Gunnar Tolnæs (1879–1940)Database (undated). "Gunnar Tolnæs". Internet Movie Database. Accessed 13 January 2010 was a Norwegian-born actor who worked for most of his career in Denmark.
Early life
He was born in Oslo, Norway.
Career 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 Nordisk Film in Denmark, replacing Valdemar Psilander as the company's main star. He had led or co-starred in a total of 27 Danish silent films.
Tolnæs's film credits, all silent films, include:
Children of the Streets (1914) One of the Many (1915) Himmelskibet (also known as A Trip To Mars) (1918) The Maharaja's Favourite Wife (1921) The Flight into Marriage (1922) Her Little Majesty (1925) Sex in Chains (1928)
Personal life and demise
He died in Oslo at age 60. He is buried with his family at Vestre gravlund.
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