Leif Amble-Næss (May 8, 1896 – January 18, 1974) was a Norwegian actor, singer, and theater director. Amble-Næss debuted in 1916 at Oslo's Central Theater, where he mostly appeared in comedies and operettas. At the National Theater he directed and appeared in

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'' in 1938. He also directed

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'' in 1931. From 1936 onward he lived in

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, where he was associated with the Oscar Theater and the Blanche Theater, and in 1955 he became the director of the Folkan Theater, where he also acted. Later he was engaged with the

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. In the 1950s he appeared in some performances at

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in Oslo. Leif Amble-Næss is considered one of the leading Norwegian leading actors in comedies and revues during the interwar period. As a singer and cabaret artist, he was a sharp satirist and clever humorist. His versatile talent meant that he also achieved success as a traditional dancer and step dancer, and he had a firm command of revue songs. Several of his revue successes were recorded for

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in the 1930s. Amble-Næss also appeared in some Norwegian and Swedish films, including ''

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'' (1931), ''

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'' (1933), '' Mot nya tider'' (1939), and ''

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'' (1963).

Filmography

*1931: ''

'' as the Anabaptist *1933: ''

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'' as Doktor Gerhardt, a beautician *1934: ''

'' as the ballet instructor *1939: '' Mot nya tider'' as

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, Norwegian government minister *1940: ''

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'' as Sardini *1941: ''

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'' as a nightclub guest *1945: '' Rattens musketörer'' as the angry man on the phone (uncredited) *1954: '' Flottans glada gossar'' as the porter at the French hotel *1954: ''

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'' as the professor in Zürich (cut footage) *1956: '' Skorpan'' as a tourist *1958: '' Du är mitt äventyr'' as a jury member at the art exhibition *1963: ''

'' as Curt Lorénz, the embassy councilor

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amble-Naess, Leif 1896 births 1974 deaths Norwegian theatre directors 20th-century Norwegian male singers 20th-century Norwegian singers 20th-century Norwegian male actors People from Bjarkøy Norwegian emigrants to Sweden