From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJohn 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 familys original surname, Kvalen, to Qualen – though some sources give Oleson, later Oleson Kvalen as Qualens earlier surnames. His fathers ministering meant many moves and John was 20 when he graduated from Elgin High School in 1920. Though he was awarded a scholarship to Northwestern University after he won an oratory contest he never attended college. In a Milwaukee Journal interview he said he needed to start working and did so with the Chattaqua Circuit. Eventually reaching Broadway, he gained his big break as the Swedish janitor in Elmer Rices Street Scene. His movie career began when he recreated the role in the film version. This was followed by his appearance in John Fords Arrowsmith (1931) which began a more than thirty year membership in the directors stock company, with important supporting roles in The Searchers (1956), Two Rode Together (1961), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) and Cheyenne Autumn (1964).Appearing in well over one hundred films, and acting extensively on television into the 1970s, Qualen performed many of his roles with various accents, usually Scandinavian, often intended for comic effect. Three of his more memorable roles showcase his versatility. Qualen assumed a Midwestern dialect as Muley, who recounts the destruction of his farm by the bank in Fords The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and as the confused killer Earl Williams in Howard Hawks classic comedy His Girl Friday (also 1940). As Berger, the jewelry-selling Norwegian resistance member in Michael Curtiz Casablanca (1942), he essayed a light Scandinavian accent, but put on a thicker Mediterranean accent as the homeward-bound fisherman Locota in William Wellmans The High and the Mighty (1954)Qualen was treasurer of The Authors Club and historian of The Masquers, Hollywoods social group for actors.John Qualen was blind in his later years. He died of heart failure in 1987 in Torrance, California, and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. He was survived by his three daughters.

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Película 1943

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Muley Graves

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Earl Williams

Película 1940

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Película 1940

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Película 1940

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The Barber

Película 1942

Out of the Fog

Olaf Johnson

Película 1941

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Película 1935

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

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Película 1938

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Dark Waters

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Película 1944

Angels Over Broadway

Charles Engle

Película 1940

Those Calloways

Ernie Evans

Película 1965

Arabian Nights

Aladdin

Película 1942

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

Jesse Buford

Película 1966

I, the Jury

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Película 1953

Knute Rockne All American

Lars Knutson Rockne

Película 1940

Cheyenne Autumn

Svenson (uncredited)

Película 1964

Adventure

Model T

Película 1945

Hans Christian Andersen

Burgomaster

Película 1952

Larceny, Inc.

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Película 1942

The Big Steal

Julius Seton

Película 1949

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Película 1958

The Other Woman

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The Gun Runners

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Película 1958

The Jackpot

Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

Película 1950

The Impostor

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My World Dies Screaming

Jonah Snell

Película 1958

Angel's Holiday

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Película 1937

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Horatio Curley

Película 1943

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Milo

Película 1939

Honeymoon in Bali

Meek Man (uncredited)

Película 1939

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Película 1935

Passion

Gaspar Melo

Película 1954

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Película 1951

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An American Romance

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Película 1944

Orchids to You

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He Was Her Man

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Five of a Kind

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Película 1938

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Bart Blivens

Película 1945

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Película 1940

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Película 1947

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Película 1934

The Big Land

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Película 1957

The Country Doctor

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Película 1936

The Bad Man of Brimstone

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Película 1937

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Second Prisoner

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Alias a Gentleman

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Película 1936

Captain China

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Película 1950

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Película 1955

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Película 1939

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Película 1959

Unchained

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Película 1955

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Jonas P. Travis

Película 1953

Ring Around the Moon

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Película 1936

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Película 1936

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Película 1948

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Will Dabson

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Película 1935

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Corky McGee

Película 1951

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The Janitor

Película 1941

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Película 1950

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Película 1941

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Película 1938

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Sleepy

Película 1937

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Película 1935

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Película 1945

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Película 1938

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Película 1947

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Película 1935

La Classe américaine

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Película 1955

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Película 1939

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Película 1934

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Self

Película 1942

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Luke

Película 1969

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Mister Ed

Tv 1961

Burke's Law

Richard Prince

Tv 1963

Cheyenne

Tv 1955

December Bride

Tv 1954

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

Dr. Elmer Spritzer

Tv 1966

Dragnet

Tv 1951

General Electric Theater

Tv 1953

Sea Hunt

Tv 1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Tv 1958

The Millionaire

Harry Stonewall Jackson

Tv 1955

The Virginian

Gosta Swenson

Tv 1962

Thriller

Streetcar Conductor

Tv 1960

Yancy Derringer

Capt. Sven Larsen

Tv 1958

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Pop Bradshaw

Tv 1951

Lux Video Theatre

Eddie

Tv 1950

Bronco

Tv 1958

The Donna Reed Show

Tv 1958

The Philco Television Playhouse

Gus Gruntle

Tv 1948

The Alaskans

Tv 1959

Sugarfoot

Jens Jensen

Tv 1957

Ben Casey

Tv 1961

Racket Squad

Tv 1951

Tightrope

Tv 1959

Jericho

Tv 1966

The Third Man

Tv 1959

No Time for Sergeants

Tv 1964

Maverick

Tv 1957

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Tv 1960

Maverick

Leland Mills

Tv 1957

Tate

Sam

Tv 1960

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Peleg Brewster

Tv 1951

Mister Ed

Milo Simmons

Tv 1961

The Streets of San Francisco

Frank Casey

Tv 1972