Gunnar Tolnæs

Gunnar Tolnæs (1879–1940)[1] was a Norwegian-born film actor who worked for most of his career in Denmark.

[1] He started his career with the theatre in 1906, with a long theater career in various Norwegian theaters, along with guest appearances in Copenhagen.

The following year he came to Nordisk Film in Denmark, replacing Valdemar Psilander as the company's main star.

He had led or co-starred in a total of 27 Danish silent films.

Tolnæs's film credits, all silent films, include: He died in Oslo at age sixty and is buried with his family at Vestre gravlund.