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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

27

Gender

Male

Birthday

1879-12-07

Day of Death

1940-11-09 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Oslo, Norway

Also Known As

Gunnar Tolnæs

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.

Known For

Acting

A Trip to Mars

1918

A Trip to Mars

as

Avanti Planetaros

His Innocent Dupe

1916

His Innocent Dupe

as

Jurian Fox - Detective

A Friend of the People

1918

A Friend of the People

as

Ernst Kamp - Typographer

A Prince of Bharata

1917

A Prince of Bharata

as

The Maharaja

Sex in Chains

1928

Sex in Chains

as

Fabrikant Rudolf Steinau

Meister Spitzbube

Meister Spitzbube

as

Alexander Steen

Children of the Streets

1914

Children of the Streets

as

Karl Sterner

Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha

1921

Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha

as

The Maharaja of Odhapur

Sturmflut des Lebens

1921

Sturmflut des Lebens

as

Dr. Heinz Sanden

The Hand of Fate

1922

The Hand of Fate

as

Erik Sørensen, herredsfoged

The Sleeping House

1926

The Sleeping House

as

Richard Torp

The Pierrot

1917

The Pierrot

as

Jean Riot

Little Dorrit

1924

Little Dorrit

as

Arthur Clennam

Production

Crew

Directing