Conrad Eugen Skjønberg (March 27, 1889 – July 25, 1971) was a Norwegian actor. Eugen Skjønberg was married to the actress

Henny Skjønberg Henny Kristin Skjønberg (6 August 1886 – 5 January 1973) was a Norwegian actress and stage director. Biography Hennika Bucher Eide was born in Stavanger, Norway. She was the daughter of Henrik Eide (1831–1907) and Ingeborg Sofie Bucher ( ...

. They resided at Ramstad. He was the father of Per Skjønberg, Pål Skjønberg, and

Espen Skjønberg Espen Henrik Skjønberg (7 April 1924 – 26 August 2022) was a Norwegian actor of stage, screen, and television. Career Skjønberg made his first movie appearances as a child in the 1932 film '' En glad gutt'' and in the 1937 Norwegian classic ...

, and the grandfather of Hennika Skjønberg, Siv Skjønberg, and Jo Skjønberg, all of whom were actors and actresses. Skjønberg started his career in the banking industry in Kragerø and Skien, but in his twenties he was discovered in the amateur theater by a dance teacher, who recommended him to Alma Fahlstrøm in 1913. Fahlstrøm referred him to Sophie Reimers for training, as well as for singing lessons with Maja Flagstad. Then he received a job at the Stavanger Permanent Theater (''Stavanger faste scene'') with Thora Hansson, and he made his debut as Johan Tønnessen in

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's ''

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''. He remained there until 1920. He was then engaged with the National Theater from 1920 to 1924 before he went to

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to work under Victor Bernau, where he remained until 1929. After this he joined the newly opened Oslo New Theater, where he worked from 1929 to 1962, except for his years at the Trøndelag Theater, from 1937 to 1946. Skjønberg participated in a number of recordings for

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's Radio Theater, and among other things can be heard in the series about ''

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'' and Ibsen pieces such as '' The League of Youth''. He was also a sought-after film actor and appeared in nearly 30 films in Norway and Sweden. Among the best known are '' Fant'' (1937), the banned film ''

To mistenkelige personer ''To mistenkelige personer'' (Two Suspects) is a Norwegian crime drama from 1950 directed by Tancred Ibsen. The film is about the murder of two sheriffs in Norway and the subsequent hunt for the criminals. The script is based on Gunnar Larsen's ...

'' (1950), and '' Vi gifter oss'' (1951). Skjønberg received the

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in gold in 1959.

Filmography

*1921: '' Felix'' as the doctor *1921: '' Jomfru Trofast'' as Peder Flotten *1923: '' Iron Wills'' as Ove Rolandsen *1925: '' Himmeluret'' as Andresen, a general store operator *1927: ''

Den glade enke i Trangvik ''Den glade enke i Trangvik'' (English language, English: ''The Merry Widow of Trangvik'') is a 1927 Norway, Norwegian silent film, silent drama film directed by Harry Ivarson. The movie is based on the content of Jacob Hilditch's satirical news ...

'' as Sivert, a sailor *1927: ''

Madame besøker Oslo ''Madame besøker Oslo'' (Madame Visits Oslo) is a Norwegian silent film from 1927. The original screenplay was written by Alf Rød, but the film was produced based on a version of the screenplay reworked by Harry Ivarson and Gurly Drangsholt ...

'' as Albert *1932: '' En glad gutt'' as Øyvind's father *1932: ''

Fantegutten ''Fantegutten'' (The Gypsy) is a Norwegian film from 1932 directed by Leif Sinding. Sinding also wrote the screenplay, which was based on Harald Meltzer's novel of the same name, published posthumously in 1873. Egil Sætren designed the sets. ...

'' as Christian *1932: '' Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde'' as Per *1934: ''

Op med hodet! ''Op med hodet!'' (literally, Up with Your Head!, or Cheer Up!) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1934. It was directed by Tancred Ibsen and produced by Erling Bergendahl. The actors appearing in the film include Lillebil Ibsen, Lalla Carlsen, an ...

'' *1936: '' Morderen uten ansikt'' as Andresen, a manager *1936: '' Vi vil oss et land...'' as Kåre Fjell, a bookkeeper *1937: '' Fant'' as a bailiff *1940: '' Tørres Snørtevold'' as Koren *1948: '' Trollfossen'' as the foreign company representative *1949: ''

Døden er et kjærtegn ''Death is a Caress'' () is a 1949 Norwegian film noir starring Claus Wiese, Bjørg Riiser-Larsen and Ingolf Rogde. Based on a 1948 novel by Arve Moen, it was Edith Carlmar Edith Carlmar (born Edith Mary Johanne Mathiesen; 15 November 1911 ...

'' as a city court official *1949: ''

Svendsen går videre Svendsen går videre (Svendsen Goes On) is a Norwegian film from 1949 directed by Nils R. Müller. It is the story of one man's struggle against bureaucracy. It was a campaign film partially financed by Norway's Conservative Party. Plot Svends ...

'' *1949: '' Vi flyger på Rio'' *1950: ''

'' *1951: '' Vi gifter oss'' as Mr. Gran *1952: ''

Det kunne vært deg ''Det kunne vært deg'' () is a 1952 Norwegian comedy film directed by Kåre Bergstrøm and Henki Kolstad, starring Inger Marie Andersen, Henki Kolstad and Wenche Foss Eva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang (5 December 1917 – 28 March 2011), better ...

'' as Westberg *1953: ''

Selkvinnen ''Selkvinnen'' (The Seal Woman) is a Norwegian film from 1953. It was directed by Lauritz Falk and Per Jonson; Falk himself played the lead role in the film. The film script was written by Leif Sinding. Gunnar Sønstevold composed the music for ...

'' as Trondur Våg *1953: ''

Skøytekongen ''Skøytekongen'' (The Skating King) is a black-and-white Norwegian drama film from 1953 directed by Nils R. Müller. The script was written by Sigbjørn Hølmebakk based on a concept by Bjørn Storberget. The film stars Lasse Kolstad and Si ...

'' as Hellemo, a truck driver *1954: '' Portrettet'' as a watchman *1955: '' Arthurs forbrytelse'' as a constable *1955: ''

Hjem går vi ikke (English: ''Home'') is a Norwegian drama series that aired in 2012 and 2013 on NRK. Its setting is the village of Vestfossen, where a father admits to his daughter that two other women in Vestfossen are her half-sisters. The three half-sisters ...

'' *1955: ''

Savnet siden mandag ''Savnet siden mandag'' (Missing since Monday) is a Norwegian feature film from 1955 directed by Sigval Maartmann-Moe and Tancred Ibsen. The screenplay was written by Maartmann-Moe, Ibsen, and Axel Kielland. Peter Lindgren and Ivar Svendsen s ...

'' *1955: ''

The Summer Wind Blows ''The Summer Wind Blows'' (Swedish: ''Ute blåser sommarvind'') is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Åke Ohberg and starring Lars Nordrum, Margit Carlqvist and Edvin Adolphson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.30 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in S ...

'' as Tönne, the chairman *1956: ''

Ektemann alene ''Ektemann alene'' () is a 1956 Norwegian comedy film written and directed by Nils R. Müller, starring Lars Nordrum, Eva Strøm Aastorp and Karen Randers-Pehrson. Plot It is high summer in Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most p ...

'' as Stenersen *1956: ''

Kvinnens plass ''Kvinnens plass'' (A Woman's Place) is a Norwegian drama film from 1956 directed by Nils R. Müller. The script was written by Müller and Eva Seeberg. Plot The journalist Tore Haugen returns to Norway from the United States. He falls in love ...

References

External links

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