John Qualen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

12/6/1899

Place of Birth

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Also Known As

John M. QualenJohn T. QualenJohan Mandt Kvalen

John Qualen

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 ministering meant many moves and John was 20 when he graduated from Elgin High School in 1920. Though...

Career Timeline

1993

La Classe américaine

as V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)

1973

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

as Old Man on Porch

1972

The Streets of San Francisco

as Frank Casey

Getting Away from It All

as Charlie Erickson

1970

The Partridge Family

as The Old Man

The Odd Couple

as Groundskeeper

The Odd Couple

as Mr. Larson

The Odd Couple

as Sam

1969

Hail, Hero!

as Billy Hurd

Doc

as Luke

1968

P.J.

as Poppa

Firecreek

as Hall

1966

Jericho

Role unknown

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

as Dr. Elmer Spritzer

Shane

as Old Man

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

as Jesse Buford

1965

A Patch of Blue

as Mr. Faber

Green Acres

as Mr. Appleby

Green Acres

as Willie Dunhill

The Sons of Katie Elder

as Charlie Biller

I'll Take Sweden

as Olaf

1964

Those Calloways

as Ernie Evans

Cheyenne Autumn

as Svenson (uncredited)

No Time for Sergeants

Role unknown

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

as Luther Lindquist

1963

The Prize

as Oscar

My Favorite Martian

as Matt

Burke's Law

as Richard Prince (uncredited)

Donovan's Reef

as Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)

1962

The Virginian

as Gosta Swenson

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Peter Ericson

1961

Ben Casey

Role unknown

Dr. Kildare

as Mr. Callahan

Two Rode Together

as Ole Knudsen

Mister Ed

Role unknown

Mister Ed

as Milo Simmons

1960

North to Alaska

as Logger

The Andy Griffith Show

as Henry Bennett

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Role unknown

Thriller

as Streetcar Conductor

Elmer Gantry

as Sam - Storekeeper

Tate

as Sam

Hell Bent for Leather

as Old Ben

1959

The Alaskans

Role unknown

The Third Man

Role unknown

Tightrope

Role unknown

Anatomy of a Murder

as Deputy Sheriff Sulo

1958

Revolt in the Big House

as Doc

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Role unknown

Lawman

as Doc Shea

Yancy Derringer

as Capt. Sven Larsen

The Donna Reed Show

as Zeke

Bronco

Role unknown

My World Dies Screaming

as Jonah Snell

The Gun Runners

as Pop

Sea Hunt

Role unknown

1957

The Real McCoys

as Frank

Maverick

Role unknown

Maverick

as Leland Mills

Sugarfoot

as Jens Jensen

The Big Land

as Sven Johnson

1956

Johnny Concho

as Jake

The Searchers

as Lars Jorgensen

1955

At Gunpoint

as Livingstone

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mr. Stepp

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mr. Crabtree

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Elmer Shore

Cheyenne

Role unknown

Unchained

as Leonard Haskins

The Sea Chase

as Chief Engineer Schmitt

Man on a Bus

as Second Prisoner

The Millionaire

as Harry Stonewall Jackson

1954

The Other Woman

as Papasha

Climax!

as Geist

Passion

as Gaspar Melo

December Bride

Role unknown

Father Knows Best

as Old Man

The High and the Mighty

as Jose Locota

Public Defender

as Ames

1953

I, the Jury

as Dr. R.H. Vickers, Veterinarian

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

as Jonas P. Travis

General Electric Theater

Role unknown

1952

Hans Christian Andersen

as Burgomaster

1951

Dragnet

Role unknown

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Pop Bradshaw

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Peleg Brewster

Racket Squad

Role unknown

Goodbye, My Fancy

as Professor Dingley

Belle Le Grand

as Corky McGee

1950

The Flying Missile

as Lars Hansen

Woman on the Run

as Maibus

The Jackpot

as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre

as Eddie

Buccaneer's Girl

as Vegetable Seller

Captain China

as Geech

1949

The Big Steal

as Julius Seton

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Gus Gruntle

Hollow Triumph

as Swangron

16 Fathoms Deep

as Capt. Athos

My Girl Tisa

as Svenson

Alias a Gentleman

as No End

Reaching from Heaven

as The Stranger

1947

The Fugitive

as A Refugee Doctor

High Conquest

as Peter Oberwalder Sr.

Song of Scheherazade

as Lorenzo

1945

Adventure

as Model T

Captain Kidd

as Bart Blivens

River Gang

as Uncle Bill

Roughly Speaking

as Svend Olsen

1944

Dark Waters

as Uncle Norbert

An American Romance

as Anton Dubechek

The Impostor

as Monge

1943

Swing Shift Maisie

as Horatio Curley

Casablanca

as Berger

1942

Breakdowns of 1942

as Self

Arabian Nights

as Aladdin

Tortilla Flat

as Jose Maria Corcoran

Larceny, Inc.

as Sam Bachrach

Jungle Book

as The Barber

1941

All That Money Can Buy

as Miser Stevens

New Wine

as Hasslinger's Clerk

The Shepherd of the Hills

as Coot Royal

Out of the Fog

as Olaf Johnson

Million Dollar Baby

as Dr. Patterson

Model Wife

as The Janitor

1940

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

1939

Four Wives

as Frank

Honeymoon in Bali

as Meek Man (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat

as Milo

Mickey the Kid

as Mailman

Let Us Live

as Dan (uncredited)

Stand Up and Fight

as Davy

1938

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

as Stoner

The Mad Miss Manton

as Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site

Five of a Kind

as Asa Wyatt

The Chaser

as Lars

Joy of Living

as Oswego

1937

The Bad Man of Brimstone

as Loco

Nothing Sacred

as Fireman (uncredited)

Fit for a King

as Otto

She Had to Eat

as Sleepy

Angel's Holiday

as Waldo Everett

Fifty Roads to Town

as Sheriff Dow

Seventh Heaven

as Sewer Rat

1936

Reunion

as Asa Wyatt

The Road to Glory

as Duflous

Girls' Dormitory

as Toni

Meet Nero Wolfe

as Olaf

The Country Doctor

as Asa Wyatt

Wife vs. Secretary

as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)

Ring Around the Moon

as Bill Harvey

1935

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)

1934

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)

1933

Let's Fall in Love

as Bjorkman

Let's Fall in Love

as Svente Bjorkman

Counsellor at Law

as Breitstein

1931

Arrowsmith

as Henry Novak (uncredited)

Street Scene

as Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)