Ulf Selmer (December 10, 1885 – September 24, 1961) 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 ...

actor and painter. Selmer was the son of the actor

Jens Selmer Jens Andreas Ludvig Selmer (July 14, 1845 – May 21, 1928) was a Norwegian stage actor and a film actor from the silent-film era. Selmer made his debut in 1865 at the Christiania Theater, where he remained until 1899, except for two seasons at ...

(1845–1928) at the

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and his wife, the actress Eleonora Josephine Nielsen (1850–1930), whose stage name was Leonora Selmer. Selmer debuted at the Central Theater in 1904; he was in the National Tour () traveling ensemble of

Ludovica Levy Ludovica Magdalena Marie Levy (née Dysten, from 1896 to 1906 Levy-Lavik; 7 September 1856 – 20 October 1922) was a Danish actress, theatre director and theatre critic. She toured with theatres in Denmark and Norway, and worked as instructor for ...

(1856–1922) for one year before he was at the Eldorado Cinema (Oslo), Fahlstrøm Theater for one year. In 1911 he moved to the newly opened Trondhjems nationale Scene, Trondheim National Theater, where he remained until 1918. This was followed by three years at Chat Noir and one year at the National Theatre (Oslo), National Theatre in Oslo before he returned to the Central Theater, where he celebrated the fortieth year of his acting career in 1944. His last appearance on stage was around 1954. He helped shape Norwegian film from the silent film era to more modern films in the mid-1950s. He made his debut in ''Den nye lensmannen'' in 1926, which was directed by Leif Sinding. His last film was ''Portrettet'' (1954), directed by Per Aabel. Selmer was a skilled painter, and some of his works are displayed in the Oslo City Museum.

Filmography

* 1926: ''Den nye lensmannen'' as Knut Øverbø, a wealthy farmer * 1927: ''Fjeldeventyret'' as Østmoe, the bailiff * 1927: ''Syv dage for Elisabeth'' as Frantz Markel * 1932: ''Lalla vinner!'' as a groom * 1933: ''Vi som går kjøkkenveien'' as the landowner Adolf Beck * 1941: ''Kjærlighet og vennskap'' as Per Arnesen, a lawyer * 1942: ''Det æ'kke te å tru'' as Abel, a wholesaler * 1947: ''Sankt Hans fest'' as Sørensen, a hat maker * 1952: ''Trine!'' as Uncle Joachim * 1954: ''Kasserer Jensen'' as a judge * 1954: ''Portrettet'' as Hammer, a pharmacist

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External links

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Ulf Selmer
at the Swedish Film Database
Ulf Selmer
at the National Theater Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Selmer, Ulf 1885 births 1961 deaths Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male silent film actors Norwegian male painters 20th-century Norwegian painters 20th-century Norwegian male actors Male actors from Oslo Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour 20th-century Norwegian male artists