Birger Løvaas
Born(1901-11-24)November 24, 1901
DiedJune 5, 1977(1977-06-05) (aged 75)
Resting placeVestre gravlund[1]
OccupationActor

Birger Løvaas (November 24, 1901 – June 5, 1977) was a Norwegian actor and comedian.[2]

Løvaas played Karl Anton over 2,000 times in Gideon Wahlberg's play Skjærgårdsflirt from 1928 to 1944,[2][3] and he traveled throughout Norway with his theater. Skjærgårdsflirt was the most frequently viewed play of the twentieth century in Norway.[3] Løvaas also played Karl Anton in the film version of Skjærgårdsflirt in 1932.[3]

After the Second World War, Løvaas was engaged with both the People's Theater and the Oslo New Theater.[2][3] He also appeared in the radio play Dickie Dick Dickens.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. "Birger Løvaas". Oslo kommune – Gravferdsetaten. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Birger Løvaas". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Enger, Ruth Krefting (September 15, 2006). "Svensk førkrigs-buskis med Birger Løvaas: Mest sett på norsk teater". Aftenposten. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
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