Claus Wiese (March 1, 1924 – September 7, 1987) was a

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actor and American-based radio broadcaster. Wiese was born in

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. He graduated from the

Oslo Cathedral School Schola Osloensis, known in Norwegian language, Norwegian as Oslo Katedralskole (''Oslo Cathedral School'') and more commonly as "Katta",

in 1944 and worked as an actor with the Oslo New Theater from 1945 to 1951. Wiese debuted in the film ''

Englandsfarere ''Englandsfarere'' ( en, We Leave for England}) is a 1946 Norwegian war film directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Knut Wigert and Jørn Ording. Plot The film follows the Norwegian resistance fighters Harald (Wigert) and Arild (Ording) in the ...

'' in 1946. He married an American, Joan Ann Trapp, on August 12, 1950. Wiese worked as a film editor at the TV station WNAC in

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from 1952 to 1954, was head of programming at WMTW in

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from 1954 to 1975 and business director at the same station from 1975 to 1982, and became the station manager at WMTV in

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in 1982. In 1961, he and his wife moved to

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, where they owned and operated the Norseman Inn for 25 years. Claus Wiese was the brother of the author and former administrative director at

J.W. Cappelens Forlag J.W. Cappelens Forlag, usually referred to as Cappelen, was one of the oldest publishing houses of Norway. J.W. Cappelens Forlag was founded in 1829 by Jørgen Wright Cappelen, of the distinguished Cappelen family. Torger Baardseth was the dire ...

Jan Wiese. He was the uncle of the television talk show host Claus Wiese.

Filmography

* 1946: ''

'' * 1947: ''

Sankt Hans fest ''Sankt Hans fest'' (St. John's Festival or Saint Hans' Celebration) is a Norwegian film directed by Toralf Sandø. It premiered on April 7, 1947. It is based on the 1887 novel ''Sankt Hans Fest'' by Alexander Kielland. Plot The film follows th ...

'' * 1948: '' Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water'' * 1949: ''

Love Wins Out ''Love Wins Out'' (Swedish: ''Kärleken segrar'') is a 1949 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Karl-Arne Holmsten, Ingrid Thulin and Ilselil Larsen.Qvist & Von Bagh p.146 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm ...

'' (Swedish) * 1949: ''

Death is a Caress ''Death is a Caress'' ( no, Døden er et kjærtegn) is a 1949 Norwegian film noir starring Claus Wiese, Bjørg Riiser-Larsen and Ingolf Rogde. Based on a 1948 novel by Arve Moen, it was Edith Carlmar Edith Carlmar (born Edith Mary Johanne Mat ...

'' * 1951: ''

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'' * 1951: ''

Dei svarte hestane ''Dei svarte hestane'' (''The Black Horses'') is a 1928 novel by the Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas. It tells the story of a farm owner who devotes his life to his four horses, as his wife is unable to overcome an intense but failed romance she ha ...

References

{{Authority control 1924 births 1987 deaths Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors People from Lillestrøm