Sigurd Konrad Magnussøn (December 14, 1889 – November 12, 1961) was a
Norwegian theater director
A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...
and actor.
On August 14, 1912 he married the actress
Abigael Heber.
Magnussøn was a student at the
Fahlstrøm Theater from 1906 to 1907. From 1908 to 1911 and from 1912 to 1920 he was an actor at the
National Theater in Oslo. Then he was at the
National Theater in Bergen from 1921 to 1922. In 1921 and 1922 he also directed the experimental
Intimteatret theater, where
Agnes Mowinckel debuted as a stage director and
Olafr Havrevold debuted as an actor.
From 1922 to 1931 he was engaged at
Chat Noir
(French language, French for 'black cat') is a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri.
Establishment
Chat Noir was established as a cabaret in 1912 by singer B ...
, the
Trondheim National Theater, the Casino Theater in Oslo, and the
Oslo New Theater. From 1931 to 1935 he was at the
Norwegian Theater. His last theater was the National Theater in Oslo. He was employed there from 1936 until the theater was closed by the German occupation authorities in 1942 and, when the theater was reopened in 1945, he returned to the National Theater.
Sigurd Magnussøn also appeared in a number of Norwegian films. Both he and his wife Abigael starred in the blockbuster film ''
Fant'', which premiered in 1937.
Filmography
*1935: ''
Samhold må til'' as the office manager
*1937: ''
Fant'' as Peder
*1939: ''
Gjest Baardsen'' as a constable
*1939: ''
Gryr i Norden
''Gryr i Norden'' (Dawn in the North) is a Norwegian film from 1939 that was directed by Olav Dalgard. ''Gryr i Norden'' is the last film in the "worker trilogy." The other two films are ''Det drønner gjennom dalen'' (1938) and ''Lenkene brytes' ...
'' as the factory manager
*1940: ''
Tørres Snørtevold'' as the bailiff
*1941: ''
Kjærlighet og vennskap'' as the doctor
*1941: ''
Gullfjellet'' as the council head
*1941: ''
Nygift'' as the manufacturer Fritjof Jensen
*1942: ''
Trysil-Knut
''Trysil-Knut'' is a Norwegian film from 1942. Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s wh ...
'' as the bailiff
*1946: ''
Vi vil leve
''Vi vil leve'' (We Want to Live) is a Norwegian film from 1946 directed by Olav Dalgard and Rolf Randall. The film deals with the German occupation of Norway. The film studies professor Gunnar Iversen characterizes it as "an uneven and choppy fi ...
'' as the doctor at Grini
*1946: ''
Englandsfarere'' as the skipper
*1947: ''
Sankt Hans fest
''Sankt Hans fest'' (St. John's Festival or Saint Hans' Celebration) is a Norwegian film directed by Toralf Sandø. It premiered on April 7, 1947. It is based on the 1887 novel ''Sankt Hans Fest'' by Alexander Kielland.
Plot
The film follows th ...
'' as an official
*1951: ''
Storfolk og småfolk
Storfolk og småfolk (Important People and Common People) is a Norwegian black-and-white comedy film from 1951 directed by Tancred Ibsen. Ibsen also write the script for the film. The film is based on five stories by Hans Aanrud and the action i ...
'' as a judge
*1952: ''
Andrine og Kjell'' as Mr. Bergan
*1952: ''
Trine!
''Trine!'' is a Norwegian black-and-white drama film from 1952 directed by Toralf Sandø. Eva Røine starred in the title role. The film was based on Hans Geelmuyden's novel ''Trine!'', and Geelmuyden wrote the script for the film together with ...
'' as Pandahl, an auditor
*1953: ''
Flukt fra paradiset'' as the principal
*1954: ''
Portrettet'' as Langerud, a teacher
*1954: ''
I moralens navn
''I moralens navn'' (The Moral Reputation) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1954 directed by Olav Engebretsen. It stars Eva Lunde, Fridtjof Mjøen, and Anita Thallaug.
The film is based on Finn Bø's play with the same name, which premiered ...
'' as old Krahn-Johnsen
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1889 births
1961 deaths
Norwegian male stage actors
20th-century Norwegian male actors
Norwegian theatre directors
People from Skien