Frithjof Fearnley (December 16, 1896 – April 18, 1971) was a Norwegian actor. Fearnley was born in

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(now Oslo). He debuted in 1920 in a traveling theater with

Hauk Aabel Hauk Erlendssøn Aabel (21 April 1869 – 12 December 1961) was a popular Norwegian comedian and actor in Norwegian and Swedish silent film. Career Aabel made his début on stage on 11 October 1897 at the Christiania Theatre in Oslo, and was ...

and

Harald Stormoen Harald Stormoen (8 September 1872 – 14 November 1937) was a Norwegian actor. Personal life Stormoen was born in Nord-Odal as a son of farmer Marius Stormoen. He was a half-brother of Hans Stormoen, an uncle of Kjell Stormoen and a granduncle ...

, and he later worked at

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, the Mayol Theater, the Casino Theater, the National Theater in Bergen, the

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, the Central Theater, and the National Traveling Theater, and in a number of private traveling theaters. He performed extensively in lighter repertoire, but he also played

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in ''

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'', Mephistopheles in ''Faust'', and Professor Higgins in ''

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''. He was also popular in comedy roles, such as Preben in ''På solsiden'' and the church servant Evensen in ''Den store barnedåpen''. As an actor, he was active until shortly before his death. He was married to the actress

Randi Brænne Randi Brænne (26 May 1911 – 1 June 2004) was a Norwegian actress. She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was a daughter of Sigmund Brænne and Bodil Winge and was a sister of actress and writer Berit Brænne (1918–1976). R ...

for a time.

Filmography

*1925: ''

Fager er lien ''Fager er lien'' (Fair Is the Hillside) is a Norwegian romantic silent film from 1925 directed by Harry Ivarson (his second feature film after his debut with ''Til sæters'' in 1924). Ivarson also wrote the screenplay. The film belongs to the ...

'' as Fredrik-August Reventlow, an estate owner *1933: ''

En stille flirt ''En stille flirt'' (A Quiet Flirt) is a Swedish romantic comedy film starring Norwegian actors from 1933. It is the Norwegian-language version of a twin production with the 1934 Swedish-language version '' En stilla flirt''. It is based on the ...

'' as Mr. Wilder *1946: ''

Om kjærligheten synger de ''Om kjærligheten synger de'' (They Sing about Love) is a Norwegian film from 1946. It was directed by Olav Dalgard and starred Harald Heide Steen in the lead role. The film deals with poverty in Oslo in the 1930s. The film premiered at the K ...

'' as the judge *1949: ''

Vi flyr på Rio ''Vi flyr på Rio'' ( sv, Vi flyger på Rio, We're Flying to Rio) is a Swedish– Norwegian drama film from 1949. Plot When captain Curt Åhs comes home one day, he discovers that his wife has been unfaithful. Curt gets to know the flight attenda ...

'' as Helmer's father *1952: ''

Det kunne vært deg ''Det kunne vært deg'' ( no, It Could Have Been You}) is a 1952 Norwegian comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style tr ...

'' as a sailor *1957: '' På slaget åtte'' as the judge *1958: '' Pastor Jarman kommer hjem'' *1959: ''

5 loddrett ''5 loddrett'' (5 Down) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1959. It was directed by Nils Reinhardt Christensen, who also wrote the script based on a concept by Lillebil Kjellén. The film was shot at the studio in Jar. Plot Knut Jespersen (playe ...

'' as Pidden *1961: ''

Et øye på hver finger ''Et øye på hver finger'' (Keep Your Eyes Peeled) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1961 directed by Nils-Reinhardt Christensen. He also wrote the script for the film based on Ingeborg Storm's novel of the same name. The film stars Georg Løkkeb ...

'' as the man with a beard *1961: ''

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'' as Line's father *1961: ''

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'' as Fjell-Olsen, a clerk *1961: ''

'' as the man with a beard *1968: '' Hennes meget kongelige høyhet'' *1970: ''

Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland ''Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland'' ( no, Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland}) is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, and starring a broad cast of notable Norwegian actors, headed by Per Jansen as Ole Høiland. Ole H� ...

'' as the director at the Bank of Norway

References

External links

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Frithjof Fearnley
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 ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fearnley, Frithjof 1896 births 1971 deaths Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male silent film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors Male actors from Oslo