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Birthday
December 6, 1899
Day of Death
1987-09-12
(87 years old)
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also Known As
John M. Qualen
John T. Qualen
Johan Mandt Kvalen
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 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.
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Youth Will Be Served
as Clem Howie
The Long Voyage Home
as Axel
Knute Rockne All American
as Lars Knutson Rockne
Angels Over Broadway
as Charles Engle
Babies for Sale
as Howard Anderson
On Their Own
as Peters
Ski Patrol
as Gustaf
Saturday's Children
as First Carpenter (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Muley Graves
Blondie on a Budget
as Ed Fuddle
His Girl Friday
as Earl Williams
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Man of Iron
as Collins
Whipsaw
as Will Dabson
The Three Musketeers
as Planchet
Thunder in the Night
as Hotel Porter
Orchids to You
as Smith
Silk Hat Kid
as Mr. Fossbender
Doubting Thomas
as Von Blitzen
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Sol Tinker
Black Fury
as Mike Shemanski
Chasing Yesterday
as Coccoz
The Great Hotel Murder
as Ole
One More Spring
as Auctioneer
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Concierge, Dufresne's Hotel (bit)
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365 Nights in Hollywood
as Prof. Herman Ellenbogen
Our Daily Bread
as Chris (as John T. Qualen)
Servants' Entrance
as Detective
Straight Is the Way
as Mr. Clapman (uncredited)
He Was Her Man
as Dutch, Santa Avila's Cabbie
Upperworld
as Janitor
Sing and Like It
as Oswald (as John M. Qualen)
Hi, Nellie!
as Steve (uncredited)
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