John Qualen
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
La Classe américaine
1993
as V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
1973
as Old Man on Porch
Getting Away from It All
1972
as Charlie Erickson
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Frank Casey
The Odd Couple
1970
as Groundskeeper
The Odd Couple
1970
as Mr. Larson
The Odd Couple
1970
as Sam
The Partridge Family
1970
as The Old Man
Hail, Hero!
1969
as Billy Hurd
Doc
1969
as Luke
Firecreek
1968
as Hall
P.J.
1968
as Poppa
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
as Jesse Buford
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Dr. Elmer Spritzer
Jericho
1966
Shane
1966
as Old Man
A Patch of Blue
1965
as Mr. Faber
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Charlie Biller
I'll Take Sweden
1965
as Olaf
Green Acres
1965
as Mr. Appleby
Green Acres
1965
as Willie Dunhill
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Luther Lindquist
Those Calloways
1964
as Ernie Evans
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Svenson (uncredited)
No Time for Sergeants
1964
Donovan's Reef
1963
as Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)
The Prize
1963
as Oscar
Burke's Law
1963
as Richard Prince (uncredited)
My Favorite Martian
1963
as Matt
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Peter Ericson
The Virginian
1962
as Gosta Swenson
Two Rode Together
1961
as Ole Knudsen
Mister Ed
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Mr. Callahan
Mister Ed
1961
as Milo Simmons
Hazel
1961
as Mr. Johansson
North to Alaska
1960
as Logger
Hell Bent for Leather
1960
as Old Ben
Elmer Gantry
1960
as Sam - Storekeeper
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Henry Bennett
Thriller
1960
as Streetcar Conductor
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
Tate
1960
as Sam
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Deputy Sheriff Sulo
The Alaskans
1959
Tightrope
1959
The Third Man
1959
Bonanza
1959
as Parley
Revolt in the Big House
1958
as Doc
The Gun Runners
1958
as Pop
My World Dies Screaming
1958
as Jonah Snell
Sea Hunt
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Capt. Sven Larsen
Bronco
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Zeke
Lawman
1958
as Doc Shea
Lawman
1958
as Doc Shay
The Big Land
1957
as Sven Johnson
Sugarfoot
1957
as Jens Jensen
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
as Leland Mills
The Real McCoys
1957
as Frank
The Searchers
1956
as Lars Jorgensen
Johnny Concho
1956
as Jake
Man on a Bus
1955
as Second Prisoner
The Sea Chase
1955
as Chief Engineer Schmitt
Unchained
1955
as Leonard Haskins
At Gunpoint
1955
as Livingstone
Cheyenne
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mr. Stepp
The Millionaire
1955
as Harry Stonewall Jackson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mr. Crabtree
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Elmer Shore
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Jose Locota
The Other Woman
1954
as Papasha
Passion
1954
as Gaspar Melo
December Bride
1954
Climax!
1954
as Geist
Public Defender
1954
as Ames
Father Knows Best
1954
as Old Man
I, the Jury
1953
as Dr. R.H. Vickers, Veterinarian
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
1953
as Jonas P. Travis
General Electric Theater
1953
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
as Burgomaster
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951
as Professor Dingley
Belle Le Grand
1951
as Corky McGee
Dragnet
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Pop Bradshaw
Racket Squad
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Peleg Brewster
Woman on the Run
1950
as Maibus
The Jackpot
1950
as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
The Flying Missile
1950
as Lars Hansen
Captain China
1950
as Geech
Buccaneer's Girl
1950
as Vegetable Seller
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Eddie
The Big Steal
1949
as Julius Seton
My Girl Tisa
1948
as Svenson
Hollow Triumph
1948
as Dr. Swangron
Alias a Gentleman
1948
as No End
Reaching from Heaven
1948
as The Stranger
16 Fathoms Deep
1948
as Capt. Athos
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Gus Gruntle
The Fugitive
1947
as A Refugee Doctor
Song of Scheherazade
1947
as Lorenzo
High Conquest
1947
as Peter Oberwalder Sr.
Adventure
1945
as Model T
Roughly Speaking
1945
as Svend Olsen
Captain Kidd
1945
as Bart Blivens
River Gang
1945
as Uncle Bill
Dark Waters
1944
as Uncle Norbert
The Impostor
1944
as Monge
An American Romance
1944
as Anton Dubechek
Casablanca
1943
as Berger
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Horatio Curley
Jungle Book
1942
as The Barber
Arabian Nights
1942
as Aladdin
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as Sam Bachrach
Tortilla Flat
1942
as Jose Maria Corcoran
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
Out of the Fog
1941
as Olaf Johnson
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Miser Stevens
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Coot Royal
Million Dollar Baby
1941
as Dr. Patterson
Model Wife
1941
as The Janitor
New Wine
1941
as Hasslinger's Clerk
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Muley Graves
His Girl Friday
1940
as Earl Williams
Youth Will Be Served
1940
as Clem Howie
Blondie on a Budget
1940
as Ed Fuddle
Angels Over Broadway
1940
as Charles Engle
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Lars Knutson Rockne
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Axel
Ski Patrol
1940
as Gustaf
On Their Own
1940
as Peters
Babies for Sale
1940
as Howard Anderson
Saturday's Children
1940
as First Carpenter (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Milo
Honeymoon in Bali
1939
as Meek Man (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Davy
Four Wives
1939
as Frank
Let Us Live
1939
as Dan (uncredited)
Mickey the Kid
1939
as Mailman
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
as Stoner
Five of a Kind
1938
as Asa Wyatt
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site
The Chaser
1938
as Lars
Joy of Living
1938
as Oswego
Angel's Holiday
1937
as Waldo Everett
Seventh Heaven
1937
as Sewer Rat
Fit for a King
1937
as Otto
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Loco
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Fireman (uncredited)
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Sheriff Dow
She Had to Eat
1937
as Sleepy
Girls' Dormitory
1936
as Toni
Meet Nero Wolfe
1936
as Olaf
The Country Doctor
1936
as Asa Wyatt
Reunion
1936
as Asa Wyatt
The Road to Glory
1936
as Duflous
Ring Around the Moon
1936
as Bill Harvey
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935
as Concierge, Dufresne's Hotel (bit)
Black Fury
1935
as Mike Shemanski
One More Spring
1935
as Auctioneer
Orchids to You
1935
as Smith
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Sol Tinker
Chasing Yesterday
1935
as Coccoz
Man of Iron
1935
as Collins
Thunder in the Night
1935
as Hotel Porter
The Three Musketeers
1935
as Planchet
Whipsaw
1935
as Will Dabson
Doubting Thomas
1935
as Von Blitzen
Silk Hat Kid
1935
as Mr. Fossbender
The Great Hotel Murder
1935
as Ole
Our Daily Bread
1934
as Chris (as John T. Qualen)
He Was Her Man
1934
as Dutch, Santa Avila's Cabbie
Sing and Like It
1934
as Oswald (as John M. Qualen)
Upperworld
1934
as Janitor
365 Nights in Hollywood
1934
as Prof. Herman Ellenbogen
Hi, Nellie!
1934
as Steve (uncredited)
Straight Is the Way
1934
as Mr. Clapman (uncredited)
Servants' Entrance
1934
as Detective
Let's Fall in Love
1933
as Bjorkman
Counsellor at Law
1933
as Breitstein
Let's Fall in Love
1933
as Svente Bjorkman
Arrowsmith
1931
as Henry Novak (uncredited)
Street Scene
1931
as Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)