Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten
Hytten in Becky Sharp (1935)
Born	(1888-03-03)3 March 1888 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	11 March 1955(1955-03-11) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1921–1955

Olaf Hytten (3 March 1888 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1955. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack, while sitting in his car in the parking lot at 20th Century Fox Studios. His remains are interred in an unmarked crypt, located in Santa Monica's Woodlawn Cemetery.

Filmography

• Demos (1921) - Daniel Dabbs (film debut)
• Money (1921) - Henry Graves
• The Knave of Diamonds (1921) - Sir Giles Carfax
• Sonia (1921) - Fatty Webster
• The Knight Errant (1922) - Hernando Perez
• Trapped by the Mormons (1922) - Elder Marz
• The Wonderful Story (1922) - Jimmy Martin
• The Crimson Circle (1922)
• The Missioner (1922) - Stephen Hurd
• His Wife's Husband (1922) - Fred Pearson
• A Gamble with Hearts (1923) - Dallas Jr.
• The Little Door Into the World (1923) - Mountebank
• Out to Win (1923) - Cumberston
• Chu-Chin-Chow (1923) - Mukhill
• The White Shadow (1924) - Herbert Barnes
• It Is the Law (1924) - Bill Elliott
• The Salvation Hunters (1925) - The Brute
• Marriage License? (1926) - Detective (uncredited)
• The Better 'Ole (1926) - German Officer (uncredited)
• Old Age Handicap (1928)
• Master and Man (1929) - Lord Overbury
• Kitty (1929) - Leaper
• City of Play (1929) - Schulz
• The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930) - Deacon at Wedding (uncredited)
• Grumpy (1930) - Keble
• Playboy of Paris (1930) - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
• Along Came Youth (1930) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Unfaithful (1931) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Born to Love (1931) - Aide to Major General (uncredited)
• Forbidden Adventure (1931) - Florist (uncredited)
• Secrets of a Secretary (1931) - Court Reporter (uncredited)
• Daughter of the Dragon (1931) - Flinders the Butler (uncredited)
• Platinum Blonde (1931) - Mr. Radcliffe (uncredited)
• Under Eighteen (1931) - Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)
• Peach O'Reno (1931) - Croupier (uncredited)
• Lovers Courageous (1932) - Perry (uncredited)
• Love Bound (1932) - Ship Passenger (uncredited)
• The Impatient Maiden (1932) - Doctor at Lecture (uncredited)
• Arsène Lupin (1932) - Party Guest (uncredited)
• The Wet Parade (1932) - Nightclubber Asking the Time (uncredited)
• Beauty and the Boss (1932) - Business Associate (uncredited)
• But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) - Party Guest (uncredited)
• The Man Called Back (1932) - Upper Level Court Clerk (uncredited)
• Crooner (1932) - Impatient Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• The Night Club Lady (1932) - Walter - Colt's Butler (uncredited)
• The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) - Story-Telling Officer at Party (uncredited)
• A Study in Scarlet (1933) - Merrydew's Butler (uncredited)
• He Couldn't Take It (1933) - Professor Brewster Stevens (uncredited)
• Blind Adventure (1933) - Lady Rockingham's Butler (uncredited)
• The Masquerader (1933) - Doctor (uncredited)
• Berkeley Square (1933) - Sir Joshua Reynolds
• Design for Living (1933) - Englishman at Train (uncredited)
• The House on 56th Street (1933) - Peggy's Butler (uncredited)
• The Women in His Life (1933) - Page (uncredited)
• Lady Killer (1933) - Mr. Marley's Butler (uncredited)
• Mandalay (1934) - Cockney Purser (uncredited)
• The Mystery of Mr. X (1934) - Reporter (uncredited)
• Jimmy the Gent (1934) - Atlantis Steward (uncredited)
• Journal of a Crime (1934) - Victor - Butler (uncredited)
• Mystery Liner (1934) - Grimson's Aide (uncredited)
• Glamour (1934) - Dobbs (uncredited)
• Sisters Under the Skin (1934) - Butler
• The Key (1934) - First Regular (uncredited)
• Let's Talk It Over (1934) - Waiter (uncredited)
• Money Means Nothing (1934) - Parsons - the Butler (uncredited)
• Murder in the Private Car (1934) - Man Asking About Radio (uncredited)
