964) TV episode .... Dr. Grant - Cheyenne Autumn (1964) (uncredited) .... Svenson
... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - "The Virginian" .... Gosta Swenson (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
- A Bride for Lars (1964) TV episode .... Gosta Swenson - 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) .... Luther Lindquist
... aka The Secret World of Dr. Lao - "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 - "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 - The Prize (1963) .... Oscar (Welcome Basket)
- "The Third Man" (1 episode, 1963)
- An Act of Atonement (1963) TV episode - Donovan's Reef (1963) (uncredited) .... Deck hand who cries "Man Overboard"
- "The Wide Country" .... Henry Demeter (1 episode, 1963)
- Whose Hand at My Throat? (1963) TV episode .... Henry Demeter - "Laramie" (1 episode, 1962)
- Shadow of the Past (1962) TV episode - "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 - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) .... Peter Ericson
- "The Andy Griffith Show" .... Henry Bennett (1 episode, 1962)
... aka Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)
- The Jinx (1962) TV episode .... Henry Bennett - "Maverick" .... Henry Albright / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1961)
- The Golden Fleecing (1961) TV episode .... Henry Albright
- Lonesome Reunion (1958) TV episode .... Leland Mills - "Bonanza" .... Parley (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- Springtime (1961) TV episode .... Parley - Two Rode Together (1961) .... Ole Knudsen
- "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" .... Sam Lundborg (1 episode, 1961)
- Big Jake (1961) TV episode .... Sam Lundborg - "Thriller" .... Streetcar Conductor (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
- Mr. George (1961) TV episode .... Streetcar Conductor - "Klondike" .... Larsen (1 episode, 1961)
- Queen of the Klondike (1961) TV episode .... Larsen - North to Alaska (1960) .... Logger Judge
- "Tate" .... Sam (1 episode, 1960)
- Before Sunup (1960) TV episode .... Sam - "Sea Hunt" (1 episode, 1960)
- Changing Patterns (1960) TV episode - Elmer Gantry (1960) (uncredited) .... Sam (storekeeper)
- "Sugarfoot" .... Jens Jensen (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Tenderfoot (UK)
- Funeral at Forty Mile (1960) TV episode .... Jens Jensen - "Overland Trail" (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Overland Stage
- Lawyer in Petticoats (1960) TV episode - Hell Bent for Leather (1960) .... Old Ben
- "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 - "The Alaskans" .... Jack Despain (1 episode, 1959)
- Starvation Stampede (1959) TV episode .... Jack Despain - "Bronco" .... Mr. Colby (1 episode, 1959)
- The Burning Springs (1959) TV episode .... Mr. Colby - "Tightrope" .... Lucas (1 episode, 1959)
- The Cracking Point (1959) TV episode .... Lucas - Anatomy of a Murder (1959) .... Deputy Sheriff Sulo
- "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 - "Yancy Derringer" .... Captain Sven Larsen (2 episodes, 1958)
- Old Dixie (1958) TV episode .... Captain Sven Larsen
- Gallatin Street (1958) TV episode .... Captain Sven Larsen - Revolt in the Big House (1958) .... Doc
- The Gun Runners (1958) .... Pop, pawnbroker-casino operator
... aka Gunrunners (International: English title) - My World Dies Screaming (1958) .... Jonah Snell
... aka Terror in the Haunted House - The Big Land (1957) .... Sven Johnson
... aka Stampeded (UK) - "Cheyenne" .... Charley Dolan (1 episode, 1957)
- Deadline (1957) TV episode .... Charley Dolan - "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- To Have and Have Not (1957) TV episode - "December Bride" .... The Count (1 episode, 1957)
- Royalty (1957) TV episode .... The Count - "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 - "Climax!" .... Geist (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- The Fog (1956) TV episode .... Geist - Johnny Concho (1956) .... Jake
- "Crossroads" .... Dr. Axel Johnson (2 episodes, 1956)
- Anatole of the Bayous (1956) TV episode
- Dig or Die, Brother Hyde (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Axel Johnson - "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 - The Searchers (1956) .... Lars Jorgensen
