Gunnar Tolnæs(1879-1940)
- Actor
Gunnar Tolnæs was a trained actor with an extensive career on the
stage, including Nationalteatret in Oslo. Made his film debut in
Swedish films working with Mauritz Stiller and Victor Sjöström. Came to
Denmark in 1915 and worked exclusively for Nordisk Film, where he soon
became their biggest attraction after Valdemar Psilander left the
studio in 1916. A favorite with the ladies the tall, stately Norwegian
with the slumbering eyes thrilled audiences playing men of authority
especially maharajahs in a string of dramas. However, having made a
fortune and growing tired of 'sheik films',as he called them, he
retired early.
