Alfred Solaas (April 15, 1912 – November 23, 1968) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

actor, film director, and theater director. He was engaged for many years at the Oslo New Theater.

Career

Solaas debuted in 1934 at the Carl Johan Theater. After that, he was engaged with the Central Theater from 1935 to 1939 and with the Oslo New Theater from 1940 to 1960, followed by freelance work. At the Central Theater his appearances included roles in ''

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a " play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, '' The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with mu ...

'' (Norwegian title: ''Tolvskillingsoperaen'') in 1938 and in Finn Bo's revue ''Takk for sist'' (Nice to See You Again), and he received praise for his role as Arv in

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's ''Jean de France''. He made his debut as a director in 1946 and staged

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plays such as ''

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'', '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', and '' As You Like It''. He also staged Henrik Ibsen's '' Peer Gynt'' and musicals such as ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play '' Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons ...

''. He launched the Summer Theater in Frogner Park in 1953 and led it until his death in 1968. Solaas also had several supporting roles in Norwegian films. He made his film debut here in 1937 with a small supporting role in

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's crime comedy '' To levende og en død''. In addition, he appeared in films such as ''

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 w ...

'' (1942), '' Om kjærlighet synger de'' (1946), ''

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'' (1961), ''

Tonny ''Tonny'' is a 1962 Norwegian drama film directed by Nils R. Müller and Per Gjersøe. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Per Christensen as Tonny * Wenche Foss as Tonnys mor * Liv Ullmann as Kari * Joachi ...

'' (1962), and '' De ukjentes marked'' (1968). He also had some appearances on

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's Television Theater. In 1949, he directed the 39-minute short film '' Aldri mer!''

Filmography

Film actor

* 1937: '' To levende og en død'' as a guest at the hostel * 1939: ''

Familien på Borgan (The Family at Borgan) is a 1939 Norwegian drama film. It was directed by Helge Lunde. Cast *Victor Bernau as Halvor Berg, a farm manager *Harald Steen as Borgan, a wholesaler *Joachim Holst-Jensen as Cohn, a lawyer * Lillemor von Hanno as Marie ...

'' as Erik Nelson * 1939: ''

Hu Dagmar ''Hu Dagmar'' (Wow, Dagmar) is a Norwegian drama comedy film from 1939 directed by Rasmus Breistein. It is based on Ove Ansteinsson's play ''Hu Dagmar''. Breistein and Ansteinsson also wrote the film's script together. The film stars Randi Heide ...

'' as Olaf, a servant at the Råvangen farm * 1942: ''

Det æ'kke te å tru ''Det æ'kke te å tru'' ( en, It's Unbelievable}) is a 1942 Norwegian drama film directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Leif Juster and Ernst Diesen. Two executives at a retail company both try to come up with the best idea for the autumn fair, and ...

'' as the master of ceremonies * 1942: ''

'' as the bailiff's servant * 1946: ''

Om kjærligheten synger de ''Om kjærligheten synger de'' (They Sing about Love) is a Norwegian film from 1946. It was directed by Olav Dalgard and starred Harald Heide Steen in the lead role. The film deals with poverty in Oslo in the 1930s. The film premiered at the ...

'' as Potten * 1948: '' Den hemmelighetsfulle leiligheten'' as a gentleman * 1953: '' Skøytekongen'' * 1961: ''

'' as Urdahl the parish priest in Tune * 1962: ''

'' * 1963: ''

Freske fraspark ''Freske fraspark'' (Fresh Push-Offs) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1963 directed by Bjørn Breigutu. The script was written by Kjell Aukrust and Breigutu. The story was previously arranged for stage for the Norwegian Theater in Oslo as the pl ...

'' * 1968: '' De ukjentes marked''

Film director

* 1949: '' Aldri mer!'' (short film)

Television actor

* 1963: ''Læraren'' * 1966: '' Nederlaget'' as Brigeau

References

External links

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