Per Skift | |
Birth Date: | May 10, 1920 |
Birth Place: | Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway |
Death Place: | Oslo, Norway |
Occupation: | Actor |
Per Skift (born Per Anker Christensen, May 10, 1920 – January 10, 1994)[1] was a Norwegian actor.[2]
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]