- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHauk Erlendssøn Aabel
- Popular Norwegian comedian of the silent period, in Norwegian and Swedish films. He made his stage debut in 1897 at the Christiania Theater in Oslo, and was a prominent and busy actor in the Norwegian theatre. In 1917, he began appearing in silent films in Sweden, then returned to Norway in 1927, where he worked in many films, including several after the advent of sound. He made his last film in 1938, at the age of 71. His son Per Aabel was also a popular comic actor in Norwegian films.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
- SpouseSvanhild Johannessen(? - December 12, 1961) (his death, 2 children)
- Father of Per Aabel.
- Father: Morten Andreas Leigh Aabel; Mother: Wilhelmine Louise Collet.
- Father of actor Andreas Aabel.
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