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Olaf Skavlan(1884-1949)

  • Actor
  • Director
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Olaf Skavlan was born on 2 September 1884 in Minnesota, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Romeo and Juliet (1916), Why America Will Win (1918) and The Yellow Traffic (1914). He died on 2 June 1949 in San Francisco, California, USA.
BornSeptember 2, 1884
DiedJune 2, 1949(64)
BornSeptember 2, 1884
DiedJune 2, 1949(64)
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Known for

Beverly Bayne and Francis X. Bushman in Romeo and Juliet (1916)
Romeo and Juliet
7.1
  • Benvolio
  • 1916
A. Alexander and Harris Gordon in Why America Will Win (1918)
Why America Will Win
  • Gen. John J. Pershing(as Olaf Skavian)
  • 1918
The Yellow Traffic (1914)
The Yellow Traffic
  • The First Mate
  • 1914
May Ward in A Continental Girl (1915)
A Continental Girl
  • Captain Staunton
  • 1915

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Actor



  • The Ballad of Fisher's Boarding House (1922)
    The Ballad of Fisher's Boarding House
    5.4
    Short
    • Hans
    • 1922
  • A. Alexander and Harris Gordon in Why America Will Win (1918)
    Why America Will Win
    • Gen. John J. Pershing (as Olaf Skavian)
    • 1918
  • Beverly Bayne and Francis X. Bushman in Romeo and Juliet (1916)
    Romeo and Juliet
    7.1
    • Benvolio
    • 1916
  • May Ward in A Continental Girl (1915)
    A Continental Girl
    • Captain Staunton
    • 1915
  • The Yellow Traffic (1914)
    The Yellow Traffic
    • The First Mate
    • 1914

Director



  • The Yellow Traffic (1914)
    The Yellow Traffic
    • Director
    • 1914

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  • Alternative name
    • Olaf Skavian
  • Born
    • September 2, 1884
    • Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • June 2, 1949
    • San Francisco, California, USA

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