Gunnar Tolnæs
Introduction '''Gunnar Tolnæs''' (1879–1940) was a Norwegian-born film actor who worked for most of his career in Denmark.
Early life He was born in Oslo, Norway.He started his career with the theatre in 1906, with a long theater career in various Norwegian theaters, along with guest appearances in Copenhagen.He debuted in film in 1914 in a Swedish-made silent film. The following year he came to Nordisk Film in Denmark, replacing Valdemar Psilander as the company's main star. He had led or co-starred in a total of 27 Danish silent films.
Career Tolnæs's film credits, all silent films, include:* ''Children of the Streets'' (1914)* ''One of the Many'' (1915)*''Himmelskibet'' (also known as ''A Trip To Mars'') (1918)* ''The Maharaja's Favourite Wife'' (1921)* ''The Flight into Marriage'' (1922)* ''Her Little Majesty'' (1925)* ''Sex in Chains'' (1928)
Death He died in Oslo at age sixty and is buried with his family at Vestre gravlund.
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