Arvid Nilssen
{{Short description|Norwegian actor, revue artist and singer (1913–1976)}}
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|12|25|df=y}}
|birth_place = Alvdal, Hedmark, Norway
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|3|24|1913|12|25|df=y}}
|death_place = Oslo, Norway
|nationality = Norwegian
|occupation = Actor, revue artist and singer
|awards = Leonard Statuette
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Arvid Nilssen (25 December 1913 – 24 March 1976) was a Norwegian actor, revue artist and singer. He was regarded as one of the leading comedians in Norwegian revue.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Arvid Nilssen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Arvid_Nilssen |editor=Henriksen, Petter|language=Norwegian|accessdate=5 April 2010 }}
Biography
Nilsen was born at Alvdal in Hedmark, Norway.
He made his debut in Oslo at the Scala Teater in 1935, and played at Chat Noir from 1937 and most of his career. He also participated in tours, recorded films, and was a guest on numerous radio programs.
He was awarded the Leonard Statuette in 1968 and was depicted on a Norwegian postage tamp in 2001. He died in Oslo and was buried at
Vestre gravlund.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Arvid Nilssen |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Svend Erik Løken |last=Larsen |editor=Helle, Knut |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Arvid_Nilssen/utdypning|language=Norwegian |accessdate=5 April 2010}}{{cite encyclopedia |title=Nilssen, Arvid |url=http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006051913255148838635 |accessdate=5 April 2010 |encyclopedia=Norsk pop & rockleksikon |pages=381–382 |publisher=Vega Forlag |location=Oslo |isbn=82-92489-09-6 |language=Norwegian |year=2005 |editor1=Eggum, Jan |editor2=Ose, Bård |editor3=Steen, Siren }}
External links
- {{IMDb name|nm0632141|name=Arvid Nilssen}}
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Category:Norwegian male stage actors
Category:Norwegian male comedians
Category:Leonard Statuette winners
Category:20th-century Norwegian male actors