Tryggve Larssen

Tryggve Larssen (October 3, 1887 – June 28, 1967) was a Norwegian actor.

Larssen debuted as an actor in Ludovica Levy's touring theatre in 1911, after which he was engaged with the National Theater in Bergen and the Norwegian Theater in Oslo. He was then engaged with the National Theater in Oslo from 1921 to 1961. As an actor specializing in comic roles, Larssen made a name for himself in annual Christmas performances, including as the first-ever Santa Claus in the play Reisen til Julestjernen (Journey to the Christmas Star) in 1924. He also played supporting roles in numerous plays by Ludvig Holberg, Henrik Ibsen, and William Shakespeare.

Larssen performed on stage until well into retirement age, and his last theater role was as Lavrans in the play Guds Gjøglere by Odd Eidem.

Larssen appeared in a number of Norwegian and Swedish films. He made his debut in the silent film era, and his last role in Norwegian film was in Storfolk og småfolk in 1951.

Filmography

1927: Troll-elgen 1928: Viddenes folk 1929: Laila 1930: Eskimo 1935: Samhold må til 1936: Norge for folket 1936: Vi bygger landet 1937: By og land hand i hand 1938: Det drønner gjennom dalen 1938: Eli Sjursdotter 1938: Lenkene brytes 1939: De vergeløse 1939: Gryr i Norden 1940: Frestelse (Swedish) 1940: Mannen som alle ville myrde (Swedish) 1940: Tante Pose 1940: Tørres Snørtevold 1941: Kjærlighet og vennskap 1941: Den forsvundne pølsemakere 1942: Det æ'kke te å tru 1942: Trysil-Knut 1943: Den nye lægen 1943: Sangen til livet 1944: Villmarkens lov 1949: Aldri mer! 1951: Storfolk og småfolk 1953: No Man's Woman (Swedish)