Hauk Aabel

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Hauk Aabel

Born 1867
Flag of Norway Norway
Died 1961

Hauk Aabel (1867-1961 in Norway) was a popular Norwegian comedian of the silent period, in Norwegian and Swedish film.

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Aabel made his debut on stage in 1897 at the Christiania Theatre in Oslo, and was a prominent actor in the Norwegian theatre. In 1917, he began appearing in silent films in Sweden. He 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, aged 71.

His son Per Aabel was also a popular comic actor in Norwegian films. He died in 1971.


Persondata
NAME Aabel, Hauk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Comedian
DATE OF BIRTH 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Norway
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH