Pål Skjønberg

Pål Eugen Bucher Skjønberg (20 October 1919 – 3 February 2014) was a Norwegian actor.

He was born in Stavanger to actors Eugen (1889–1971) and Henny Skjønberg (1886–1973). He was the older brother of actor Espen Skjønberg. They grew up in Bærum and Oslo. In 1946 he married actress Elisabeth Bang (1922–2009).

He made his stage debut for Bærum Studiescene during World War II. Both his brother and future wife were involved here too. He was later employed at the theatre Det Norske Teatret from 1945 to his retirement in 1989, except for the years 1951 to 1952 when he worked at Den Nationale Scene. His film debut came in 1946 in the film Englandsfarere.

Selected filmography 1946: Englandsfarere 1946: Så møtes vi imorgen 1953: Skøytekongen 1957: Stevnemøte med glemte år 1958: Ut av mørket 1966: Hunger 1969: Himmel og helvete as Hermansen, a policeman 1991: For dagene er onde