John Qualen Net Worth



Johan Mandt Kvalen net worth is
$600,000

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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". Qualen grew up in Elgin, Illinois.His acting career began when he was attending Northwestern University on a scholarship awarded after he won an oratory contest. Eventually reaching Broadway, he gained his big break as the Swedish janitor in Elmer Rice's Street Scene. His movie career began when he recreated the role in the film version. This was followed by his appearance in John Ford's Arrowsmith (1931) which began a more than thirty year membership in the director's "stock company", with important supporting roles in The Searchers (1956), Two Rode Together (1961) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) and Cheyenne Autumn (1964).Appearing in well over one hundred films, and acting extensively on television into the 1970s, Qualen performed many of his roles with various accents, usually Scandinavian, often intended for comic effect. Three of his more memorable roles showcase his versatility. Qualen assumed a Midwestern dialect as Muley, who recounts the destruction of his farm by the bank in Ford's The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and as the confused killer Earl Williams in Howard Hawks' classic comedy His Girl Friday (also 1940). As Berger, the jewelry-selling Norwegian resistance member in Michael Curtiz' Casablanca (1942), he essayed a light Scandinavian accent, but put on a thicker Mediterranean accent as the homeward-bound fisherman Locota in William Wellman's The High and the Mighty (1954).Qualen was treasurer of The Authors Club and historian of The Masquers, Hollywood's social group for actors.John Qualen was blind in his later years. He died of heart failure in 1987 in Torrance, California and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. He was survived by his three daughters. 
Full NameJohan Mandt Kvalen
Net Worth$600,000
Date Of BirthDecember 8, 1899
Died1987-07-12
Place Of BirthVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height5' 7" (1.7 m)
OccupationActor
ProfessionActor, Soundtrack, Music Department
SpousePearle Larson daughters
NicknamesJohn Qualen, Qualen, John
Star SignSagittarius
#Trademark
1Bumbling comic relief characters
2Small, slight frame
3Exaggerated Scandinavian accent (although he himself was born and raised in Canada)
#Fact
1Teamed with Paul Fix 5 times. They started in "Road to Glory (1936)" and finished in 1973 in "The Streets of San Francisco: Winterkill." In between, they made featured appearances in 3 John Wayne movies: "The High and the Mighty" (1954), "The Sea Chase" (1955) and "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965).
2Was a talented musician playing piano, flute and saxophone in travelling concert parties. He became involved in acting while touring in Canada.
3Appeared with John Wayne in nine films: The Long Voyage Home (1940), The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), The High and the Mighty (1954), The Sea Chase (1955), The Searchers (1956), North to Alaska (1960), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Donovan's Reef (1963) and The Sons of Katie Elder (1965).
4He is often erroneously credited with the bit role of the bull owner in the Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy film The Devil's Brother (1933). However, it is clearly not him nor is it his voice.
5In 1930, although working in New York, his home base was at 328 Sidney Street West, St. Paul, Minnesota.
6Of Norwegian parentage.
7Though some reference works list his birth name as Oleson or Olson, in actuality Qualen's grandfather changed the family name from Olson to Kvalen long before Qualen's birth. Qualen's father subsequently changed the name from Kvalen to Qualen, after Qualen's birth. Originally pronounced identically to the previous spelling ("Kvah-len"), John Qualen himself changed the pronunciation to "Kway-len."

