Erling Georg Stefan Hanson (May 1, 1888 – August 16, 1978) was a

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stage and film actor.

Life

Erling Hanson was born in

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(now Oslo),

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, the son of the physician Alfred Hanson (1844–1819) and Emmy Amalie Hanson (née Jørgensen, 1864–1944). He died in Oslo in 1978.

Career

Hanson made his stage debut at the National Theater in Bergen in 1908 in

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's play ''Rakels hjem''. He then performed in

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's touring theater. As a film actor, he appeared in one Danish silent film in 1920, seven silent films in Germany between 1920 and 1924, and five Norwegian films between 1941 and 1944. He headed the Rogaland Theater from 1924 to 1926.

Filmography

*1920: ''

Blade af Satans bog ''Leaves from Satan's Book'', also known as ''Leaves Out of the Book of Satan'' ( da, Blade af Satans bog), is a 1920 Danish fantasy film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and starring Helge Nissen as Satan. This was only the third film directed b ...

'' as the disciple John *1920: ''

Anna Boleyn ''Anna Boleyn,'' also known as ''Deception'', is a 1920 German historical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Henny Porten as Anne Boleyn and Emil Jannings as King Henry VIII. The film was produced by Paul Davidson's Union Film, a s ...

'' as Count Percy *1921: '' Das Geheimnis der Mumie'' as Harrison, a police inspector *1921: '' Treibende Kraft'' *1921: ''

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'' *1921: '' Des Lebens und der Liebe Wellen'' *1924: '' Der Sprung ins Leben'' *1924: '' Der Mann um Mitternacht'' as Sigurd Hoff *1941: ''

Hansen og Hansen ''Hansen og Hansen'' (Hansen and Hansen) is a Norway, Norwegian film from 1941. It was directed by Alfred Maurstad. The main roles were played by Liv Bredal and Carsten Winger. The film is based on Finn Bø's play ''Konge for en natt'' (King for ...

'' as a chairman *1941: ''

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'' as the bank director in Oslo *1942: ''

Det æ'kke te å tru ''Det æ'kke te å tru'' ( en, It's Unbelievable}) is a 1942 Norwegian drama film directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Leif Juster and Ernst Diesen. Two executives at a retail company both try to come up with the best idea for the autumn fair, and ...

'' as Wang, a lawyer *1943: ''

Den nye lægen ''Den nye lægen'' ( en, The New Doctor}) is a 1943 Norwegian drama film directed by Rasmus Breistein, starring Jon Lennart Mjøen. The film is based on a play by Bjarne Viggo Holbæk-Hansen. Cast * Eva Lunde as Rigmor, hans datter * Erna S ...

'' as Hoffmann, a director *1944: ''

Kommer du, Elsa? ''Kommer du, Elsa?'' (Are You Coming, Elsa?) is a Norwegian drama film from 1944 directed by Toralf Sandø. The script was written by Sandø and Victor Borg, and it is based on Borg's play ''Kommer du, Elsa?'' The cast includes Aase Bye, Erling ...

'' as Bjerke, a doctor at the sanatorium

References

External links

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Erling Hanson
at Filmfront
Erling Hanson
at the

Swedish Film Database The Swedish Film Database ( sv, Svensk filmdatabas) is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute The Swedish Film Institute ( sv, Svenska Filminstitutet) was founded in 1963 to support and develop the S ...

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