August Mowinckel-Nilsen

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Born(1883-05-15)May 15, 1883
Bergen, Norway
DiedNovember 6, 1957(1957-11-06) (aged 74)
Oslo, Norway
OccupationActor
August Mowinckel-Nilsen
Born(1883-05-15)May 15, 1883
Bergen, Norway
DiedNovember 6, 1957(1957-11-06) (aged 74)
Oslo, Norway
OccupationActor

August Mowinckel-Nilsen (also known as Gogo Mowinckel-Nilsen,[1] May 15, 1883 – November 6, 1957) was a Norwegian stage and film actor.[2][3]

August Mowinckel-Nilsen was born in Bergen, the son of the shipbroker Helen Caspar Nilsen (1856–1920) and Augusta Mowinckel (1863–1947).[2][3][4][5]

Career

Mowicnkel-Nilsen made his stage debut as a young priest in 1907 in Henrik Ibsen's The Pretenders at the National Theater in Bergen,[6] where he continued to perform.[7][8] He was also engaged with the New Theater in Oslo and the Trøndelag Theater.

Mowinckel-Nilsen made his film debut in 1927 in the silent film Madame besøker Oslo.[9][10] He later appeared in the sound films Op med hodet! (1933) and Sankt Hans fest (1947).

Filmography

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