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's touring theatre in 1911, after which he was engaged with the National Theater in Bergen and the Norwegian Theater in Oslo. He was then engaged with the National Theater in Oslo from 1921 to 1961. As an actor specializing in comic roles, Larssen made a name for himself in annual Christmas performances, including as the first-ever Santa Claus in the play '' Reisen til Julestjernen'' (Journey to the Christmas Star) in 1924. He also played supporting roles in numerous plays by

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, and

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. Larssen performed on stage until well into retirement age, and his last theater role was as Lavrans in the play ''Guds Gjøglere'' by

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. Larssen appeared in a number of Norwegian and Swedish films. He made his debut in the silent film era, and his last role in Norwegian film was in ''

Storfolk og småfolk Storfolk og småfolk (Important People and Common People) is a Norwegian black-and-white comedy film from 1951 directed by Tancred Ibsen. Ibsen also write the script for the film. The film is based on five stories by Hans Aanrud and the action i ...

'' in 1951.

Filmography

* 1927: '' Troll-elgen'' * 1928: '' Viddenes folk'' * 1929: ''

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'' * 1930: ''

Eskimo ''Eskimo'' () is a controversial Endonym and exonym, exonym that refers to two closely related Indigenous peoples: Inuit (including the Alaska Native Iñupiat, the Canadian Inuit, and the Greenlandic Inuit) and the Yupik peoples, Yupik (or Sibe ...

'' * 1935: '' Samhold må til'' * 1936: '' Norge for folket'' * 1936: ''

Vi bygger landet ''Vi bygger landet'' (We Build the Country) is a Norwegian film from 1936, directed by Olav Dalgard. The film is a so-called "workers' film" that was created on behalf of the Workers' Educational Association (, AOF) to motivate voters in the citi ...

'' * 1937: ''

By og land hand i hand ''By og land hand i hand'' (Town and Country Hand in Hand) is a 1937 Norway, Norwegian drama film written and directed by Olav Dalgard, starring Hans Bille and Lars Tvinde. The film was made by the Norwegian Labour Party for the 1937 Norwegian loc ...

'' * 1938: ''

Det drønner gjennom dalen ''Det drønner gjennom dalen'' (English: ''A Boom through the Valley'') is a 1938 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Olav Dalgard, starring Tryggve Larssen and Ragnhild Hald. It follows the trials and tribulations of contemporary lumb ...

'' * 1938: ''

Eli Sjursdotter ''Eli Sjursdotter'' is a 1938 Norwegian drama film directed by Arne Bornebusch and Leif Sinding, starring Sonja Wigert, Ingjald Haaland and Sten Lindgren. The film is based on Johan Falkberget's 1913 novel of the same name. In 1719, during the ...

'' * 1938: ''

Lenkene brytes ''Lenkene brytes'' (The Chains Are Broken) is a Norwegian film from 1938 that was directed by Olav Dalgard and Fredrik Barth. ''Lenkene brytes'' is the second film in the "worker trilogy." The other two films are ''Det drønner gjennom dalen'' (1 ...

'' * 1939: ''

De vergeløse () is a 1939 Norwegian drama film directed by Leif Sinding, based on a book by Gabriel Scott, that stars Georg Richter and Karin Meyer. Plot Albert ( Georg Richter) is placed in an orphanage, where he is treated like a slave. He tries to es ...

'' * 1939: ''

Gryr i Norden ''Gryr i Norden'' (Dawn in the North) is a Norwegian film from 1939 that was directed by Olav Dalgard. ''Gryr i Norden'' is the last film in the "worker trilogy." The other two films are ''Det drønner gjennom dalen'' (1938) and ''Lenkene brytes' ...

'' * 1940: ''

Frestelse ''Frestelse'' (Temptation) is a Swedish black-and-white drama film from 1940. It was directed by Arne Bornebusch. The screenplay was written by Torsten Lundqvist and Bornebusch. Production and release The film was shot in 1939 at Europa Studio ...

'' (Swedish) * 1940: ''

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'' (Swedish) * 1940: ''

Tante Pose ''Tante Pose'' is a 1940 Norwegian film, directed by Leif Sinding.Skopal, Pavel, and Roel Vande Winkel. Film Professionals in Nazi-Occupied Europe: Mediation Between the National-Socialist Cultural “New Order” and Local Structures'. Springer ...

'' * 1940: '' Tørres Snørtevold'' * 1941: '' Kjærlighet og vennskap'' * 1941: '' Den forsvundne pølsemakere'' * 1942: '' Det æ'kke te å tru'' * 1942: ''

Trysil-Knut ''Trysil-Knut'' is a Norwegian film from 1942. Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s wh ...

'' * 1943: ''

Den nye lægen ''Den nye lægen'' () 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 Schøyen as Klara, ha ...

'' * 1943: '' Sangen til livet'' * 1944: '' Villmarkens lov'' * 1949: ''

Aldri mer! Ina Christine Wroldsen (; born 29 May 1984), previously known simply as Ina, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She was a part of the electropop duo Ask Embla with Icelandic producer and songwriter Arnthor Birgisson. Career Wroldsen's ca ...

'' * 1951: ''

'' * 1953: '' No Man's Woman'' (Swedish)

References

External links

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Tryggve Larssen
at the Swedish Film Database
Tryggve Larssen
at the Danish Film Institute {{DEFAULTSORT:Larssen, Tryggve 1887 births 1967 deaths Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors Male actors from Bergen