Arne Riis

Norwegian actor (1923–2009)

Arne Riis
Born	(1923-06-21)June 21, 1923
Died	April 29, 2009(2009-04-29) (aged 85) Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Nora Brockstedt

Arne Gurstad Riis (June 21, 1923 – April 29, 2009) was a Norwegian actor.

Riis was engaged with the New Theater from 1949 to 1957. In addition, Riis appeared in eleven film and television roles. He made his screen debut in 1951 in Edith Carlmar's film Skadeskutt.^[1] In the 1960s Riis worked for NRK's Television Theater. He played his last television role in 1982 as a Norwegian in the Swedish TV series Polisen som vägrade svara.

Riis was married to the singer Nora Brockstedt.^[2]^[3]

Filmography

1951: Skadeskutt as Holst, an engineer
1952: Det kunne vært deg as the mailman
1958: I slik en natt as a man at the border
1958: Ut av mørket

NRK Television Theater

1961: Frisøndag
1961: Den anstendige skjøgen
1962: Hånden på hjertet
1963: Særlingen
1965: Frydenberg
1965: Raude roser åt meg
1965: Smeltedigelen

TV series

1982: Polisen som vägrade svara

References

^ "Skadeskutt". Filmarkivet. Norgesfilm AS. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
^ Miljeteig, Margrethe; Bentzen, Asle (November 5, 2015). "Nora Brockstedt er død". TV 2. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
^ "Kommentar: En stemme som generasjoner av nordmenn har hørt". VG. November 5, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2023.