About Sophus Dahl
Lived 1877 – 1952 (aged 74). Sophus Dahl was a Norwegian actor.
Oliver Sofus Pettersen Dahl (December 20, 1877 – November 30, 1952) was a Norwegian theater and film actor.
Dahl was born in Horg Municipality, Norway, the son of Peder Dahl and Johanna Iversdatter Elgaaen. He was the half-brother of the novelist and playwright Johan Bojer. 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.
Works Teaterminner. Fra Nasjonalturneens dager (Theater Memories. From the Days of the National Tour; 1959), edited by his son Torbjørn Sparre Dahl.
Filmography 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 1941: Fridtjof Nansen – en helt fra vår egen tid, radio play for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, as a professor
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Who was Sophus Dahl?
Norwegian actor (1877-1952)
When was Sophus Dahl born?
Sophus Dahl was born on 20 December 1877 in Horg Municipality.
When did Sophus Dahl die?
Sophus Dahl died on 30 November 1952 in Oslo.
What was Sophus Dahl's occupation?
Sophus Dahl was an actor.
What nationality was Sophus Dahl?
Sophus Dahl was Norwegian.
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