Harald Schwenzen (18 May 1895 – 16 April 1954) was a Norwegian actor and director.
Harald Schwenzen | |
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| Born | 18 May 1895  Glücksburg |
| Died | 16 April 1954 Oslo |
| Spouse(s) | Astri Gulbrandsen |
| Awards | King's Medal of Merit in gold (1951) |
Born in Glücksberg, Germany, he relocated to Norway where he made his stage debut at Nationaltheatret in 1918, and played for this theatre for many years. Schwenzen was known for playing lead roles such as Don Carlos and Peer Gynt.
He made his debut as a film actor in 1920 in Victor Sjöström's film adaptation of Hjalmar Bergman's Mästerman. Schwenzen was script writer and director for the 1922 film adaption of Knut Hamsun's Pan.[1] In 1929, he played a leading role as a lawyer Sadolin in the Norwegian film Laila.
He chaired the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany,[2] and was arrested and sent to Grini and Sachsenhausen concentration camps.[3] After his release and the end of the war, he continued appearing on Norwegian stages and in films. In 1948, Schwenzen played the role of the German general von Falkenhorst in the Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water.
Schwenzen was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1951.[4] He died in Oslo in 1954.[2]
Filmography
editActor
edit| Film | Year |
|---|---|
| A Lover in Pawn | 1920 |
| Pan | 1922 |
| Två konungar | 1925 |
| To the Orient | 1926 |
| Laila | 1929 |
| Lalla vinner! | 1932 |
| Kommer du, Elsa? | 1944 |
| Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water | 1948 |
| Trollfossen | 1948 |
| Alt dette og Island med | 1951 |
| Den evige Eva | 1953 |
Director
edit| Film | Year |
|---|---|
| Pan | 1922 |
Gallery
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Schwenzen in Don Carlos -
Schwenzen as Peer Gynt -
Schwenzen and Tore Segelcke in A Doll's House -
Schwenzen c. 1930–1935
References
edit- ^ Berg, Thoralf. "Harald Schwenzen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ a b Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Harald Stammann Fries Schwenzen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ Giertsen, Børre R., ed. (1946). "9375. Schwenzen, Harald". Norsk fangeleksikon. Grinifangene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 336.
- ^ "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer". kongehuset.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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