Deceased

How Did John Qualen Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87

Also known asJohn M. Qualen, John T. Qualen, Johan Mandt KvalenGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn06/12/1899Born inVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDied12/09/1987Died inTorranceCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1364339 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#4119 ↗

John Qualen was a Canadian-American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles.

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Filmography128 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1993	La Classe américaineMovie	V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)	94
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	Frank Casey	73
1972	Getting Away from It AllMovie	Charlie Erickson	73
1970	The Odd CoupleSeries	Sam	71
1970	The Partridge FamilySeries	The Old Man	71
1968	FirecreekMovie	Hall	69
1966	The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series	Dr. Elmer Spritzer	67
1966	JerichoSeries	—	67
1966	A Big Hand for the Little LadyMovie	Jesse Buford	67
1965	Green AcresSeries	Willie Dunhill	66
1965	I'll Take SwedenMovie	Olaf	66
1965	A Patch of BlueMovie	Mr. Faber	66
1965	The Sons of Katie ElderMovie	Charlie Biller	66
1964	Cheyenne AutumnMovie	Svenson (uncredited)	65
1964	Those CallowaysMovie	Ernie Evans	65
1964	7 Faces of Dr. LaoMovie	Luther Lindquist	65
1963	Burke's LawSeries	Richard Prince (uncredited)	64
1963	Donovan's ReefMovie	Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)	64
1963	My Favorite MartianSeries	Matt	64
1963	The PrizeMovie	Oscar	64
1962	The VirginianSeries	Gosta Swenson	63
1962	The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceMovie	Peter Ericson	63
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	62
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Mr. Callahan	62
1961	Mister EdSeries	—	62
1961	Two Rode TogetherMovie	Ole Knudsen	62
1960	ThrillerSeries	Streetcar Conductor	61
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Henry Bennett	61
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries	—	61
1960	North to AlaskaMovie	Logger	61
1960	TateSeries	Sam	61
1960	Hell Bent for LeatherMovie	Old Ben	61
1960	Elmer GantryMovie	Sam - Storekeeper	61
1959	The Third ManSeries	—	60
1959	TightropeSeries	—	60
1959	Anatomy of a MurderMovie	Deputy Sheriff Sulo Kangas	60
1959	The AlaskansSeries	—	60
1959	BonanzaSeries	Parley	60
1958	Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries	—	59
1958	Sea HuntSeries	—	59
1958	BroncoSeries	—	59
1958	Yancy DerringerSeries	Capt. Sven Larsen	59
1958	The Gun RunnersMovie	Pop	59
1958	The Donna Reed ShowSeries	Zeke	59
1958	LawmanSeries	Doc Shay	59
1957	MaverickSeries	Leland Mills	58
1957	SugarfootSeries	Jens Jensen	58
1957	The Real McCoysSeries	Frank	58
1957	The Big LandMovie	Sven Johnson	58
1956	The SearchersMovie	Lars Jorgensen	57
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Elmer Shore	56
1955	CheyenneSeries	—	56
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Harry Stonewall Jackson	56
1955	The Sea ChaseMovie	Chief Engineer Schmitt	56
1955	At GunpointMovie	Livingstone	56
1955	Man on a BusMovie	Second Prisoner	56
1954	Climax!Series	Geist	55
1954	Father Knows BestSeries	Old Man	55
1954	December BrideSeries	—	55
1954	Public DefenderSeries	Ames	55
1954	The High and the MightyMovie	Jose Locota	55
1954	PassionMovie	Gaspar Melo	55
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	—	54
1953	I, the JuryMovie	Dr. R.H. Vickers, Veterinarian	54
1952	Hans Christian AndersenMovie	Burgomaster	53
1951	Goodbye, My FancyMovie	Professor Dingley	52
1951	DragnetSeries	—	52
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Peleg Brewster	52
1951	Racket SquadSeries	—	52
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Eddie	51
1950	Buccaneer's GirlMovie	Vegetable Seller	51
1950	The Flying MissileMovie	Lars Hansen	51
1950	The JackpotMovie	Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)	51
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	Gus Gruntle	49
1948	My Girl TisaMovie	Svenson	49
1947	High ConquestMovie	Peter Oberwalder Sr.	48
1947	The FugitiveMovie	A Refugee Doctor	48
1947	Song of ScheherazadeMovie	Lorenzo	48
1945	Roughly SpeakingMovie	Svend Olsen	46
1945	AdventureMovie	Model T	46
1944	Dark WatersMovie	Uncle Norbert	45
1944	An American RomanceMovie	Anton Dubechek	45
1943	Swing Shift MaisieMovie	Horatio Curley	44
1942	CasablancaMovie	Berger	43
1942	Larceny, Inc.Movie	Sam Bachrach	43
1942	Arabian NightsMovie	Aladdin	43
1942	Tortilla FlatMovie	Jose Maria Corcoran	43
1942	Jungle BookMovie	The Barber	43
1941	Out of the FogMovie	Olaf Johnson	42
1941	The Shepherd of the HillsMovie	Coot Royal	42
1941	All That Money Can BuyMovie	Miser Stevens	42
1941	Million Dollar BabyMovie	Dr. Patterson	42
1940	The Long Voyage HomeMovie	Axel	41
1940	Angels Over BroadwayMovie	Charles Engle	41
1940	Knute Rockne All AmericanMovie	Lars Knutson Rockne	41
1940	The Grapes of WrathMovie	Muley Graves	41
1940	Blondie on a BudgetMovie	Ed Fuddle	41
1940	His Girl FridayMovie	Earl Williams	41
1940	Saturday's ChildrenMovie	First Carpenter (uncredited)	41
1940	Babies for SaleMovie	Howard Anderson	41
1939	Thunder AfloatMovie	Milo	40
1939	Let Us LiveMovie	Dan (uncredited)	40
1939	Four WivesMovie	Frank	40
1939	Stand Up and FightMovie	Davy	40
1939	Honeymoon in BaliMovie	Meek Man (uncredited)	40
1938	The Mad Miss MantonMovie	Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site	39
1938	The ChaserMovie	Lars	39
1938	Five of a KindMovie	Asa Wyatt	39
1937	Nothing SacredMovie	Fireman (uncredited)	38
1937	She Had to EatMovie	Sleepy	38
1937	Seventh HeavenMovie	Sewer Rat	38
1936	Wife vs. SecretaryMovie	Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)	37
1936	Meet Nero WolfeMovie	Olaf	37
1936	Girls' DormitoryMovie	Toni	37
1936	ReunionMovie	Asa Wyatt	37
1935	One More SpringMovie	Auctioneer	36
1935	WhipsawMovie	Will Dabson	36
1935	The Great Hotel MurderMovie	Ole	36
1935	Chasing YesterdayMovie	Coccoz	36
1935	The Farmer Takes a WifeMovie	Sol Tinker	36
1934	Our Daily BreadMovie	Chris (as John T. Qualen)	35
1934	365 Nights in HollywoodMovie	Prof. Herman Ellenbogen	35
1934	UpperworldMovie	Janitor	35
1933	Counsellor at LawMovie	Breitstein	34
1933	Let's Fall in LoveMovie	Bjorkman	34
1933	Let's Fall in LoveMovie	Svente Bjorkman	34
1931	Street SceneMovie	Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)	32
1931	ArrowsmithMovie	Henry Novak (uncredited)	32