Name Gunnar Tolnaes | ||
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Movies A Trip to Mars, Sex in Chains, Praesten i Vejlby, Der Narr seiner Liebe Similar People August Blom, William Dieterle, Olga Chekhova |
Gunnar Tolnæs (1879–1940) was a Norwegian-born film actor who worked for most of his career in Denmark.
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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:
Death
He died in Oslo at age sixty and is buried with his family at Vestre gravlund.
Filmography
Actor
1929
Der Narr seiner Liebe
1928
Sex in Chains as
Fabrikant Rudolf Steinau
1926
Det sovende Hus as
Richard Torp
1926
Maharadjahens yndlingshustru III as
Maharajah of Radphur
1925
Hennes lilla majestät as
Priest
1924
Lille Dorrit as
Arthur Clennam
1924
Wienerbarnet as
Jørgen Wedel
1924
Min ven privatdetektiven as
Arne Falk
1924
Kærlighedsøen
1922
Die Flucht in die Ehe. Der große Flirt as
Graf
1922
Hans gode Genius as
Victor Albert
1922
Præsten i Vejlby as
Erik Sørensen - Herredsfogden i Vejlby
1921
Kan disse Øjne lyve? as
Count Egill Trolle
1921
Sturmflut des Lebens as
Prof. Dr. Sanden
1921
Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha - 3. Teil as
Narada, Maharadscha von Odhapur
1921
Prometheus as
Hogan Ford - Billionaire
1920
The Penalty of Fame as
Freddy Hurst
1919
Lykkelandet as
Lord Vaux
1919
Fräulein Zahnarzt
1919
Maharadjahens yndlingshustru II as
Maharajahen
1919
Stodderprinsessen (Short) as
Finansagent
1919
Hendes Helt as
Knud Rosen
1918
A Friend of the People as
Ernst Kamp - Typographer
1918
A Trip to Mars as
Avanti Planetaros - Captain of the Space Ship
1918
Mands vilje as
Frantz Fabricius
1917
Fjeldpigen as
Georges Wallery
1917
Pjerrot as
Jean Riot
1917
Den mystiske tjener as
Jack Milton - Detective
1917
Den retfærdiges hustru as
Judge Stein
1917
Livets Gøglespil
1917
Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha - 2. Teil as
Maharadschah Narada
1917
Maharadjahens yndlingshustru I as
The Maharaja
1916
Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha as
Maharadschah Narada
1916
Sjæletyven (Short) as
Jurian Fox - Detective
1916
Lyset og Livet as
Karl Diemar
1915
The Folly of Sin
1915
När konstnärer älska as
Ernst Lycke
1915
En av de många (Short) as
Erik Wall
1914
Gatans barn as
Karl Sterner
1914
Bröderna (Short) as
Georg Williams
1913
Half Breed as
von Stahl
Archive Footage
1935
Episode as
Majarajah in Film Clip (uncredited)
References
Gunnar Tolnæs Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA