Birger Løvaas (November 24, 1901 – June 5, 1977) was a Norwegian actor and comedian.[2]
Birger Løvaas | |
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Born | November 24, 1901 |
Died | June 5, 1977 | (aged 75)
Resting place | Vestre gravlund[1] |
Occupation | Actor |
Løvaas played Karl Anton over 2,000 times in Gideon Wahlberg's play Skjærgårdsflirt from 1928 to 1944,[2][3] and he traveled throughout Norway with his theater. Skjærgårdsflirt was the most frequently viewed play of the twentieth century in Norway.[3] Løvaas also played Karl Anton in the film version of Skjærgårdsflirt in 1932.[3]
After the Second World War, Løvaas was engaged with both the People's Theater and the Oslo New Theater.[2][3] He also appeared in the radio play Dickie Dick Dickens.[2]
Filmography
edit- 1932: Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde as the suitor
- 1932: Skjærgårdsflirt as Karl Anton
- 1958: Bustenskjold as Bernt Skomaker
- 1963: Freske fraspark as Martin
- 1964: Marenco as Askild
- 1965: Stompa forelsker seg as the police officer
- 1968: Smuglere
- 1969: Olsen-banden as the station attendant
- 1970: Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry as the maintenance inspector
- 1973: To fluer i ett smekk as the station master
References
edit- ^ "Birger Løvaas". Oslo kommune – Gravferdsetaten. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Birger Løvaas". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Enger, Ruth Krefting (September 15, 2006). "Svensk førkrigs-buskis med Birger Løvaas: Mest sett på norsk teater". Aftenposten. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
External links
edit- Birger Løvaas at IMDb
- Birger Løvaas at the Swedish Film Database
- Birger Løvaas at Sceneweb
- Birger Løvaas at Filmfront