William Nyrén (March 19, 1920 – November 14, 1991) was a

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actor. He appeared in stage roles in

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and in films. Nyrén was born in Oslo. He was imprisoned in

Sachsenhausen Sachsenhausen () or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a German Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used from 1936 until April 1945, shortly before the defeat of Nazi Germany in May later that year. It mainly held political prisoners ...

, Germany, during the Second World War. After returning home, he was engaged with the newly launched Studio Theater until 1952. He also had several roles for

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and Television Theater, and he was a regular at the National Traveling Theater from 1954 to 1966. Throughout the 1970s, he performed roles at the National Theater and the Norwegian Theater. He was the father of the guitarist Nils Petter Nyrén (born 1947).

Filmography

* 1946: ''

Englandsfarere ''Englandsfarere'' ( en, We Leave for England}) is a 1946 Norwegian war film directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Knut Wigert and Jørn Ording. Plot The film follows the Norwegian resistance fighters Harald (Wigert) and Arild (Ording) in the ...

'' as Heydner * 1955: '' Trost i taklampa'' as Hjalmar * 1966: ''

Afrikaneren ''Afrikaneren'' ( en, The African}) is a 1966 Norwegian drama film directed by Barthold Halle, starring Earle Hyman and Wenche Foss. It deals with Raymond, a young South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), ...

'' * 1967: '' Den lange reisen hjem'' (TV) * 1968: ''

De ukjentes marked ''De ukjentes marked'' (The Market of the Outcasts) is a Norwegian film from 1968. It was directed by Nils R. Müller, who also wrote the screenplay and edited the film. The film is based on Åge Rønning's 1966 novel ''De ukjentes marked''. The ...

'' as Nytorvet, a homeless man * 1970: '' Døden i gatene'' * 1971: '' Helten på den grøne øya'' (TV) as Jimmy Farrel * 1975: '' Min Marion'' as a tenant * 1980: ''

Nedtur ''Nedtur'' (literally 'Downturn', released in English as ''If Music Be the Food of Love'') is a Norway, Norwegian feature film from 1980 directed by Hans Lindgren. The film is about the life of a musician and his friends. They struggle with both r ...

'' as Åge * 1981: '' Sølvmunn'' as a policeman

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