Haakon Hjelde

Haakon Forsell Hjelde (February 12, 1902 – December 10, 1933) was a Norwegian actor. He also worked as a director's assistant and production manager's assistant. As a young man, he traveled to Berlin and then to Paris, where he lived and starred in several French films. He died of tuberculosis at age 31.

Family
Hjelde was born in Eidsvoll, Norway, the son of the veterinarian Baard Arne Hjelde (1872–1935) and Alma Forsell Jensen (1871–1918). He married the Swedish dancer Maina Claes in 1929.

Filmography

 * 1926: Den nye lensmannen as Franz Joseph, a Gypsy
 * 1926: Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser as Helge Hjort, the district judge
 * 1927: Fjeldeventyret as Wilhelm, a student
 * 1927: Syv dage for Elisabeth as Rolf Heller
 * 1930: Eskimo as Majrak, a great hunter
 * 1932: Halvvägs till himlen as Ned Lee