Gunnar Tolnæs (1879–1940)

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''. Accessed 13 January 2010 was a Norwegian-born

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who worked for most of his career in

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Early life

He was born in

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. 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

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in Denmark, replacing

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as the company's main star. He had led or co-starred in a total of 27 Danish silent films.

Career

Tolnæs's film credits, all

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s, include: * ''

Children of the Streets ''Children of the Streets'' () is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Cast * Lili Bech as Jenny * Emil Bergendorff * Stina Berg as Guest * Sven Bergvall as Young Journalist * Gustaf Callmén * John Ekman * Gunna ...

'' (1914) * '' One of the Many'' (1915) *'' Himmelskibet'' (also known as ''A Trip To Mars'') (1918) * ''

The Maharaja's Favourite Wife ''The Maharaja's Favourite Wife'' () is a silent adventure film directed by Max Mack and starring Gunnar Tolnæs, Fritz Kortner, and Erna Morena. Originally produced in Denmark by Nordisk Film, whose German branch was taken over during the Fi ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Flight into Marriage ''The Flight into Marriage'' () is a 1922 German silent film directed by Artur Retzbach and starring Gunnar Tolnæs, Carola Toelle and Albert Steinrück.Krautz p. 397 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer. Cast * Gu ...

'' (1922) * '' Her Little Majesty'' (1925) * ''

Sex in Chains ''Sex in Chains'' () is a 1928 silent film directed by William Dieterle. It was one of the few films from Weimar Germany dealing with homosexuality. Plot The film opens with Franz Sommer (Dieterle) and his newlywed wife, Helene ( Mary Johnson) ...

'' (1928)

Death

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

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* * 1879 births 1940 deaths Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male silent film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors Male actors from Oslo {{Norway-actor-stub