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Overview

Date of Birth:

6 November 1892, Peru, Indiana, USA more

Date of Death:

26 January 1963, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA more

Mini Biography:

With Chic Johnson, Ole was half of that lunatic comedy team from vaudeville... more

Trivia:

Interred at Palm Memorial Gardens, Las Vegas, Nevada. more

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Alternate Names:

Olsen

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Steve Allen Show" (1956)	Olsen & Johnson (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	9.2 (68)
	AKAs: The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #2.9 (1956) Olsen & Johnson
2.	"Four Star Revue" (1950)	Host 2-2-1952 (1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	-
	AKAs: All Star Revue (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 2 February 1952 (1952) Host 2-2-1952
3.	See My Lawyer (1945)	Ole	1945	-	6.3 (11)
	AKAs: In a Padded Cell (USA: reissue title)
4.	Ghost Catchers (1944)	Ole Olsen	1944	-	6.1 (51)

5.	Hellzapoppin' (1941)	Ole Olsen	1941	-	7.7 (869)

6.	Boy Friend (1939)	(uncredited) Taxi Driver	1939	-	-

7.	All Over Town (1937)	Olsen	1937	-	5.3 (40)

8.	Country Gentlemen (1936)	J.D. McAllister, aka Jerome D. Hamilton	1936	-	5.8 (38)

9.	Gold Dust Gertie (1931)	(as Olsen) George Harlan	1931	-	6.5 (31)

10.	50 Million Frenchmen (1931)	(as Olsen) Simon	1931	-	5.9 (36)

11.	Oh, Sailor Behave (1930)	Simon	1930	-	-

Music Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	All Over Town (1937)	(composer: additional music)	1937	-	5.3 (40)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"This Is Your Life" (1952)	Himself (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.0 (41)
	1 TV episode: Ole Olsen (1961) Himself
2.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	8.9 (268)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 21 June 1953 (1953) Mystery Guest
3.	Screen Snapshots: Fun in the Sun (1952)	Himself - Golf Player	1952	-	-

4.	"Fireball Fun-For-All" (1949)	Himself	1949	-	-

5.	Johnny at the Fair (1947)	Himself	1947	-	2.2 (153)

6.	Crazy House (1943)	Himself	1943	-	6.7 (81)

7.	Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 10 (1937)	Himself	1937	-	-

8.	Cinema Circus (1937)	(as Olsen) Himself	1937	-	-

9.	Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (1934)	Himself	1934	-	-

10.	Hollywood on Parade No. A-2 (1932)	Himself	1932	-	-

11.	Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931)	Himself	1931	-	-


1.	Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V)	Himself

2.	Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)

3.	Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (1946)	Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 [Summer Edition] (1923). Musical revue. Sketches by Ralph Spence and Eddie Cantor. Music by Victor Herbert, Louis A. Hirsch and Dave Stamper. Lyrics by Gene Buck. Musical Direction by Oscar Radin. Additional music by Charles Tobias, Eddie Cantor, Jean Schwartz, Ernest Breuer, Walter Donaldson and J. Turner Layton. Additional lyrics by Charles Tobias, Eddie Cantor, Chic Johnson, Ole Olsen, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young, Henry Creamer and Buddy G. DeSylva. Scenes by Joseph Urban. Directed by Ned Wayburn. New Amsterdam Theatre: 25 Jun 1923- 15 Sep 1923 (96 performances). Cast: Babs Aitlen, Leonora Baron, Michael Barroy, Clara Beresbach, Emma Beresbach, Nina Byron, Erla Calame, Eddie Cantor, Betty Carsdale, Dorothy Clarkson, Thelma Connor, Velma Connor, Dolly Daggars, Ethel Dale, Helena D'Algy, Eleanor Dana, Audrey Darrell, Mae Daw, Alma Drange, Marcelle Earle, Mary Eaton, Pearl Eaton, Dolly Evans, Victoria Gale, Ed Gallagher, Joan Gardner, Alexander Gray, Gilda Gray, Ivy Halstead, Netta Hill, May Howard, Ada Hughes, Sonia Ivanoff, Beatrice Jackson, Hazel Jennings, Brooke Johns, Naomi Johnson, Simeon Karavaeff, Kello Brothers, Lily Kimari, Virginia King, Julia Kingsley, Sylvia Kingsley, Teddy Knox, Frank Lambert, Evelyn Law, Mary Lewis, Kitty Littlefield, Jean Lloyd, Martha Lorber, Pansy Maness, Hallie Manning, Irene Marcellus, Ilsa Marvenga, Pauline Mason, Beulah McFarland, Constance McLaughlin, Janet Megrew, Madge Merritt, Hilda Moreno, Polly Nally, Cora Neary, Jimmy Nervo, Al Ochs, Joe Opp, Olive Osborne, Elaine Palmer, Annie Patron, Ann Pennington, Serge Pernikoff, Elsa Peterson, Pearl Prosser, Jesse Reed, Anastasia Reilly, Frances Reveaux, Marion Rich, Addie Rolfe, Nellie Savage, Jack Scott, Gertrude Selden, J.J. Shannon, Al Shean, Marie Shelton, Grant Simpson, Beatrice Singleton, Nellie Smith, Kathryn Stoneburn, Muriel Stryker, The Follies Four, Tiller Girls, Irene Todd, Andrew Tombes, Brandon Tynan, Ruth Urban, Vangie Valentine, Miriam Vandergriff, Shirley Vernon, Vivian Vernon, Blossom Vreeland, Irene Wales, Marie Wallace, Betty Webb, Hazel Webb, Madlyn Wells, Fay West, West and McGinty, Edna Wheaton, Margie Whittington, Lois Wilde, Betty Williams, Willy, Elsie Woodall. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.. more

Genres:

Comedy | Short | Family | Musical more

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Based On Play | Character Name In Title | Variety | Chase more

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