- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Lars Hanson was born on July 26, 1886 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924), Captain Salvation (1927) and The Scarlet Letter (1926). He was married to Karin Molander. He died on April 8, 1965 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- SpouseKarin Molander(1922 - April 8, 1965) (his death)
- One of the greatest actors in Swedish theatre, he was a master of disguise for his many roles, building his body with implants in his shoes and several layers of clothing, starving himself, bruising his face with a shoe brush, making himself incredibly tall or very small - sometimes to the point that fellow actors, with whom he had worked for years, didn't recognize him in the corridors backstage.
- Joined the Stockholm Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1906.
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