- "Father Knows Best" .... Old Man (1 episode, 1956)
... aka I Told You So (USA: alternative title)
- The Bus to Nowhere (1956) TV episode .... Old Man - At Gunpoint (1955) .... Livingstone
... aka Gunpoint! (UK) - "Science Fiction Theatre" .... Prof. Avery (1 episode, 1955)
- Death at Two A.M. (1955) TV episode .... Prof. Avery - The Sea Chase (1955) .... Chief Engineer Schmitt
- Unchained (1955) .... Leonard Haskins
- "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 - The Other Woman (1954) .... Papasha
- Passion (1954) .... Gaspar Melo
- "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Action Tonight (USA: syndication title)
- Portrait of Tobey (1954) TV episode - The Student Prince (1954) .... Prof. Willie Klauber
- "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 - "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 - The High and the Mighty (1954) .... Jose Locota
- "The Public Defender" .... Teacher Ames (1 episode, 1954)
- The Prize Fighter Story (1954) TV episode .... Teacher Ames - "Omnibus" .... Storekeeper J.P. (1 episode, 1954)
- Nobody's Fool (1954) TV episode .... Storekeeper J.P. - "Dragnet" (2 episodes, 1953)
... aka Badge 714 (USA: syndication title)
- The Big Revolt (1953) TV episode
- The Big Fire (1953) TV episode - I, the Jury (1953) .... Dr. R.H. Vickers, Veterinarian
- "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 - Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) (uncredited) .... Defense Attorney Cavendish
- Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953) .... Jonas P. Travis
- "Your Favorite Story" (1 episode, 1953)
- The Canterville Ghost (1953) TV episode - Hans Christian Andersen (1952) .... Burgomaster
- "The Schaefer Century Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
- Portrait of Toby (1952) TV episode - "Rebound" .... Prospector (1 episode)
- Tennessee's Partner (????) TV episode .... Prospector - "Celanese Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
- Anna Christie (1952) TV episode - Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) .... Professor Dingley
- "Stars Over Hollywood" .... Anders, Carl (1 episode, 1951)
- Son of the Rock (1951) TV episode .... Anders, Carl - Belle Le Grand (1951) .... Corky McGee
- The Flying Missile (1950) .... Lars Hansen
... aka The Flying Fish (USA: alternative title) - Woman on the Run (1950) .... Mailbus
- The Jackpot (1950) (uncredited) .... Mr. Ferguson
- Buccaneer's Girl (1950) .... Vegetable Man
- Captain China (1950) .... Geech
- The Big Steal (1949) .... Julius Seton
- Hollow Triumph (1948) .... Swangron
... aka The Man Who Murdered Himself (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Scar (UK) - 16 Fathoms Deep (1948) .... Capt. Athos
- My Girl Tisa (1948) .... Svenson
- On Our Merry Way (1948) (scenes deleted) .... Mr. Atwood
... aka A Miracle Can Happen (USA: longer version) - Alias a Gentleman (1948) .... No End
- Reaching from Heaven (1948) .... Immigrant
- The Fugitive (1947) .... A Refugee Doctor
... aka El fugitivo (Mexico) - High Conquest (1947) .... Peter Oberwalder Sr.
- Song of Scheherazade (1947) .... Lorenzo
- Adventure (1945) .... Model T
- Captain Kidd (1945) .... Bart Blivens
- River Gang (1945) .... Uncle Bill
... aka Fairy Tale Murder (UK) - Roughly Speaking (1945) .... Svend Olsen
- Dark Waters (1944) .... Uncle Norbert
- An American Romance (1944) .... Anton Dubechek
- The Impostor (1944) .... Monge
... aka Bayonet Charge (USA: reissue title)
... aka Strange Confession (USA: new title) - Swing Shift Maisie (1943) .... Horatio Curley
... aka The Girl in Overalls (UK) - Arabian Nights (1942) .... Aladdin
- Casablanca (1942) .... Berger
- Tortilla Flat (1942) .... Jose Maria Corcoran
- Larceny, Inc. (1942) .... Sam Bachrach
- Jungle Book (1942) .... The barber
... aka Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book - All That Money Can Buy (1941) .... Miser Stevens
... aka The Devil and Daniel Webster (International: English title) (USA: reissue title)
... aka A Certain Mr. Scratch (USA: alternative title)
... aka Daniel and the Devil (USA: reissue title)
... aka Mr. Scratch (USA: alternative title) - New Wine (1941) .... Hasslinger's Clerk
... aka The Great Awakening (UK)
