Oliver Sofus Pettersen Dahl (December 20, 1877 – November 30, 1952) was a Norwegian theater and film actor.
Sophus Dahl | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oliver Sofus Pettersen Dahl December 20, 1877 |
| Died | November 30, 1952 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Parent(s) | Peder Dahl, Johanna Iversdatter Elgaaen |
Dahl was born in Horg, Norway, the son of Peder Dahl and Johanna Iversdatter Elgaaen. He was the half-brother of the novelist and playwright Johan Bojer.[1][2] Dahl married the actress Inga Sparre Dahl, with whom he established a touring ensemble after Ludovica Levy's National Tour (Nationalturneen) closed in 1912. In 1918 they started performing at the new theater in Stavanger, and Dahl was also involved in the start-up of the Trondheim Theater in 1911. Dahl led the new Søilen Theater from 1930 to 1932.[3]
Works
edit- Teaterminner. Fra Nasjonalturneens dager (Theater Memories. From the Days of the National Tour; 1959), edited by his son Torbjørn Sparre Dahl.[4]
Filmography
edit- 1926: Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser as Per Pikajord
- 1932: Den store barnedåpen
- 1933: Jeppe på bjerget as a farmer
- 1936: Morderen uten ansikt as Brenne, a detective
- 1936: Vi vil oss et land... as Amund Fisker
- 1938: Bør Børson Jr. as Bertil, a smallholder
- 1939: De vergeløse as Olsen
- 1939: Gjest Baardsen as a constable
- 1939: En enda natt as Krogh
- 1941: Kjærlighet og vennskap as Erik Lind
- 1943: Sangen til livet as the prison director
- 1949: Svendsen går videre
Radio
edit- 1941: Fridtjof Nansen – en helt fra vår egen tid, radio play for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, as a professor
References
edit- ^ "Sekondtheatret". Urd. 4: 104. 1900.
- ^ Haarsager, Dennis L. "Johan Bojer". Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ Leinslie, Elisabeth (2019). "Søilen Teater". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ Dahl, Sophus (1959). Teaterminner. Fra nasjonalturneens dager. Oslo: Dreyer.
External links
edit- Sophus Dahl at IMDb