• Whom the Gods Destroy (1934) - Purser of the Balkan (uncredited)
• Shock (1934) - Adjutant (uncredited)
• Jane Eyre (1934) - Jeweler (uncredited)
• Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• The Moonstone (1934) - Dr. Ezra Jennings
• One Night of Love (1934) - Bill's Valet (uncredited)
• British Agent (1934) - Under Secretary Avery (uncredited)
• The Richest Girl in the World (1934) - Valet (uncredited)
• Happiness Ahead (1934) - Bradford's Butler (uncredited)
• What Every Woman Knows (1934) - Meeting Chairman (uncredited)
• Girl o' My Dreams (1934) - Prof. E. Phlatt (uncredited)
• The Painted Veil (1934) - Dr. Somerset (uncredited)
• Secret of the Chateau (1934) - LaFarge (uncredited)
• Strange Wives (1934) - Jim's Butler
• Red Morning (1934) - McTavish
• The Little Minister (1934) - Cruickshank - Villager (uncredited)
• Clive of India (1935) - Parson at Hustine (uncredited)
• After Office Hours (1935) - Patterson's Butler (uncredited)
• Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935) - Herries Family Member (uncredited)
• Traveling Saleslady (1935) - Twitchell's Butler (uncredited)
• The Florentine Dagger (1935) - Scotland Yard Radio Operator (uncredited)
• Les Misérables (1935) - Pierre (uncredited)
• Mister Dynamite (1935) - Police Chemist (uncredited)
• Becky Sharp (1935) - The Prince Regent
• Going Highbrow (1935) - Watkins - Butler (uncredited)
• Bonnie Scotland (1935) - Scottish Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
• Atlantic Adventure (1935) - Ship's Doctor (uncredited)
• Anna Karenina (1935) - Butler (uncredited)
• The Dark Angel (1935) - Mills (uncredited)
• Two Sinners (1935) - French Judge
• His Night Out (1935) - Butler (uncredited)
• She Couldn't Take It (1935) - Van Dyke Butler (uncredited)
• The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) - DuPre
• The Last Outpost (1935) - Doctor (uncredited)
• Metropolitan (1935) - Male Modiste (uncredited)
• A Feather in Her Hat (1935) - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• I Found Stella Parish (1935) - Robert - Stephan's Butler (uncredited)
• Ship Cafe (1935) - Butler (uncredited)
• Thanks a Million (1935) - Byron (uncredited)
• The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935) - Englishman at Casino (uncredited)
• Sylvia Scarlett (1935) - Customs Inspector (uncredited)
• The Lone Wolf Returns (1935) - Bancrofts' Butler (uncredited)
• The Garden Murder Case (1936) - Vance's Butler (uncredited)
• Sutter's Gold (1936) - Johann, Waiter (uncredited)
• Doughnuts and Society (1936) - Wellington
• The House of a Thousand Candles (1936) - Sergeant
• And So They Were Married (1936) - Secretary (uncredited)
• Sons o' Guns (1936) - Sentry (uncredited)
• Trouble for Two (1936) - Butler (uncredited)
• The White Angel (1936) - Orderly in Dr. Hunt's Office (uncredited)
• Shakedown (1936) - Butler (uncredited)
• The Last of the Mohicans (1936) - King George II
• Libeled Lady (1936) - Reporter (uncredited)
• The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) - Officer (uncredited)
• House of Secrets (1936) - Wilson (uncredited)
• Love Letters of a Star (1936) - Thompson
• Lloyd's of London (1936) - Telescope Man (uncredited)
• White Hunter (1936) - Barton
• With Love and Kisses (1936) - Dickson
• Camille (1936) - Baccarat Croupier (uncredited)
• The Good Earth (1937) - Liu - Grain Merchant
• We Have Our Moments (1937) - Steward (uncredited)
• California Straight Ahead! (1937) - Huggins
• Parnell (1937) - House of Commons Member (uncredited)
• Dangerous Holiday (1937) - Popcorn
• The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) - Conspirator (uncredited)
• I Cover the War! (1937) - Sir Herbert
• Easy Living (1937) - Joseph aka Justin - Houseman (uncredited)
• Souls at Sea (1937) - Proprietor (uncredited)
• Double or Nothing (1937) - Eustace the Butler (uncredited)
• Lancer Spy (1937) - Barber (uncredited)
• Angel (1937) - Consolidated Press Photographer (uncredited)
• Conquest (1937) - Conspirator (uncredited)
• The Great Garrick (1937) - Ambassador in 'Hamlet' (uncredited)
• Ebb Tide (1937) - English Tourist (uncredited)
