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Biography
John Qualen is best known as a Film Actor. A Canadian-born Actor who became a successful character actor, playing Norwegians, Swedes and other Scandinavians in films from the 1930s. After appearing in John Ford's 1931 film, Arrowsmith, he joined the director's stock company, appearing in the main supporting roles of Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. He was born in Vancouver, Canada, on December 8, 1899. In Howard Hawk's comedy film, His Girl Friday, he adopted a Midwestern accent. He received a scholarship to Northwestern University, which, in turn, took him to Broadway, where he played a key role as a Swedish curator. For the 1940 film version of The Grapes of Wrath, he played Muley. During his later years, Qualen became blind. He died of heart failure in 1987 in Torrance, California, and was buried in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park. His three daughters had survived.
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First Name | John |
Last Name | Qualen |
Profession | Movie Actor |
Died | Sep 12, 1987 ( age 87) |
Birthday & Zodiac | |
Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Birth Date | December 8, 1899 |
Birthday | December 8 |
Birth Place | Vancouver, Canada |
Country | Canada |
Career
- Movie Actor
John Qualen Education
- John Qualen received a scholarship to Northwestern University.
John Qualen Height, Weight & Body Measurements
John Qualen was 87 years old. He was “5 Ft & 7 In” tall. He had 72 Kg weight. His body measurements are not still confirm yet. We will update you as soon as possible. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Height (Approx.) | 5 Ft 7 In |
Weight (Approx.) | 72 Kg |
Body Measurements | Unknown |
Physical Stats | |
Eye Color | Brown |
Hair Color | Blond |
Dress Size | Unknown |
Shoe Size | Unknown |
Filmography
- Street Scene (1931) as Karl Olsen
- Arrowsmith (1931) as Henry Novak (uncredited)
- The Devil's Brother (1933) as Man who owned bull (unconfirmed)
- Counsellor at Law (1933) as Johan Breitstein
- Let's Fall in Love (1933) as Svente Bjorkman (uncredited)
- Hi Nellie! (1934) as Steve (uncredited)
- No Greater Glory (1934) as Nemecsek's father
- Upper World (1934) as Chris
- Sing and Like It (1934) as Oswald
- Private Scandal (1934) as Schultz (uncredited)
- He Was Her Man (1934) as Dutch
- Our Daily Bread (1934) as Chris
- Straight Is the Way (1934) as Mr. Chapman (uncredited)
- Servants' Entrance (1934) as Detective
- 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934) as Professor Herman Ellenbogen
- Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) as Consierge
- One More Spring (1935) as Auctioneer
- The Great Hotel Murder (1935) as Ole
- Black Fury (1935) as Mike
- Chasing Yesterday (1935) as Aristide Coccoz
- Silk Hat Kid (1935) as Mr. Fossbender
- Doubting Thomas as Von Blitzer
- The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) as Sol Tinker
- Orchids to You (1935) as Smith
- Thunder in the Night (1935) as Hotel porter
- The Three Musketeers (1935) as Planchet
- Whipsaw (1935) as Will Dabson
- Man of Iron (1935) as Collins
- Ring Around the Moon (1936) as Bill Harvey
- Wife vs. Secretary (1936) as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
- The Country Doctor (1936) as Asa Wyatt
- The Road to Glory (1936) as Scared soldier
- Meet Nero Wolfe (1936) as Olaf
- Girls' Dormitory (1936) as Toni
- Reunion (1936) as Asa Wyatt
- Seventh Heaven (1937) as Sewer Rat
- Angel's Holiday (1937) as Waldo Everett
- Fifty Roads to Town (1937) as Sheriff Dow
- She Had to Eat (1937) as Sleepy
- Fit for a King (1937) as Otto
- Nothing Sacred (1937) as Fireman (uncredited)
- The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) as “Loco”
- Joy of Living (1938) as Oswego
- The Texans (1938) as Abilene Swede (uncredited)
- The Chaser (1938) as Lars
- The Mad Miss Manton (1938) as Subway worker
- Five of a Kind (1938) as Asa Wyatt
- The Strange Case of Dr. Meade (1938) as Stoner
- Stand Up and Fight (1939) as Davy
- Let Us Live (1939) as Dan (uncredited)
- Mickey the Kid (1939) as Mailman
- Career (1939) as Jeff Trotter (uncredited)
- Honeymoon in Bali (1939) as Meek man
- Thunder Afloat (1939) as Milo
- Four Wives (1939) as Frank
- His Girl Friday (1940) as Earl Williams
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Muley Graves
- Blondie on a Budget (1940) as Mr. Ed Fuddle
- Saturday's Children (1940) as First carpenter (uncredited)
- Ski Patrol (1940) as Gustaf
- On Their Own (1940) as Peters
- Babies for Sale (1940) as Howard Anderson
- Angels Over Broadway (1940) as Charles Engle
- Knute Rockne, All American (1940) Lars Knuteson Rockne
- The Long Voyage Home (1940) as Axel
- Youth Will Be Served (1940) as Clem Howie
- Model Wife (1941) as Janitor
- Million Dollar Baby (1941) as Dr. Patterson
- Out of the Fog (1941) as Olaf Johnson
- The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) as Coot Royal
- The Great Awakening (1941) as Hasslinger's Clerk
- The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) as Miser Stevens
- Jungle Book (1942) as The Barber
- Larceny, Inc. (1942) as Sam Bachrach
- Tortilla Flat (1942) as Jose Maria Corcoran
- Casablanca (1942) as Berger
- Arabian Nights (1942) as Alladin
- Swing Shift Maisie (1943) as Horatio Curly
- The Impostor (1944) as Monge
- An American Romance (1944) as Anton Dubechek
- Dark Waters (1944) as Uncle Norbert
- Roughly Speaking (1945) as Svend Olsen
- River Gang (1945) as Uncle Bill
- Captain Kidd (1945) as Bart Blivens
- Adventure (1945) as Model T
- Song of Scheherazade (1947) as Lorenzo
- High Conquest (1947) as Peter Oberwalder Sr.
- The Fugitive (1947) as Refugee doctor
- Reaching from Heaven (1948) as The Stranger
- On Our Merry Way (1948) (deleted sequence, uncredited)
- Alias a Gentleman (1948) as No End
- My Girl Tisa (1948) as Svenson
- 16 Fathoms Deep (1948) as Capt. Athos
- Hollow Triumph (1948) as Swangon
- The Big Steal (1949) as Julius Seton
- Captain China (1950) as Geech
- Buccaneer's Girl (1950) as Vegetable man
- Woman on the Run (1950) as Maibus
- The Jackpot (1950) as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
- The Flying Missile (1950) as Lars Hansen
- Belle Le Grand (1951) as Corky McGee
- Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) as Professor Dingley
- Hans Christian Andersen (1952) as Burgomaster
- Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953) as Jonas P. Travis
- Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) as Defense Attorney Cavendish (uncredited)
- I, the Jury (1953) as Dr. R. H. Vickers
- The High and the Mighty (1954) as Jose Locota
- The Student Prince (1954) as Willie Klauber
- Passion (1954) as Gasper Melo
- The Other Woman (1954) as Papasha
- Unchained (1955) as Leonard Haskins
- The Sea Chase (1955) as Chief Engineer Schmitt
- At Gunpoint (1955) as Livingstone
- The Searchers (1956) as Lars Jorgensen
- Johnny Concho (1956) as Jake
- The Big Land (1957) as Sven Johnson
- My World Dies Screaming (1958) as Jonah Snell
- The Gun Runners (1958) as Pop
- Revolt in the Big House (1958) as Doc
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959) as Deputy Sheriff Sulo
- Hell Bent for Leather (1960) as Old Ben
- Elmer Gantry (1960) as Sam, a storekeeper (uncredited)
- North to Alaska (1960) as Logger Judge
- Two Rode Together (1961) as Ole Knudsen
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Peter Erickson
- Donovan's Reef (1963) as Deckhand (uncredited)
- The Prize (1963) as Oscar
- 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) as Luther Lindquist
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964) as Svenson (uncredited)
- Those Calloways (1965) as Ernie Evans
- I'll Take Sweden (1965) as Olaf
- The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) as Charlie Biller
- A Patch of Blue (1965) as Mr. Faber
- A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966) as Jesse Buford
- The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967) as Barber (uncredited)
- Firecreek (1968) as Hall
- P.J. (1968) as Poppa Gonowski
- Doc (1969, TV Movie) as Luke
- Hail, Hero! (1969) as Billy Hurd
- Getting Away from It All (1972, TV Movie) as Charlie Erickson
- Wednesday Night Out (1972, TV Movie)
- Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (1973) as Old man on porch
Television Work
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents, episode “A Bullet for Baldwin” – Benjamin Steep (1956)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents, episode “Help Wanted” – Mr. Crabtree (1956)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents, episode “Shopping for Death” – Elmer Shore (1956)
- Father Knows Best, episode “The Bus to Nowhere” – Old Man (1956)
- Cheyenne, episode “Deadline” – Charley Dolan (1957)
- Maverick, episode “The Lonesome Reunion” – Leland Mills (1958)
- The Californians episode “J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.” — J. Jimmerson Jones (1958)
- Sea Hunt (1960) Season 3, Episode 31
- Mister Ed, episode “Ed's New Shoes” – Axel (the Handyman) (1961)
- Bonanza, episode “Springtime” – Parley (1961)
- Maverick, episode “The Golden Fleecing” – Henry Albright (1961)
- The Andy Griffith Show, episode “The Jinx” – Henry Bennett (1962)
- Laramie, episode “Shadow of the Past” – Mr. Elbee (1962)
- The Real McCoys, episode “Cupid Wore a Tail” – Frank (1963)
- The Real McCoys, episode “The Other Side of the Fence” – Frank (1963)
- Make Room for Daddy, episodes “Sense of Humor” and “Call Off the Hounds” – Swenson, the Janitor (1964)
- The Virginian, episode “A Bride for Lars” – Gosta Swenson (1964)
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., episode “The Jewels of Topango Affair” – Dr. Elmer Spritzer (1966)
- Hazel, episode “A Question of Ethics” – Mr. Johansson (1966)
- Shane, episode “The Hant” – Old Man (1966)
- I Spy, episode “Red Sash of Courage” – Hannos (1967)
- Green Acres, episode “Eb's Romance” – Mr. Appleby (1968)
- Green Acres, episode “The Ex-Con” – Willy Dunhill (1970)
- The Odd Couple, episode “The Taste Of Money” – Sam (1971)
- Make Room for Granddaddy, episode “The Arm Wrestle” Folsom (1971)
- The Partridge Family episode “My Heart Belongs to a Two Car Garage” – The Old Man (1972)
- The F.B.I., episode “The Detonator” (1973)
- Movin' On, episode “Life Line” – Liggett (1974) (final appearance)
Family & Relatives
Father | Unknown |
Mother | Unknown |
Siblings | Unknown |
Children | Unknown |
Association
- After appearing in John Ford's 1931 film, Arrowsmith, he joined the director's stock company, appearing in the main supporting roles of Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
John Qualen Net Worth
John Qualen was a well-known Actor. The main & primary source of his income comes from Acting. Let’s check how rich John Qualen was in 1987?
Net Worth (1987) | $1.5 Million |
Annual Salary | Under Review. |
Income Source | Primary Income source Acting(profession). |
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