Albert Gran Movies and Career Information

Albert Gran (4 August 1862 – 16 December 1932) was a Norwegian born American movie actor. He is most associated with his appearance in drama and light comedy films. Albert Gran was born in Bergen, Norway. Albert Gran launched his screen career in 1916. He appeared as a character actor in 44 films between 1916 and 1933. A master at portraying self-indulgent grotesques, Gran moved effortlessly from peasant characterizations to aristocratic roles. He was seen as Duke Travina with Marion Davies in Beverly of Graustark (MGM .1926), as Paul Boul with Janet Gaynor in Seventh Heaven (Fox .1927) and as B. Bickering Brown with Joan Crawford in Our Modern Maidens (MGM .1929). Albert Gran died in Los Angeles, California in an automobile accident at the age of 61.