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

Edvard Drabløs in 1961

Biography

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Drabløs was born at Sykkylven 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.[2]

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.[2][3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1920 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

References

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  1. ^ "Edvard Drabløs". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Edvard Drabløs Norsk Biografisk Leksikon, retrieved 26 March 2013 (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "Edvard Drabløs". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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Cultural offices
Preceded by Director of the Det Norske Teatret
1915–1916
Succeeded by