Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook (born Henry Olaf Hansen, 9 October 1887 – 4 September 1960)[1] was a Norwegian-American film actor.

Harry Tenbrook
Tenbrook in Great Guy (1936)
Born
Henry Olaf Hansen

(1887-10-09)9 October 1887
Oslo, Norway
Died4 September 1960(1960-09-04) (aged 72)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S.
Resting placeValhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1911–1960

Biography

Henry Olaf Hansen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. His family migrated to the United States in 1892.[2] Under the stage name, Harry Tenbrook, he appeared in more than 330 films between 1911 and 1960. A favorite of John Ford, Tenbrook was a prominent member of the John Ford Stock Company. Only four actors appeared in more Ford films than Tenbrook.[3] He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from lung cancer. He was interred at the Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California.[4]

Filmography

References
  1. Hans J. Wollstein (1994). Strangers in Hollywood: The History of Scandinavian Actors in American Films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-8108-2938-1. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  2. Matheson, Sue (2019). The John Ford Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 325. ISBN 978-1-5381-0382-1. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. "Harry Tenbrook". B-Westerns.Com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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