John Qualen

Acting · Born 1899-12-06 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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 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…

Filmography

• Casablanca as Berger
• The Grapes of Wrath as Muley Graves
• His Girl Friday as Earl Williams
• The Searchers as Lars Jorgensen
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Peter Ericson
• The Sons of Katie Elder as Charlie Biller
• Anatomy of a Murder as Deputy Sheriff Sulo Kangas
• La Classe américaine as V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Youth Will Be Served as Clem Howie
• Blondie on a Budget as Ed Fuddle

TV

• The Andy Griffith Show as Henry Bennett
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. Stepp
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. Crabtree
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Elmer Shore
• Mister Ed
• Burke's Law as Richard Prince (uncredited)
• Cheyenne
• December Bride
• The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Dr. Elmer Spritzer
• The Odd Couple as Groundskeeper