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Per Skift

{{Short description|Norwegian actor}}

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| name = Per Skift

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|05|10|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|01|10|1920|05|10|mf=y}}

| death_place = Oslo, Norway

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| occupation = Actor

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Per Skift (born Per Anker Christensen, May 10, 1920 – January 10, 1994){{cite news |last1=Hurum |first1=Maud |title=Per Skift til minne |url=https://www.nb.no/items/3b259428c0fce2fd2b7a1ed404e52472?page=29 |access-date=July 4, 2022 |work=Arbeiderbladet |issue=12 |date=January 15, 1994 |page=31}} was a Norwegian actor.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Per Skift |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |year=2021 |url=https://snl.no/Per_Skift |language=Norwegian |accessdate=July 4, 2022}}

Career

Skift made his stage debut in 1944 at Chat Noir in Oslo. He was then engaged with the Oslo New Theater, Trøndelag Theater, and Rogaland Theater until he started performing for the National Traveling Theater in 1972. Skift is best known his performances in operettas and musicals such as Die Fledermaus, Annie Get Your Gun,{{cite news |last1=Harm |first1=Henry |title='Annie' på klingende nynorsk, på Det Norske Teatret |url=https://www.nb.no/items/64aa1bc92141c042077bcca09d9620a0?page=1 |access-date=July 4, 2022 |work=Fremover |issue=164 |date=July 19, 1956 |page=3}} and Carmen.

Alongside his stage career, Skift also appeared in eight films between 1946 and 1964. He made his film debut in Toralf Sandø's Englandsfarere.

Filmography

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References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|0804159|name=Per Skift}}
  • [https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=312625 Per Skift] at the Swedish Film Database
  • [https://filmfront.no/aktor/36862/per-skift Per Skift] at Filmfront
  • [https://sceneweb.no/nb/artist/21261 Per Skift] at Sceneweb

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Category:1920 births

Category:1994 deaths

Category:20th-century Norwegian male actors

Category:Male actors from Oslo