Born in Oslo, Norway. Writer and director who entered Norwegian film as the writer-director of GATEGUTTER / BOYS FROM THE STREETS (1949). Other notable writing-directing credits include NØDLANDING (1952), CIRKUS FANDANGO (1954), BARN AV SOLEN (1955, from his play), DET RENNER I NATT! (also 1955), NI LIV / NINE LIVES (1957, also producer), HERREN OG HANS TJENERE / THE MASTER AND HIS SERVANTS (1959), OMRINGET (1960), BUSSEN (1961), KALDE SPOR (1962), OM TILLA / ABOUT TILLA (1963), REISEN TIL HAVEN (1966) and AN-MAGRITT (1969).  Nominated for Foreign Language Film 1957: NINE LIVES - Producer at Norsjøfilm (Norway) 1 nomination