About Olaf Kronstad
Lived 1882 – 1939 (aged 56). Olaf Kronstad was a Norwegian actor.
Olaf Kronstad (born Olav Hansen, December 2, 1892 – July 14, 1939) was a Norwegian stage and film actor.
Life Olaf Kronstad was born Olaf Hansen in Årstad, the son of the tanner Ludvig Hansen (later Øvrebø) and his wife Johanne. Kronstad married the actress Botten Soot in 1924. He married the Red Cross nurse Gunvor Tønseth (1907–1983) in 1939.
Career Kronstad made his stage debut in 1918 in the cabaret production Chat Noir i Bergen. He appeared as Touffleux in René Mercier's operetta Benjamin at the Mayol Theater in 1925. He also performed at the Chat Noir cabaret and revue theater and at the New Theater in Oslo.
Filmography 1934: Op med hodet! as an actor
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Who was Olaf Kronstad?
Norwegian actor (1882–1939)
When was Olaf Kronstad born?
Olaf Kronstad was born on 2 December 1882.
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Olaf Kronstad died on 14 July 1939.
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Olaf Kronstad was an actor.
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Olaf Kronstad was Norwegian.
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