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John Qualen was a Canadian-American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles.
Birth Name
Johan Mandt Kvalen
Born
Friday, 08 December 1899
Died
Saturday, 12 September 1987
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood Mavericks | Muley Bates | 1990 |
| America at the Movies | Muley Graves | 1976 |
| Movin' On | Liggett | 1974 |
| Frasier, the Sensuous Lion | Old Man on Porch | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Frank Casey | 1972 |
| Getting Away from It All | Charlie Erickson | 1972 |
| The American West of John Ford | actor 'The Searchers' | 1971 |
| The Partridge Family | The Old Man | 1970 |
| The Odd Couple | Groundskeeper / Mr. Larson / Sam Mitchell | 1970 |
| Make Room for Granddaddy | Folsom | 1970 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood Mavericks | Muley Bates | 1990 |
| America at the Movies | Muley Graves | 1976 |
| Movin' On | Liggett | 1974 |
| Frasier, the Sensuous Lion | Old Man on Porch | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Frank Casey | 1972 |
| Getting Away from It All | Charlie Erickson | 1972 |
| The American West of John Ford | actor 'The Searchers' | 1971 |
| The Partridge Family | The Old Man | 1970 |
| The Odd Couple | Groundskeeper / Mr. Larson / Sam Mitchell | 1970 |
| Make Room for Granddaddy | Folsom | 1970 |
| Hail, Hero! | Billy Hurd | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Charlie | 1969 |
| P.J. | Poppa Gonowski | 1968 |
| Firecreek | Hall | 1968 |
| The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin | Barber | 1967 |
| Jericho | Heern Hentje | 1966 |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Dr. Elmer Spritzer | 1966 |
| Shane | Old Man | 1966 |
| A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Jesse Buford | 1966 |
| A Patch of Blue | Mr. Faber | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Gas Station Attendant | 1965 |
| I Spy | Hannos | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Mr. Appleby / Willie Dunhill | 1965 |
| The Sons of Katie Elder | Charlie Biller | 1965 |
| I'll Take Sweden | Olaf | 1965 |
| Those Calloways | Ernie Evans | 1965 |
| Cheyenne Autumn | Svenson | 1964 |
| No Time for Sergeants | Dr. Grant | 1964 |
| 7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Luther Lindquist | 1964 |
| The Prize | Oscar | 1963 |
| My Favorite Martian | Matt | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Richard Prince | 1963 |
| Donovan's Reef | Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' | 1963 |
| Wide Country | Dr. Henry Demeter | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Gosta Swenson | 1962 |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Peter Ericson | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Mr. Wren / John Paul McGarrity | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Mr. Callahan | 1961 |
| Hazel | Mr. Johansson | 1961 |
| Two Rode Together | Ole Knudsen | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Axel the Handyman / Justice of Peace / Milo Simmons | 1961 |
| North to Alaska | Logger Judge / Logger | 1960 |
| Klondike | Larsen | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Henry Bennett | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Mr. Fremont | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Sam Lundborg | 1960 |
| Thriller | Streetcar Conductor | 1960 |
| Elmer Gantry | Sam - Storekeeper | 1960 |
| Tate | Sam | 1960 |
| Overland Trail | Circuit Judge | 1960 |
| Hell Bent for Leather | Old Ben | 1960 |
| The Alaskans | Jack Despain | 1959 |
| Laramie | Mr. Elbee | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Parley | 1959 |
| Tightrope | Lucas | 1959 |
| Anatomy of a Murder | Deputy Sheriff Sulo | 1959 |
