John Qualen

Actor Dec 6 (died age 87) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1931–1993 (62 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Casablanca

Berger

Film

The Searchers

Lars Jorgensen

Film

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Peter Ericson

Film

Anatomy of a Murder

Deputy Sheriff Sulo Kangas

Film

The Grapes of Wrath

Muley Graves

Film

His Girl Friday

Earl Williams

Film

La Classe américaine

V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)

Film

The Sons of Katie Elder

Charlie Biller

Filmography

Acting (178)

Movies (135)

La Classe américaine

1993

as V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.6

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

1973

as Old Man on Porch

5.7

Getting Away from It All

1972

as Charlie Erickson

Hail, Hero!

1969

as Billy Hurd

6.0

Doc

1969

as Luke

P.J.

as Poppa

Firecreek

as Hall

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966

as Jesse Buford

7.1

The Sons of Katie Elder

as Charlie Biller

I'll Take Sweden

as Olaf

A Patch of Blue

as Mr. Faber

Cheyenne Autumn

as Svenson (uncredited)

Those Calloways

as Ernie Evans

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

as Luther Lindquist

Donovan's Reef

as Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)

6.2

The Prize

1963

as Oscar

6.7

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Peter Ericson

Two Rode Together

as Ole Knudsen

Elmer Gantry

as Sam - Storekeeper

North to Alaska

as Logger

Hell Bent for Leather

1960

as Old Ben

6.2

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

as Deputy Sheriff Sulo Kangas

7.8

Revolt in the Big House

as Doc

The Gun Runners

as Pop

My World Dies Screaming

as Jonah Snell

The Big Land

as Sven Johnson

The Searchers

as Lars Jorgensen

Johnny Concho

as Jake

Man on a Bus

as Second Prisoner

Unchained

as Leonard Haskins

The Sea Chase

1955

as Chief Engineer Schmitt

At Gunpoint

as Livingstone

Passion

as Gaspar Melo

The High and the Mighty

as Jose Locota

The Other Woman

as Papasha

I, the Jury

as Dr. R.H. Vickers, Veterinarian

5.7

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

1953

as Jonas P. Travis

6.5

Hans Christian Andersen

as Burgomaster

Belle Le Grand

as Corky McGee

Goodbye, My Fancy

as Professor Dingley

Woman on the Run

as Maibus

Buccaneer's Girl

as Vegetable Seller

The Flying Missile

as Lars Hansen

Captain China

as Geech

The Jackpot

as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

The Big Steal

as Julius Seton

Alias a Gentleman

as No End

My Girl Tisa

as Svenson

Reaching from Heaven

1948

as The Stranger

Hollow Triumph

as Swangron

16 Fathoms Deep

as Capt. Athos

The Fugitive

as A Refugee Doctor

Song of Scheherazade

as Lorenzo

High Conquest

as Peter Oberwalder Sr.

Captain Kidd

1945

as Bart Blivens

6.2

River Gang

1945

as Uncle Bill

Adventure

as Model T

Roughly Speaking

as Svend Olsen

The Impostor

as Monge

An American Romance

as Anton Dubechek

Dark Waters

as Uncle Norbert

Casablanca

as Berger

Swing Shift Maisie

as Horatio Curley

Jungle Book

as The Barber

Arabian Nights

as Aladdin

Tortilla Flat

as Jose Maria Corcoran

Breakdowns of 1942

as Self

Larceny, Inc.

as Sam Bachrach

Model Wife

as The Janitor

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

as Coot Royal

6.5

New Wine

1941

as Hasslinger's Clerk

All That Money Can Buy

as Miser Stevens

Out of the Fog

as Olaf Johnson

Million Dollar Baby

as Dr. Patterson

His Girl Friday

as Earl Williams

The Grapes of Wrath

as Muley Graves

The Long Voyage Home

as Axel

Ski Patrol

as Gustaf

Babies for Sale

as Howard Anderson

Blondie on a Budget

as Ed Fuddle

Knute Rockne All American

1940

as Lars Knutson Rockne

6.1

Saturday's Children

1940

as First Carpenter (uncredited)

