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Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About Olaf Poulsen
- Olaf Poulsen (26 April 1849 – 26 March 1923) was perhaps the best-known Danish comedic stage actor of his time.
- He was famous for playing such roles as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Falstaff, among others for the Royal Danish Theatre.
- His performance as Old Ekdal in an 1885 production of Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck was particularly acclaimed.
- Olaf was by accounts an outsize personality, unafraid to insult wealthy or noble men even when insulting a man in public was a crime in Denmark.
- Five minutes of his improvisation on a 1913 film reel were described at the time as "the best film ever to leave a Danish factory."Poulsen's brother Emil staged Royal Danish Theatre plays in addition to being an acclaimed dramatic actor.
- Poulsen was the uncle of actor and director Johannes Poulsen, who married the ballerina Ulla Iversen.
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