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Tortilla Flat1942Jose Maria Corcoran
Larceny, Inc.1942Sam Bachrach
Jungle Book1942The Barber
The Devil and Daniel Webster1941Miser Stevens
New Wine1941Hasslinger's Clerk
The Shepherd of the Hills1941Coot Royal
Out of the Fog1941Olaf Johnson
Million Dollar Baby1941Dr. Patterson
Model Wife1941The Janitor
Youth Will Be Served1940Clem Howie
The Long Voyage Home1940Axel
Knute Rockne All American1940Lars Knutson Rockne
Angels Over Broadway1940Charles Engle
Babies for Sale1940Howard Anderson
On Their Own1940Peters
Ski Patrol1940Gustaf Nerkuu
Saturday's Children1940First Carpenter (uncredited)
Blondie on a Budget1940Mr. Ed Fuddle
The Grapes of Wrath1940Muley Bates
His Girl Friday1940Earl Williams
Four Wives1939Frank
Thunder Afloat1939Milo
Honeymoon in Bali1939Meek Man
Career1939Jeff Trotter (uncredited)
Mickey the Kid1939Mailman
Let Us Live1939Dan (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight1939Davy
Strange Case of Dr. Meade1938Stoner
Five of a Kind1938Asa Wyatt
The Mad Miss Manton1938Subway Watchman
The Chaser1938Lars
The Texans1938Swede (uncredited)
Joy of Living1938Oswego
The Bad Man of Brimstone1937'Loco'
Nothing Sacred1937Fireman (uncredited)
Fit for a King1937Otto
She Had to Eat1937Sleepy
Fifty Roads to Town1937Sheriff Dow
Angel's Holiday1937Waldo Everett
Seventh Heaven1937Sewer Rat
Reunion1936Asa Wyatt
Girls' Dormitory1936Toni
Meet Nero Wolfe1936Olaf
The Road to Glory1936Scared Soldier
The Country Doctor1936Asa Wyatt
Wife vs. Secretary1936Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
Ring Around the Moon1936Bill Harvey
Man of Iron1935Collins - a Factory Worker
Whipsaw1935Will Dabson
The Three Musketeers1935Planchet
Thunder in the Night1935Hotel Porter
Orchids to You1935Smith
The Farmer Takes a Wife1935Sol Tinker
Doubting Thomas1935Von Blitzen
Silk Hat Kid1935Mr. Fossbender
Chasing Yesterday1935Aristide Coccoz
Black Fury1935Mike (as John T. Qualen)
The Great Hotel Murder1935Ole
One More Spring1935Auctioneer
Charlie Chan in Paris1935Concierge
365 Nights in Hollywood1934Prof. Herman Ellenbogen
Servants' Entrance1934Detective
Straight Is the Way1934Mr. Clapman (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread1934Chris (as John T. Qualen)
He Was Her Man1934Dutch, Santa Avila's Cabbie
Private Scandal1934Schultz (uncredited)
Sing and Like It1934Oswald (as John M. Qualen)
Upperworld1934Chris--Janitor
Hi, Nellie!1934Steve (uncredited)
Let's Fall in Love1933Svente Bjorkman (uncredited)
Counsellor at Law1933Johan Breitstein
The Devil's Brother1933Man Who Owned the Bull (unconfirmed, uncredited)
Arrowsmith1931Henry Novak (uncredited)
Street Scene1931Karl Olsen (as John M. Qualen)
Movin' On1974TV SeriesLiggett
The Streets of San Francisco1973TV SeriesFrank Casey
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion1973Old Man on Porch
The F.B.I.1973TV SeriesGas Station Attendant
The Odd Couple1971-1973TV SeriesMr. Larson / Groundskeeper / Sam Mitchell
Wednesday Night Out1972TV Movie
The Partridge Family1972TV SeriesThe Old Man
Getting Away from It All1972TV MovieCharlie Erickson
Make Room for Granddaddy1971TV SeriesFolsom
Medical Center1971TV SeriesCharlie
Green Acres1968-1970TV SeriesWillie Dunhill / Mr. Appleby
Hail, Hero!1969Billy Hurd
Doc1969TV MovieLuke
Firecreek1968Hall
P.J.1968Poppa Gonowski
I Spy1967TV SeriesHannos
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin1967Barber (uncredited)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.1966TV SeriesDr. Elmer Spritzer
Shane1966TV SeriesOld Man
Jericho1966TV SeriesHeern Hentje
A Big Hand for the Little Lady1966Jesse Buford
Hazel1966TV SeriesMr. Johansson
Burke's Law1966TV SeriesRichard Prince
The Donna Reed Show1966TV SeriesZeke
Mister Ed1961-1965TV SeriesJustice of Peace / Milo Simmons / Axel the Handyman
A Patch of Blue1965Mr. Faber
Sally and Sam1965TV ShortPicket
The Sons of Katie Elder1965Charlie Biller
I'll Take Sweden1965Olaf
Ben Casey1963-1965TV SeriesJohn Paul McGarrity / Mr. Wren
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1965TV Series
Those Calloways1965Ernie Evans
Dr. Kildare1964TV SeriesMr. Callahan
No Time for Sergeants1964TV SeriesDr. Grant
Cheyenne Autumn1964Svenson (uncredited)
The Virginian1964TV SeriesGosta Swenson
Make Room for Daddy1964TV SeriesSwenson / Swenson, the Janitor
7 Faces of Dr. Lao1964Luther Lindquist
My Favorite Martian1964TV SeriesMatt
The Prize1963Oscar
The Third Man1963TV Series
Donovan's Reef1963Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)
Wide Country1963TV SeriesDr. Henry Demeter