... aka The Melody Master (USA: reissue title) - The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) .... Coot Royal
- Out of the Fog (1941) .... Olaf Johnson
- Million Dollar Baby (1941) .... Dr. Patterson, Chemist
- Model Wife (1941) .... The Janitor
- Youth Will Be Served (1940) .... Clem Howie
- The Long Voyage Home (1940) .... Axel
- Knute Rockne All American (1940) .... Lars Knutson Rockne
... aka A Modern Hero (UK) - Angels Over Broadway (1940) .... Charles Engle
- Babies for Sale (1940) .... Howard Anderson
- Brother Orchid (1940) (scenes deleted) .... Mr. Pigeon
- On Their Own (1940) .... Peters
- Ski Patrol (1940) .... Gustaf Nerkuu
- Saturday's Children (1940) (uncredited) .... First Carpenter
- Blondie on a Budget (1940) .... Mr. Ed Fuddle
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) .... Muley
- His Girl Friday (1940) .... Earl Williams
... aka Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title) - Four Wives (1939) .... Frank, a Patient
- Thunder Afloat (1939) .... Milo
- Honeymoon in Bali (1939) .... Meek Man
... aka Husbands or Lovers (UK)
... aka My Love for Yours (USA: video title) - Career (1939) (uncredited) .... Jeff Trotter
- Mickey the Kid (1939) .... Mailman
... aka Mickey - Let Us Live (1939) (uncredited) .... Dan
- Stand Up and Fight (1939) .... Davy
- Strange Case of Dr. Meade (1938) .... Stoner
- Five of a Kind (1938) .... Asa Wyatt
- The Mad Miss Manton (1938) .... Subway Watchman
- The Chaser (1938) .... Lars
- The Texans (1938) (uncredited) .... Swede
- Joy of Living (1938) .... Oswego
- The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) .... Loco
- Nothing Sacred (1937) (uncredited) .... Fireman
- Fit for a King (1937) .... Otto
- She Had to Eat (1937) .... Sleepy
- Fifty Roads to Town (1937) .... Sheriff Dow
... aka Fifty Races to Town - Angel's Holiday (1937) .... Waldo Everett
- Seventh Heaven (1937) .... Sewer Rat
- Reunion (1936) .... Asa Wyatt
- Girls' Dormitory (1936) .... Toni
- Meet Nero Wolfe (1936) .... Olaf
- The Road to Glory (1936) .... Duflous
- The Country Doctor (1936) .... Asa Wyatt
- Wife vs. Secretary (1936) (uncredited) .... Mr. Jenkins
- Ring Around the Moon (1936) .... Bill Harvey
- Man of Iron (1935) .... Collins, a Factory Worker
- Whipsaw (1935) .... Will Dabson
- The Three Musketeers (1935) .... Planchet, d'Artagnan's Servant
- Thunder in the Night (1935) .... Porter
- Orchids to You (1935) .... Smith
- The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) .... Sol Tinker
- Doubting Thomas (1935) .... Von Blitzen
- Silk Hat Kid (1935) .... Mr. Fossbender
- Chasing Yesterday (1935) .... Aristide Coccoz
- Black Fury (1935) (as John T. Qualen) .... Mike Shemanski
- The Great Hotel Murder (1935) .... Ole
- One More Spring (1935) .... Auctioneer
- Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) .... Concierge, Dufresne's Hotel (bit)
- 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934) .... Prof. Herman Ellenbogen
- Servants' Entrance (1934) .... Detective
- Straight Is the Way (1934) (uncredited) .... Mr. Clapman
- Our Daily Bread (1934) .... Chris Larsen
... aka Hell's Crossroads (USA: reissue title) - He Was Her Man (1934) .... Dutch, Santa Avila's Cabbie
- Private Scandal (1934) (uncredited) .... Schultz
- Upperworld (1934) .... Chris, the Janitor
- Sing and Like It (1934) (as John M. Qualen) .... Oswald
- Hi, Nellie! (1934) (uncredited) .... Steve
- Let's Fall in Love (1933) (uncredited) .... Svente Bjorkman
- Counsellor at Law (1933) .... Johan Breitstein
- Arrowsmith (1931) (uncredited) .... Henry Novak
- Street Scene (1931) (as John M. Qualen) .... Karl Olsen
Soundtrack:
- The Long Voyage Home (1940) ("Irish Washerwoman", "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (1912))
- Joy of Living (1938) (performer: "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938) (uncredited))
- Let's Fall in Love (1933) (performer: "Love Is Love Anywhere" (1933) (uncredited))
Music Department:
- The High and the Mighty (1954) (composer: additional music) (uncredited)
Archive Footage:
- America at the Movies (1976) .... Muley Graves
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"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
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