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

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

Career

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Thorleif Reiss". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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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