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Per Skift

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Per Skift
Per Skift in 1956
Born(1920-05-10)May 10, 1920
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
DiedJanuary 10, 1994(1994-01-10) (aged 73)
OccupationActor

Per Skift (born Per Anker Christensen, May 10, 1920 – January 10, 1994)[1] was a Norwegian actor.[2]

Career

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Skift made his stage debut in 1944 at Chat Noir in Oslo.[1][2] 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.[2] Skift is best known his performances in operettas and musicals such as Die Fledermaus, Annie Get Your Gun,[3] and Carmen.[2]

Alongside his stage career, Skift also appeared in eight films between 1946 and 1964. He made his film debut in Toralf Sandø's Englandsfarere.[1][2]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Hurum, Maud (January 15, 1994). "Per Skift til minne". Arbeiderbladet. No. 12. p. 31. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Per Skift". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Harm, Henry (July 19, 1956). "'Annie' på klingende nynorsk, på Det Norske Teatret". Fremover. No. 164. p. 3. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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