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John Qualen
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Actor Born: December 8, 1899 in Vancouver, BC, Canada Death: September 12, 1987 in Torrance, CA Biography:The son of a Norwegian pastor, "John Qualen" was born in British Columbia. After his family moved to Illinois, Qualen won a high school forensic contest, which led to a scholarship at Northwestern University. A veteran of the tent-show and vaudeville circuits by the late '20s, Qualen won the important role of the Swedish janitor in the Broadway play Street Scene by marching into the producer's office and demonstrating his letter-perfect Scandinavian accent. His first film assignment was the 1931 movie version of Street Scene. Slight of stature, and possessed of woebegone, near-tragic facial features, Qualen was most often cast in "victim" roles, notably the union-activist miner who is beaten to death by hired hooligans in "Black Fury" (1935) and the pathetic, half-mad Muley in "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940). Qualen was able to harness his trodden-upon demeanor for comedy as well, as witness his... Full Biography
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