The Searchers
1956
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John Qualen (born Johan Mandt Kvalen, December 8, 1899 – September 12, 1987) was an American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles.
John Qualen. Actor: Casablanca. One of the best and most familiar character actors of the first four decades of sound films, although few who knew his face also knew his name, John Qualen was born in Canada to Norwegian parents.
John Qualen. Actor: Casablanca. One of the best and most familiar character actors of the first four decades of sound films, although few who knew his face also knew his name, John Qualen was born in Canada to Norwegian parents.
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.
John Qualen. Highest Rated: 100% Captain Kidd (1945) Lowest Rated: 50% North to Alaska (1960) Birthday: Dec 8, 1899. Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. John Qualen appeared in...
Sep 16, 1987 · Qualen died at Torrance Memorial Hospital on Saturday when his heart failed. Besides his portrayal in the 1930s films he made with the famed quints, Qualen drew attention for his performances...
John Qualen appeared in some of the greatest movies ever made, but his versatility allowed him to seem like a different man from picture to picture. He specialized in Scandinavians, but actually played various nationalities over the course of his career, which caught its first break in 1929 when...
John Qualen played the father of the DIONNE QUINTUPLETS in Five of a Kind (1939) and the Norwegian conspirator in Casablanca (1943). He was part of director John Ford's informal stock company of actors, appearing memorably as the half-crazed Muley Graves in the classic The Grapes of Wrath (1940).
John Qualen is not readily identifiable by many classic movie fans even though this prolific character actor was part of John Ford’s famed stock company and appeared in more than 130 feature films and dozens of television programs.
Apr 30, 2008 · John Qualen (1899-1987) is a very special kind of character actor: He often does not seem to play a person but a whole people, or at least the honest and downtrodden part of one.