• First Lady (1937) - Bleeker
• Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) - Store President's Valet (uncredited)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Outlaw (uncredited)
• The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938) - Jenkins
• Lord Jeff (1938) - Instructor (uncredited)
• Blond Cheat (1938) - Paul Douglas
• Marie Antoinette (1938) - Monsieur Boehmer - the Jeweler (uncredited)
• Secrets of an Actress (1938) - Reynolds - Peter's Butler (uncredited)
• Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938) - Island Police Arresting Sergeant (uncredited)
• Up the River (1938) - Ship Steward (uncredited)
• A Christmas Carol (1938) - Schoolmaster (uncredited)
• Zaza (1938) - Waiter (uncredited)
• The Little Princess (1939) - Pedestrian Discussing the War (uncredited)
• The Lady and the Mob (1939) - Brewster - Hattie's Butler (uncredited)
• Broadway Serenade (1939) - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• The Flying Irishman (1939) - Irish Airport Radio Operator (uncredited)
• Man of Conquest (1939) - Footman (uncredited)
• The Sun Never Sets (1939) - Statesman (uncredited)
• 6,000 Enemies (1939) - Prison Photographer (uncredited)
• Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) - Mr. Higgenbotham
• Our Leading Citizen (1939) - Charles, the Butler
• Rio (1939) - Banker (uncredited)
• The Great Commandment (1939) - Nathan
• Pride of the Blue Grass (1939) - Spectator (uncredited)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - Butler (uncredited)
• Television Spy (1939) - Wagner - Llewellyn's Butler
• Little Accident (1939) - Meggs (uncredited)
• Rulers of the Sea (1939) - Third Secretary (uncredited)
• Allegheny Uprising (1939) - General Gage
• Our Neighbors – The Carters (1939) - Butler (uncredited)
• We Are Not Alone (1939) - Mr. Clark (uncredited)
• The Earl of Chicago (1940) - Hodges (uncredited)
• Calling Philo Vance (1940) - Charles (uncredited)
• Parole Fixer (1940) - Carter, Butler (uncredited)
• Drums of Fu Manchu (1940, Serial) - Dr. Flinders Petrie
• Gaucho Serenade (1940) - Norton School Headmaster (uncredited)
• Escape to Glory (1940) - Agent
• Captain Caution (1940) - Stannage's Officer Aide (uncredited)
• No Time for Comedy (1940) - Pearson (uncredited)
• The Howards of Virginia (1940) - Witt (uncredited)
• Arise, My Love (1940) - Employee (uncredited)
• Rage in Heaven (1941) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• Footsteps in the Dark (1941) - Horace - Warren's Butler (uncredited)
• That Hamilton Woman (1941) - Gavin
• Washington Melodrama (1941) - Parry
• All the World's a Stooge (1941, Short) - Botters - Butler (uncredited)
• For Beauty's Sake (1941) - Father McKinley
• Man Hunt (1941) - Piel - Saul's Law Clerk (uncredited)
• Blondie in Society (1941) - Butler (uncredited)
• The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) - Winfield's Valet (uncredited)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) - Hobson (uncredited)
• When Ladies Meet (1941) - Matthews (uncredited)
• Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) - Richards - Jane's Butler (uncredited)
• Passage from Hong Kong (1941) - British Official (uncredited)
• The Blonde from Singapore (1941) - Doorman (uncredited)
• The Wolf Man (1941) - Villager (uncredited)
• Bedtime Story (1941) - Alfred
• Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) - Court Clerk (uncredited)
• To Be or Not to Be (1942) - Polonius in Warsaw (uncredited)
• The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) - Hussman
• The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) - Butler
• A Gentleman After Dark (1942) - Butler (uncredited)
• You're Telling Me (1942) - Fielding (uncredited)
• This Above All (1942) - Proprietor (uncredited)
• Spy Ship (1942) - Drake, the Butler
• Eagle Squadron (1942) - Day Controller
• The Voice of Terror (1942) - Fabian Prentiss
• Destination Unknown (1942) - Wing Fu
• Lucky Jordan (1942) - Charles the Servant (uncredited)
• Casablanca (1942) - Pickpocketed Prosperous Man (uncredited)
• The Black Swan (1942) - Clerk Reading Proclamation (uncredited)
