August Mowinckel-Nilsen (also known as Gogo Mowinckel-Nilsen,[1] May 15, 1883 – November 6, 1957) was a Norwegian stage and film actor.
[2][3] August Mowinckel-Nilsen was born in Bergen, the son of the shipbroker Helen Caspar Nilsen (1856–1920) and Augusta Mowinckel (1863–1947).
[2][3][4][5] Mowicnkel-Nilsen made his stage debut as a young priest in 1907 in Henrik Ibsen's The Pretenders at the National Theater in Bergen,[6] where he continued to perform.
Mowinckel-Nilsen made his film debut in 1927 in the silent film Madame besøker Oslo.
[9][10] He later appeared in the sound films Op med hodet!