William Nyrén

Norwegian actor

William Nyrén
Born	(1920-03-19)March 19, 1920 Oslo, Norway
Died	November 14, 1991(1991-11-14) (aged 71)
Occupation	Actor
Children	Nils Petter Nyrén

William Nyrén (March 19, 1920 – November 14, 1991) was a Norwegian actor.^[1] He appeared in stage roles in Oslo and in films.^[2]

Nyrén was born in Oslo.^[2] He was imprisoned in Sachsenhausen, Germany, during the Second World War.^[3] After returning home, he was engaged with the newly launched Studio Theater until 1952.^[2] He also had several roles for NRK's Radio Theater and Television Theater, and he was a regular at the National Traveling Theater from 1954 to 1966.^[2] Throughout the 1970s, he performed roles at the National Theater and the Norwegian Theater.

He was the father of the guitarist Nils Petter Nyrén (born 1947).

Filmography

1946: Englandsfarere as Heydner
1955: Trost i taklampa as Hjalmar
1966: Afrikaneren
1967: Den lange reisen hjem (TV)
1968: De ukjentes marked as Nytorvet, a homeless man
1970: Døden i gatene
1971: Helten på den grøne øya (TV) as Jimmy Farrel
1975: Min Marion as a tenant
1980: Nedtur as Åge
1981: Sølvmunn as a policeman

References

^ Ringdal, Nils Johan (2000). Nationaltheatrets historie, 1899–1999. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 663.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "William Nyrén". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^ Giertsen, Børre R. (1946). Norsk fangeleksikon: Grinifangene. Oslo: Cappelen. p. 102. Retrieved February 25, 2022.