Edvard Drabløs

Edvard Drabløs (1 April 1883 – 29 April 1976) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director.

Biography Drabløs was born at Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was the son of Jens Helgesen Drabløs (1856–1925) and Olave Velle (1852–1917). He worked most of his professional career at Det Norske Teatret, from 1912. He was the director of this theatre from 1915 to 1916 and 1950 to 1951. He also appeared in approximately twenty films, beginning in the 1910s through the 1950s.

He was proclaimed Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1953. Drabløs died in Oslo in 1976 at the age of 93.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1920 Fante-Anne Sorenskriveren 1921 Jomfru Trofast Albertus Kvalhei, Tones onkel 1921 Felix Abraham, losen 1934 Liv En bonde 1938 Bør Børson Jr. Bør Olderdalen, 'Gammel bør' 1939 Gjest Baardsen En fisker 1940 Godvakker-Maren Andreas, svoger til Endresen 1940 Tørres Snørtevold Tørres far 1941 Gullfjellet En bonde 1942 Trysil-Knut Pål Skolemester 1946 Om kjærligheten synger de 1950 To mistenkelige personer Løsgjenger 1951 Vi gifter oss Hansen 1951 Storfolk og småfolk Bestefar 1953 Skøytekongen 1957 Nine Lives Skolelæreren