The Real McCoys1963TV SeriesFrank
Laramie1962TV SeriesMr. Elbee
Lawman1960-1962TV SeriesDoc Shay / Doc Shea / Doc Shannon
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962Peter Ericson
The Andy Griffith Show1962TV SeriesHenry Bennett
Maverick1958-1961TV SeriesHenry Albright / Leland Mills
Bonanza1961TV SeriesParley
The Barbara Stanwyck Show1961TV SeriesSam Lundborg
Two Rode Together1961Ole Knudsen
Thriller1961TV SeriesStreetcar Conductor
Outlaws1961TV SeriesMr. Fremont
Klondike1961TV SeriesLarsen
North to Alaska1960Logger Judge
Tate1960TV SeriesSam
Sea Hunt1960TV SeriesUlie Olafsen
Elmer Gantry1960Sam - Storekeeper (uncredited)
Sugarfoot1960TV SeriesJens Jensen
Overland Trail1960TV SeriesCircuit Judge
Hell Bent for Leather1960Old Ben
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna1958-1960TV SeriesOlaf Hansen / Clancy
The Alaskans1959TV SeriesJack Despain
Bronco1959TV SeriesMr. Colby
Tightrope1959TV SeriesLucas
Anatomy of a Murder1959Deputy Sheriff Sulo
The Californians1958-1959TV SeriesVinegar Pete Jones / J. Jimmerson Jones
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1959TV SeriesCooper
Yancy Derringer1958TV SeriesCapt. Sven Larsen
Revolt in the Big House1958Doc
The Gun Runners1958Pop
My World Dies Screaming1958Jonah Snell
The Big Land1957Sven Johnson
Cheyenne1957TV SeriesCharley Dolan
Lux Video Theatre1957TV SeriesEddie
December Bride1955-1957TV SeriesThe Count / Mr. Thompson
The Millionaire1956TV SeriesHarry Stonewall Jackson
Climax!1956TV SeriesGeist
Johnny Concho1956Jake
The Searchers1956Lars Jorgensen
Crossroads1956TV SeriesDr. Axel Johnson
Matinee Theatre1956TV Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1956TV SeriesMr. Crabtree / Elmer Shore / Mr. Stepp
Father Knows Best1956TV SeriesOld Man
At Gunpoint1955Livingstone
Science Fiction Theatre1955TV SeriesProf. Avery
The Sea Chase1955Chief Engineer Schmitt
Unchained1955Leonard Haskins
The Ford Television Theatre1952-1954TV SeriesFrancois / Sparks
The Other Woman1954Papasha
Passion1954Gaspar Melo
The Student Prince1954Willie Klauber
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse1954TV SeriesGus Gruntle
Schlitz Playhouse1953-1954TV SeriesPeleg Brewster / Pop Bradshaw
The High and the Mighty1954Jose Locota
Public Defender1954TV SeriesTeacher Ames
Omnibus1954TV SeriesStorekeeper J.P.
Cavalcade of America1953TV Series
Dragnet1953TV Series
I, the Jury1953Dr. R.H. Vickers
General Electric Theater1953TV Series
Francis Covers the Big Town1953Defense Attorney Cavendish (uncredited)
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap1953Jonas P. Travis
Your Favorite Story1953TV Series
Hollywood Opening Night1953TV Series
Hans Christian Andersen1952Burgomaster
Rebound1952TV SeriesProspector
Celanese Theatre1952TV SeriesChris
Chevron Theatre1952TV SeriesToby
Racket Squad1951TV Series
Goodbye, My Fancy1951Professor Dingley
Stars Over Hollywood1951TV SeriesCarl Anders
Belle Le Grand1951Corky McGee
The Flying Missile1950Lars Hansen
Woman on the Run1950Maibus
The Jackpot1950Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
Buccaneer's Girl1950Vegetable Man
Captain China1950Geech
The Big Steal1949Julius Seton
Hollow Triumph1948Swangron
16 Fathoms Deep1948Capt. Athos
My Girl Tisa1948Svenson
Alias a Gentleman1948No End
On Our Merry Way1948Mr. Atwood (deleted sequence) (uncredited)
Reaching from Heaven1948The Stranger
The Fugitive1947A Refugee Doctor
High Conquest1947Peter Oberwalder Sr.
Song of Scheherazade1947Lorenzo
Adventure1945Model T
Captain Kidd1945Bart Blivens
River Gang1945Uncle Bill
It Happened in Springfield1945Short
Roughly Speaking1945Svend Olsen
Dark Waters1944Uncle Norbert
An American Romance1944Anton Dubechek
Strange Confession1944Monge
Swing Shift Maisie1943Horatio Curley
Arabian Nights1942Aladdin
Casablanca1942Berger

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Long Voyage Home1940"Irish Washerwoman", uncredited / performer: "Irish Washerwoman", "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" 1912 - uncredited
Joy of Living1938performer: "You Couldn't Be Cuter" 1938 - uncredited
Let's Fall in Love1933performer: "Love Is Love Anywhere" 1933 - uncredited

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The High and the Mighty1954composer: additional music - uncredited

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The American West of John Ford1971TV Movie documentaryactor 'The Searchers'
Here's Hollywood1962TV SeriesHimself
The Alan Young Show1951TV SeriesHimself
Breakdowns of 19421942ShortHimself (uncredited)

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