Oliver Sofus Pettersen Dahl (December 20, 1877 – November 30, 1952) 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 the ...

theater and film actor. Dahl was born in

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, the son of Peder Dahl and Johanna Iversdatter Elgaaen. He was the half-brother of the novelist and playwright

Johan Bojer Johan Bojer (6 March 1872 – 3 July 1959) was a popular Norwegian novelist and dramatist. He principally wrote about the lives of the poor farmers and fishermen, both in his native Norway and among the Norwegian immigrants in the United States. H ...

. Dahl married the actress Inga Sparre Dahl, with whom he established a touring ensemble after

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's National Tour (''Nationalturneen'') closed in 1912. In 1918 they started performing at the new theater in

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, and Dahl was also involved in the start-up of the Trondheim Theater in 1911. Dahl led the new Søilen Theater from 1930 to 1932.

Works

* ''Teaterminner. Fra Nasjonalturneens dager'' (Theater Memories. From the Days of the National Tour; 1959), edited by his son Torbjørn Sparre Dahl.

Filmography

* 1926: '' Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser'' as Per Pikajord * 1932: ''

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'' * 1933: ''

Jeppe på bjerget ''Jeppe on the Hill; Or, The Transformed Peasant'' ( da, Jeppe på bjerget) is a Danish comedy by the Norwegian playwright Ludvig Holberg, written during the time of the Dano-Norwegian dual monarchy. The play premiered at the Lille Grønnegade T ...

'' as a farmer * 1936: '' Morderen uten ansikt'' as Brenne, a detective * 1936: '' Vi vil oss et land...'' as Amund Fisker * 1938: '' Bør Børson Jr.'' as Bertil, a smallholder * 1939: ''

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'' as Olsen * 1939: ''

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'' as a constable * 1939: '' En enda natt'' as Krogh * 1941: ''

Kjærlighet og vennskap ''Kjærlighet og vennskap'' is a 1941 Norwegian film directed by Leif Sinding and starring Sonja Wigert, Georg Løkkeberg, and Per Aabel. The film was produced at A/S Merkur-Film and features music by Jolly Kramer-Johansen. Cast *Sonja Wigert a ...

'' as Erik Lind * 1943: ''

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'' as the prison director * 1949: ''

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Radio

* 1941: '' Fridtjof Nansen – en helt fra vår egen tid'', radio play for the

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, as a professor

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahl, Sophus 1877 births 1952 deaths Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male silent film actors Norwegian theatre directors 20th-century Norwegian male actors People from Melhus