Leif Omdahl Enger (September 5, 1900 – November 11, 1977) was a Norwegian actor. Enger was born in Christiania (now Oslo). He appeared in a series of roles for the

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's radio theater. He was also a popular film actor, appearing in over 20 films. Among the best-known films he appeared in are '' Operasjon Løvsprett'', ''

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'' (), and '' Englandsfarere''. Enger died in Oslo and is buried in Oslo's West Cemetery.

Partial filmography

*1923: '' Strandhugg paa Kavringen'' as Skurken *1934: '' Op med hodet!'' as Skuespiller *1933: '' Jeppe på bjerget'' as Musicus *1941: '' The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared'' () as engineer Barratt *1941: '' Gullfjellet'' as Larsen *1946: '' Englandsfarere'' as Jacob Vollen *1946: '' Vi vil leve'' *1946: ''

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'' () as Willie the Giant () *1948: '' Trollfossen'' as the chauffeur *1951: '' Storfolk og småfolk'' as Tjenere *1951: ''

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'' () as the walrus *1952: '' Veslefrikk med fela'' as the bailiff *1953: ''

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'' as George Darling and the Indian Chief *1957: '' Peter van Heeren'' *1958: '' På tokt med terna'' *1958: '' Bustenskjold'' *1960: '' Millionær for en aften'' *1961: '' Oss atomforskere i mellom'' *1962: '' Operasjon Løvsprett'' as the general *1964: ''

Klokker i måneskinn ''Klokker i måneskinn'' (Bells in the Moonlight) is a Norwegian anthology film from 1964 directed by Kåre Bergstrøm. The film is about four men that meet for an evening of bridge. Three of them relate accounts of supernatural events they have ...

'' as the art dealer in "The Journalist’s Tale" *1964: '' Nydelige nelliker'' as Harry *1966: ''

'' () as Colonel Schinkel (uncredited) *1968: '' De ukjentes marked'' as Laseth, a homeless man *1968: '' Olsen-Banden operasjon Egon'' as the suspicious man *1970: '' Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland'' () as a man in the company (final film role)

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Leif Enger
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