Portrait of Gunnar Tolnæs

Gunnar Tolnæs

Acting

Biography

Gunnar Tolnæs was a Norwegian actor with a long history acting in stage plays in his home country, before he eventually joined Nordisk Film in Denmark, and became one of their early star actors, appearing in 27 films.

Born: December 7, 1879

Place of Birth: Oslo, Norway

Filmography

1928
Sex in Chains

as Fabrikant Rudolf Steinau

1926
The Sleeping House

as Richard Torp

1924
Little Dorrit

as Arthur Clennam

1922
The Hand of Fate

as Erik Sørensen, herredsfoged

1921
Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha

as The Maharaja of Odhapur

1918
A Friend of the People

as Ernst Kamp - Typographer

1918
A Trip to Mars

as Avanti Planetaros

1917
The Pierrot

as Jean Riot

1916
His Innocent Dupe

as Jurian Fox - Detective

1914