Angels Over Broadway

as Charles Engle

Youth Will Be Served

as Clem Howie

On Their Own

as Peters

Let Us Live

1939

as Dan (uncredited)

6.8

Honeymoon in Bali

1939

as Meek Man (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat

as Milo

Four Wives

as Frank

Mickey the Kid

as Mailman

Stand Up and Fight

as Davy

Five of a Kind

as Asa Wyatt

The Mad Miss Manton

as Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site

Joy of Living

as Oswego

The Chaser

as Lars

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

as Stoner

Seventh Heaven

as Sewer Rat

Nothing Sacred

as Fireman (uncredited)

She Had to Eat

as Sleepy

Fit for a King

as Otto

The Bad Man of Brimstone

1937

as Loco

6.0

Fifty Roads to Town

1937

as Sheriff Dow

Angel's Holiday

as Waldo Everett

Girls' Dormitory

as Toni

Reunion

as Asa Wyatt

The Road to Glory

1936

as Duflous

6.3

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)

Meet Nero Wolfe

as Olaf

Ring Around the Moon

as Bill Harvey

The Country Doctor

as Asa Wyatt

Man of Iron

as Collins

Black Fury

as Mike Shemanski

Whipsaw

as Will Dabson

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935

as Sol Tinker

6.1

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935

as Concierge, Dufresne's Hotel (bit)

Chasing Yesterday

as Coccoz

The Three Musketeers

as Planchet

Doubting Thomas

as Von Blitzen

One More Spring

as Auctioneer

Silk Hat Kid

as Mr. Fossbender

Orchids to You

as Smith

The Great Hotel Murder

as Ole

Thunder in the Night

as Hotel Porter

He Was Her Man

as Dutch, Santa Avila's Cabbie

Upperworld

as Janitor

Hi, Nellie!

as Steve (uncredited)

6.5

Our Daily Bread

1934

as Chris (as John T. Qualen)

6.7

Sing and Like It

1934

as Oswald (as John M. Qualen)

4.0

365 Nights in Hollywood

1934

as Prof. Herman Ellenbogen

Servants' Entrance

1934

as Detective

Straight Is the Way

1934

as Mr. Clapman (uncredited)

Counsellor at Law

as Breitstein

Let's Fall in Love

as Bjorkman

Arrowsmith

as Henry Novak (uncredited)

6.6

Street Scene

1931

as Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)

6.7

Television (43)

The Streets of San Francisco

as Frank Casey

The Odd Couple

as Sam

The Partridge Family

as The Old Man

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

1966

as Dr. Elmer Spritzer

Shane

as Old Man

Jericho

Green Acres

as Mr. Appleby

No Time for Sergeants

My Favorite Martian

as Matt

Burke's Law

as Richard Prince (uncredited)

The Virginian

as Gosta Swenson

Dr. Kildare

as Mr. Callahan

Mister Ed

Ben Casey

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Henry Bennett

7.6

Thriller

1960

as Streetcar Conductor

6.6

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Tate

as Sam

The Alaskans

The Third Man

Tightrope

Sea Hunt

Lawman

as Doc Shea

Bronco

The Donna Reed Show

as Zeke

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Yancy Derringer

as Capt. Sven Larsen

Maverick

as Leland Mills

The Real McCoys

as Frank

Sugarfoot

as Jens Jensen

Cheyenne

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Mr. Stepp

7.8

The Millionaire

1955

as Harry Stonewall Jackson

Climax!

as Geist

December Bride

Father Knows Best

as Old Man

Public Defender

as Ames

General Electric Theater

Dragnet

Racket Squad

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Pop Bradshaw

Lux Video Theatre

as Eddie

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

as Gus Gruntle

6.3