Finn Hugo Bernhoft (February 6, 1898 – April 27, 1981) was a

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theater and film actor. Bernhoft was born in

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(now Oslo),

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. He debuted in 1917 in Edvard Drabløs's touring theater, and he started working with the Trondheim National Theater that same year. He later played at

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, the Carl Johan Theater, and the Central Theater, and from 1948 to 1958 he was engaged with the

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. In addition to many roles in comedies, operettas, and musicals, he won acclaim as Morten Kiil in Henrik Ibsen's '' An Enemy of the People'' and as the riding master in

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's '' The Father''. In film, Bernhoft had almost 30 supporting roles over a period of 40 years. He made his film debut in 1929 in the Norwegian silent film '' Laila''. After that he appeared in ''

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'' (1932), '' Skjærgårdsflirt'' (1932), '' Bør Børson Jr.'' (1938), '' Gategutter'' (1949), '' Pappa tar gull'' (1964), and '' An-Magritt'' (1969), which was his last film role. He also appeared in some performances on

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's Television Theater, including ''Går ut i kveld'' (1961) and ''Læraren'' (1963). Bernhoft lived in

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Filmography

* 1929: '' Laila'' as C.O. Lind, a trader * 1930: '' Eskimo'' as the helmsman * 1931: '' Den store barnedåpen'' * 1932: ''

'' as Bottolf * 1932: '' Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde'' as Fenriken * 1932: '' Skjærgårdsflirt'' as Andersen, a wholesaler * 1936: '' Morderen uten ansikt'' as Hansen, a manager * 1936: ''

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'' * 1937: '' Bra mennesker'' as the sheriff * 1937: '' Laila'' as Lind, a trader * 1938: '' Bør Børson Jr.'' as Jens, a

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* 1938: ''

Det drønner gjennom dalen ''Det drønner gjennom dalen'' (English: ''A Boom through the Valley'') is a 1938 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Olav Dalgard, starring Tryggve Larssen and Ragnhild Hald. It follows the trials and tribulations of contemporary lumber ...

'' as a forest worker * 1939: '' De vergeløse'' as the sheriff * 1941: '' Gullfjellet'' as Jon * 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 Pedersen * 1942: '' Den farlige leken'' * 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 ...

'' * 1948: '' Dit vindarna bär'' as a farmer * 1948: '' Kampen om tungtvannet'' * 1949: '' Gategutter'' as Reidar's father * 1952: '' Vi vil skilles'' as the mover * 1960: ''

Det store varpet ''Det store varpet'' ( en, The Big Hoard}) is a 1961 Norwegian drama film directed by Nils R. Müller, starring Finn Bernhoft, Per Christensen and Jack Fjeldstad. The film is about two brothers who are working as fishermen with their father. It w ...

'' * 1962: ''

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 ...

'' * 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 ...

'' * 1964: '' Pappa tar gull'' as Muggen * 1966: '' Broder Gabrielsen'' as Andersen * 1969: '' An-Magritt'' as the sheriff

Television

* 1961: ''Går ut i kveld'' as the bartender in the coffee shop * 1963: ''Læraren''

References

External links

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Finn Bernhoft
at the

Swedish Film Database The Swedish Film Database ( sv, Svensk filmdatabas) is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute. It contains information about all Swedish films from 1897 onwards and foreign films that had cinema premiere ...

Finn Bernhoft
at the Danish Film Database
Finn Bernhoft
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Finn Bernhoft
at Filmfront 1898 births 1981 deaths Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male television actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors {{Norway-actor-stub