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Henning Eriksen (February 28, 1878 – October 1, 1922, surname sometimes Erichsen) was a
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actor. Eriksen made his stage debut in 1903 at the Central Theater in
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, and from 1904 to 1912 he was engaged with the National Theater in
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. There, among other performances, he distinguished himself in the role of Einar in
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's play ''
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''. Eriksen also appeared in films in both Norway and Denmark. His film debut was in 1913 in the Danish
silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
''Højt spil'', and he appeared in a total of six films from 1913 to 1917. Eriksen was married to the actress Magda Blanc from 1906 to 1915. They were the parents of a daughter, Magda Blanc-Eriksen, and a son, the actor Henning Blanc.


Filmography

*1913: ''Høit spil'' (credited as Henning Erichsen) *1913: ''Styrmandens sidste fart'' (credited as Henning Erichsen) *1913: ''De nygifte'' *1913: ''Kongens foged'' *1916: '' Paria'' as Riego *1917: ''
Unge hjerter ''Unge hjerter'' (Young Hearts) is a Norwegian silent film from 1917. It is considered lost. According to the cinematographer Ottar Gladtvet, who described the filming in his autobiography, parts of the film were shot outside Røros at Easter. T ...
'' as Ragnar Bentzen


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Henning Eriksen
at the
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Henning Eriksen
at danskefilm.dk {{DEFAULTSORT:Eriksen, Henning 1878 births 1922 deaths Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male silent film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors Male actors from Oslo