• Journey for Margaret (1942) - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• The Great Impersonation (1942) - Faye, Tobacco Shop Owner (uncredited)
• Happy Go Lucky (1943) - Jeweler (uncredited)
• The Gorilla Man (1943) - Hospital attendant (uncredited)
• Silent Witness (1943) - Sidney
• London Blackout Murders (1943) - Court Usher - Bailiff (uncredited)
• The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) - Cable Office Clerk (uncredited)
• Hit Parade of 1943 (1943) - Waiter (uncredited)
• Mission to Moscow (1943) - Parliament Member (uncredited)
• Holy Matrimony (1943) - Cockney (uncredited)
• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) - Captain MacIntosh
• Flesh and Fantasy (1943) - Chemist (uncredited)
• The Return of the Vampire (1943) - Ben - Lady Jane's Butler (uncredited)
• The Lodger (1944) - Harris - The Haberdasher (uncredited)
• Passport to Destiny (1944) - Mr. Hawkins (uncredited)
• Detective Kitty O'Day (1944) - Butler
• The Scarlet Claw (1944) - Hotel Day Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• Ministry of Fear (1944) - Tailor's Shop Clerk (uncredited)
• The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) - Gray - a Cabman (uncredited)
• Leave It to the Irish (1944) - The Hamilton Butler
• Oh, What a Night (1944) - Wyndy
• Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) - Deck Steward (uncredited)
• Babes on Swing Street (1944) - William (uncredited)
• House of Frankenstein (1944) - Hoffman
• National Velvet (1944) - Villager (uncredited)
• The Suspect (1944) - Mr. Jevne (uncredited)
• A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945) - Butler (uncredited)
• The Brighton Strangler (1945) - Banks - the valet
• The Woman in Green (1945) - Norris - Fenwick's Butler (uncredited)
• Christmas in Connecticut (1945) - Elkins (uncredited)
• Scotland Yard Investigator (1945) - Purvis (uncredited)
• Pursuit to Algiers (1945) - Stimson (uncredited)
• Confidential Agent (1945) - Harry Bates (uncredited)
• Hold That Blonde (1945) - Charles (uncredited)
• My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) - The Reverend Lewis (uncredited)
• Three Strangers (1946) - Prison Turnkey (uncredited)
• The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) - Prince of Rapur (uncredited)
• She-Wolf of London (1946) - Constable Alfred (uncredited)
• Dressed to Kill (1946) - Alfred - Auction House Bookkeeper (uncredited)
• Holiday in Mexico (1946) - (uncredited)
• Black Beauty (1946) - Mr. Gordon
• The Verdict (1946) - Sergeant (uncredited)
• Magnificent Doll (1946) - Blennerhassett (uncredited)
• Alias Mr. Twilight (1946) - Eckles
• That Way with Women (1947) - Davis
• The Ghost Goes Wild (1947) - Manservant (uncredited)
• Bells of San Angelo (1947) - Lionel Bates
• The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947) - Keeper of the Seals
• The Imperfect Lady (1947) - Butler (uncredited)
• Unconquered (1947) - Officer on 'Star of London' (uncredited)
• If Winter Comes (1947) - Officer at Inquest (uncredited)
• The Shanghai Chest (1948) - Bates - the Butler
• Kidnapped (1948) - The Red Fox
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) - Tailor (uncredited)
• The Secret of St. Ives (1949) - Defense Officer (uncredited)
• Challenge to Lassie (1949) - Reeves (uncredited)
• That Forsyte Woman (1949) - Gallery Assistant in London (uncredited)
• Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950) - Charcoal Burner (uncredited)
• Fancy Pants (1950) - Stage Manager (uncredited)
• Kim (1950) - Mr. Fairlee (uncredited)
• Anne of the Indies (1951) - Capt. Harris (uncredited)
• The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) - Prosecutor (uncredited)
• Les Misérables (1952) - Judge (uncredited)
• Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Against All Flags (1952) - King William (uncredited)
• Perils of the Jungle (1953) - Mac
• Fort Ti (1953) - Governor (uncredited)
• The Scarlet Coat (1955) - Maj. Andre's Butler (uncredited)

External links

• Olaf Hytten at IMDb
• Olaf Hytten at the Internet Broadway Database
• Olaf Hytten at Find a Grave