Harald Einar Rød (April 5, 1897 – July 21, 1931) was a

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actor. Rød made his theater debut in 1915. Starting in 1924, Rød was at the National Theater in

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, where he played major roles in plays such as ''

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'' (Norwegian title: ''Til fremmed havn'') by

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and '' Maria Stuart'' by

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. He also appeared in some Swedish silent films and showed great talent for the medium, among other things in the role of the new priest in '' Prästänkan'' by

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(1920). Einar Rød was married to the Swedish actress Mary Johnson, and among other productions they both starred in the German film '' Die Stimme des Herzens'', directed by

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Theater roles (selected)

*1920: Maurice in '' My Father Was Right'' (Swedish title: ''Min far hade rätt'') by

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( Intimate Theater, directed by Einar Fröberg) *1920: Sergei in ''Professor Storitzyn'' by

Leonid Andreyev Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (russian: Леони́д Никола́евич Андре́ев, – 12 September 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer, who is considered to be a father of Expressionism in Russian litera ...

(Intimate Theater, directed by Einar Fröberg) *1921: He in ''Nju'' by

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(Intimate Theater, directed by Rune Carlsten) *1921: Vasanta in '' Chitra'' by

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(Intimate Theater, directed by Einar Fröberg)

Filmography

*1919: '' Synnöve Solbakken'' as Aslak, a farmhand at the Granliden farm *1920: '' Prästänkan'' as Söfren *1920: ''

Robinson i skärgården ''Robinson i skärgården'' (Robinson in the Archipelago) is a Swedish silent film from 1920 directed by Rune Carlsten. Carlsten also wrote the script for the film together with Sam Ask. The animated intertitles in the film were created by Paul ...

'' as the newlywed *1924: '' Die Stimme des Herzens'' as Dr. Axel Wyborg

References

Swedish Film Database The Swedish Film Database ( sv, Svensk filmdatabas) is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute The Swedish Film Institute ( sv, Svenska Filminstitutet) was founded in 1963 to support and develop the S ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rod, Einar 1897 births 1931 deaths 20th-century Norwegian male actors People from Halden

Theater roles (selected)

Filmography

References

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