Thorleif Reiss

Thorleif Reiss
Born(1898-05-22)May 22, 1898
DiedApril 14, 1988(1988-04-14) (aged 89)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActor
ChildrenHelge Reiss
FatherGeorg Reiss
RelativesElisabeth Reiss

Thorleif Dymling Reiss (May 22, 1898 – April 14, 1988) was a Norwegian actor.[1][2]

Career

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Reiss made his debut at the National Theater in Oslo in 1918. From 1931 to 1939, he was employed at the Carl Johan Theater, where he also served as co-director. From 1942 onward he was employed at the New Theater.[1][2]

Family

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Reiss was the son of the lawyer, composer, and musicologist Georg Reiss and Elisabeth Dymling (1861–1920).[1][2] He was the brother of the pianist and cabaret performer Elisabeth Reiss and the father of the actor Helge Reiss.[2] He played opposite his son in the 1970 crime comedy Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe.[3] His first marriage was in 1920 to Esther Colbjørnsen Dahl (1896–1941).[4][5] After her death, he remarried in 1944 to Gunborg Kristiane Skistad (1911–2001).[6]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Thorleif Reiss". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Brodal, Svein Erik. "Thorleif Reiss". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe". Norsk filmografi. Nasjonalbiblioteket. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Egteskap". Folketidende. No. 205. September 2, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Dødsfall". Gjengangeren. No. 190. August 19, 1941. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Navn og dag". Porsgrunns Dagblad. No. 50. February 29, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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