Albert Gran
| Albert Gran | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 4, 1862 Bergen, Norway |
| Died |
December 16, 1932 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1916-1932 |
Albert Gran (August 4, 1862 – December 16, 1932) was a Norwegian-born American stage and film actor. He is most associated with his appearance in drama and light comedy films.[1]
Albert Gran was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Albert Nicolai Gran (1838-1915) and Auguste Schwarting (1844-1910). He emigrated to the United States during 1914. Gran launched his screen career in 1916. He appeared as a character actor in 44 films between 1916 and 1933. He was seen as Duke Travina with Marion Davies in Beverly of Graustark (1926), as Paul Boul with Janet Gaynor in Seventh Heaven 1927), and as B. Bickering Brown with Joan Crawford in Our Modern Maidens (1929). Albert Gran died in Los Angeles, California in an automobile accident at the age of 70.[2][3]
Partial Filmography
- Out of the Drifts (1916)
- Civilian Clothes (1920)
- Breakfast at Sunrise (1927)
- Mother Knows Best (1928) Fox's first full talkie
- Dry Martini (1928)
- Tanned Legs (1929)
- The Little Accident (1930)
- The Brat (1931)
- Command Performance (1931)
- Beauty Parlor (1932)
- Employees' Entrance (1932) (Gran died in an auto accident before the film was finished and released)
References
- ↑ Hans J. Wollstein (1994). Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press. pp. 125–7. ISBN 978-0-8108-2938-1. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ↑ "1900-telling for 1301 Bergen". Digitalarkivet. January 23, 1998. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Emigrantar over Bergen frå Utlandet". Digitalarkivet. January 23, 1998. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
External links
- Albert Gran at the Internet Movie Database
- Albert Gran profile, IBDb.com; accessed September 29, 2015.