| Revolt in the Big House | Doc | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Cooper | 1958 |
| Lawman | Doc Shea / Doc Shay / Doc Shannon | 1958 |
| Yancy Derringer | Capt. Sven Larsen | 1958 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Zeke | 1958 |
| Bronco | Mr. Colby | 1958 |
| The Gun Runners | Pop | 1958 |
| Sea Hunt | Ulie Olafsen | 1958 |
| My World Dies Screaming | Jonah Snell | 1958 |
| This Is Alice | Albert Hodgins | 1958 |
| The Real McCoys | Frank | 1957 |
| The Californians | Vinegar Pete Jones / J. Jimmerson Jones | 1957 |
| Maverick | Henry Albright / Leland Mills | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Jens Jensen | 1957 |
| The Big Land | Sven Johnson | 1957 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Olaf Hansen / Clancy | 1956 |
| Johnny Concho | Jake | 1956 |
| The Searchers | Lars Jorgensen | 1956 |
| At Gunpoint | Livingstone | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Dr. Axel Johnson / Etienne | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Elmer Shore / Mr. Crabtree / Mr. Stepp | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Charley Dolan | 1955 |
| The Sea Chase | Chief Engineer Schmitt | 1955 |
| Science Fiction Theatre | Prof. Samuel Avery | 1955 |
| Unchained | Leonard Haskins | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Harry Stonewall Jackson | 1955 |
| The Other Woman | Papasha | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Ernie Evans / Barber | 1954 |
| Climax! | Geist | 1954 |
| Passion | Gaspar Melo | 1954 |
| December Bride | The Count / Mr. Thompson | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Old Man | 1954 |
| The Student Prince | Willie Klauber | 1954 |
| The High and the Mighty | Jose Locota | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Ames | 1954 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Toby | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Swenson, the Janitor / Swenson | 1953 |
| I, the Jury | Dr. R.H. Vickers, Veterinarian / Dr. R.H. Vickers | 1953 |
| Francis Covers the Big Town | Defense Attorney Cavendish | 1953 |
| Ambush at Tomahawk Gap | Jonas P. Travis | 1953 |
| Hans Christian Andersen | Burgomaster | 1952 |
| Omnibus | (segment "The House") / Storekeeper J.P. (segment "Nobody's Fool") | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Francois / Sparks | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Waddell | 1952 |
| Footlights Theater | Sparks | 1952 |
| The Schaefer Century Theatre | (archive footage) | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Joe Gray | 1952 |
| Chevron Theatre | Toby | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Peleg Brewster / Pop Bradshaw | 1951 |
| Celanese Theatre | Chris | 1951 |
| Hollywood Opening Night | Carl Anders | 1951 |
| Goodbye, My Fancy | Professor Dingley | 1951 |
| Belle Le Grand | Corky McGee | 1951 |
| The Flying Missile | Lars Hansen | 1950 |
| Woman on the Run | Maibus | 1950 |
| The Jackpot | Mr. Ferguson | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Eddie | 1950 |
| Stars Over Hollywood | Carl Anders | 1950 |
| Buccaneer's Girl | Vegetable Man / Vegetable Seller | 1950 |
| Captain China | Geech | 1950 |
| The Big Steal | Julius Seton | 1949 |
| Hollow Triumph | Swangron | 1949 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Gus Gruntle | 1948 |
| 16 Fathoms Deep | Capt. Athos | 1948 |
| My Girl Tisa | Svenson | 1948 |
| Alias a Gentleman | No End | 1948 |
| On Our Merry Way | Mr. Atwood (deleted sequence) | 1948 |
| Reaching from Heaven | The Stranger | 1948 |
| The Fugitive | A Refugee Doctor | 1947 |
| High Conquest | Peter Oberwalder Sr. | 1947 |
| Song of Scheherazade | Lorenzo | 1947 |
| Adventure | Model T | 1945 |
| Captain Kidd | Bart Blivens / Bartholomew Blivens | 1945 |
| River Gang | Uncle Bill | 1945 |
| Roughly Speaking | Svend Olsen | 1945 |
| Dark Waters | Uncle Norbert | 1944 |
| An American Romance | Anton Dubechek | 1944 |
| Strange Confession | Monge | 1944 |
| Swing Shift Maisie | Horatio Curley | 1943 |
| Casablanca | Berger | 1943 |
| Arabian Nights | Aladdin | 1942 |
| Tortilla Flat | Jose Maria Corcoran | 1942 |
| Larceny, Inc | Sam Bachrach | 1942 |
| The Jungle Book | The Barber | 1942 |
| Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 1942 |
| All That Money Can Buy | Miser Stevens | 1941 |
| New Wine | Hasslinger's Clerk | 1941 |
| The Shepherd of the Hills | Coot Royal | 1941 |
| Out of the Fog | Olaf Johnson | 1941 |
| Million Dollar Baby | Dr. Patterson | 1941 |
| Model Wife | The Janitor | 1941 |
| The Long Voyage Home | Axel | 1940 |
| Youth Will Be Served | Clem Howie | 1940 |
| Knute Rockne All American | Lars Knutson Rockne | 1940 |
| Angels Over Broadway | Charles Engle | 1940 |
| Babies for Sale | Howard Anderson | 1940 |
| On Their Own | Peters | 1940 |
| Ski Patrol | Gustaf Nerkuu / Gustaf | 1940 |
| Saturday's Children | First Carpenter | 1940 |
| The Grapes of Wrath | Muley Bates / Muley Graves | 1940 |
| Blondie on a Budget | Mr. Ed Fuddle / Ed Fuddle | 1940 |
| His Girl Friday | Earl Williams | 1940 |
| Four Wives | Frank | 1939 |
| Honeymoon in Bali | Meek Man | 1939 |
| Thunder Afloat | Milo | 1939 |
| Career | Jeff Trotter | 1939 |
| Mickey the Kid | Mailman | 1939 |
| Let Us Live | Dan | 1939 |
| Stand Up and Fight | Davy | 1939 |
| The Strange Case of Dr. Meade | Stoner | 1938 |
| Five of a Kind | Asa Wyatt | 1938 |
| The Mad Miss Manton | Subway Watchman / Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site | 1938 |
| The Texans | Swede | 1938 |
| The Chaser | Lars | 1938 |
| Joy of Living | Oswego | 1938 |
| The Bad Man of Brimstone | 'Loco' / Loco | 1937 |
| Nothing Sacred | Fireman | 1937 |
| Fit for a King | Otto | 1937 |
| She Had to Eat | Sleepy | 1937 |
| Angel's Holiday | Waldo Everett | 1937 |
| Fifty Roads to Town | Sheriff Dow | 1937 |
| Seventh Heaven | Sewer Rat | 1937 |
| Reunion | Asa Wyatt | 1936 |
| The Road to Glory | Scared Soldier / Duflous | 1936 |
| Girls' Dormitory | Toni | 1936 |
| Meet Nero Wolfe | Olaf | 1936 |
| The Country Doctor | Asa Wyatt | 1936 |
| Wife vs. Secretary | Mr. Jenkins | 1936 |
| Ring Around the Moon | Bill Harvey | 1936 |
| Man of Iron | Collins - a Factory Worker / Collins | 1935 |
| Whipsaw | Will Dabson | 1935 |
| The Three Musketeers | Planchet | 1935 |
| Thunder in the Night | Hotel Porter | 1935 |
| Orchids to You | Smith | 1935 |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | Sol Tinker | 1935 |
| Silk Hat Kid | Mr. Fossbender | 1935 |
| Doubting Thomas | Von Blitzen | 1935 |
| Chasing Yesterday | Aristide Coccoz / Coccoz | 1935 |
| Black Fury | Mike / Mike Shemanski | 1935 |
| The Great Hotel Murder | Ole | 1935 |
| One More Spring | Auctioneer | 1935 |
| Charlie Chan in Paris | Concierge / Concierge, Dufresne's Hotel (bit) | 1935 |
| 365 Nights in Hollywood | Prof. Herman Ellenbogen | 1934 |
| Our Daily Bread | Chris (as John T. Qualen) / Chris | 1934 |
| Servants' Entrance | Detective | 1934 |
| Straight Is the Way | Mr. Clapman | 1934 |
| He Was Her Man | Dutch, Santa Avila's Cabbie / Dutch - Santa Avila's Cabbie | 1934 |
| Private Scandal | Schultz | 1934 |
| Sing and Like It | Oswald (as John M. Qualen) / Oswald | 1934 |
| Upperworld | Chris--Janitor / Chris the Janitor | 1934 |
| Hi, Nellie | Steve | 1934 |
| Fugitive Lovers | Distressed Parent | 1934 |
| Let's Fall in Love | Svente Bjorkman / Bjorkman | 1933 |
| Counsellor at Law | Johan Breitstein / Breitstein | 1933 |
| The Devil's Brother | Man Who Owned the Bull | 1933 |
| Arrowsmith | Henry Novak | 1931 |
| Street Scene | Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen) / Karl Olsen | 1931 |
