Einar Fagstad

Einar Fagstad (30 October 1899 in Lillehammer – 19 February 1961 in Göteborg) was a Norwegian–Swedish accordionist, singer, actor and composer.

Fagstad began playing accordion aged four. He trained as a painter and studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (1916–1917). He was employed as an accompanist from 1923 by Ernst Rolf who produced a series of musical revues. Fagstad made his film debut in 1929 under the direction of Gustaf Edgren (1895–1954) in  Swedish movie   Konstgjorda Svensson .

Fagstad was married to actress Gertie Löwenström (1898–1982).

Film music

 * Skipper's Love (1931)

Selected filmography

 * 40 Skipper Street (1925)
 * Ship Ahoy! (1931)
 * A Night of Love by the Öresund (1931)
 * Servant's Entrance (1932)
 * Love and Dynamite (1933)
 * Vi som går kjøkkenveien (1933)
 * Andersson's Kalle (1934)
 * Ryska snuvan (1937)
 * Valfångare (1939)
 * The Jazz Boy (1958)
 * The Koster Waltz (1958)