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Olaf Fønss(1882-1949)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Editor
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Olaf Fønss
Olaf Fønss was born on 17 October 1882 in Århus, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Homunculus, 1. Teil (1916), Mysteries of India, Part I: Truth (1921) and Bajadser (1919). He died on 3 November 1949 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
BornOctober 17, 1882
DiedNovember 3, 1949(67)
BornOctober 17, 1882
DiedNovember 3, 1949(67)
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Known for

Homunculus, 1. Teil (1916)
Homunculus, 1. Teil
6.0
  • Homunculus
  • 1916
Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law (1921)
Mysteries of India, Part I: Truth
6.7
  • Herbert Rowland(as Olaf Fönss)
  • 1921
Olaf Fønss in Bajadser (1919)
Bajadser
  • Canio
  • 1919
Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law (1921)
Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law
6.7
  • Herbert Rowland(as Olaf Fönss)
  • 1921

Credits

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Actor

  • Under den gamle fane (1932)
    Under den gamle fane
    • 1932
  • Vask, videnskab og velvære (1932)
    Vask, videnskab og velvære
    • 1932
  • Die seltsame Vergangenheit der Thea Carter
    • Direktor Carter (as Olaf Fönss)
    • 1929
  • Triumph of Love
    5.5
    • Fürst Wronsky
    • 1929
  • Die Waise von Lowood (1926)
    Die Waise von Lowood
    • Lord Edward Rochester (as Olaf Fönss)
    • 1926
  • Spitzen
    • 1926
  • Fra Piazza del Popolo (1925)
    Fra Piazza del Popolo
    6.0
    • Olaf Malm
    • 1925
  • Das unbekannte Morgen
    • 1923
  • Republikaneren (1923)
    Republikaneren
    • Michael Orloff - læge og revolutionsfører
    • 1923
  • Timeglasset (1922)
    Timeglasset
    • 1922
  • Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law (1921)
    Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law
    6.7
    • Herbert Rowland (as Olaf Fönss)
    • 1921
  • Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law (1921)
    Mysteries of India, Part I: Truth
    6.7
    • Herbert Rowland (as Olaf Fönss)
    • 1921
  • Hendes fortid
    • Prof. Kurt van Horn
    • 1921
  • Olaf Fønss, Gertrude Welcker, and Josef Fenneker in Ehrenschuld (1921)
    Ehrenschuld
    • 1921
  • Cajus Bruun and Stella Lind in Munkens fristelser (1921)
    Munkens fristelser
    • Bengt Darre
    • Friar Benedetto
    • 1921

Director

  • Under den gamle fane (1932)
    Under den gamle fane
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Den store dag (1930)
    Den store dag
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Bag Filmens Kulisser (1923)
    Bag Filmens Kulisser
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Samvittighedskvaler
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Hævneren
    • Director
    • 1919

Editor

  • Den store dag (1930)
    Den store dag
    • Editor
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Olaf Fönss
  • Born
    • October 17, 1882
    • Århus, Denmark
  • Died
    • November 3, 1949
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Brother of actor Aage Fønss.

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