Gunnar Tolnæs

Gunnar Tolnæs
Born (1879-12-07)7 December 1879[1]
Oslo, Norway[1]
Died 9 November 1940(1940-11-09) (aged 60)[1]
Oslo, Norway[1]
Occupation Actor

Gunnar Tolnæs (18791940)[1] was a Norwegian-born film actor who worked for most of his career in Denmark.

Early life

He was born in Oslo, Norway.[1]

He started his career with the theatre in 1906, with a long theater career in various Norwegian theaters, along with guest appearances in Copenhagen.

He debuted in film in 1914 in a Swedish-made silent film. The following year he came to Nordisk Film in Denmark, replacing Valdemar Psilander as the company's main star. He had lead or co-starred in a totla of 27 Danish silent films.

Career

Tolnæs's film credits, all silent films, include:

Death

He died in Oslo at age sixty and is buried with his family at Vestre gravlund.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Database (undated). "Gunnar Tolnæs". Internet Movie Database. Accessed 13 January 2010

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