Arne Gurstad Riis (June 21, 1923 – April 29, 2009) was a

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actor. Riis was engaged with the

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from 1949 to 1957. In addition, Riis appeared in eleven film and television roles. He made his screen debut in 1951 in

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's film ''

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''. In the 1960s Riis worked for

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's Television Theater. He played his last television role in 1982 as a Norwegian in the Swedish TV series ''

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''. Riis was married to the singer

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Filmography

*1951: ''

'' as Holst, an engineer *1952: ''

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'' as the mailman *1958: ''

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'' as a man at the border *1958: ''

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NRK Television Theater

*1961: ''Frisøndag'' *1961: ''Den anstendige skjøgen'' *1962: ''Hånden på hjertet'' *1963: ''Særlingen'' *1965: ''Frydenberg'' *1965: ''Raude roser åt meg'' *1965: ''Smeltedigelen''

TV series

*1982: ''

References

External links

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Arne Riis
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Arne Riis
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