On 13 June 1944 he was arrested by Nazis in Norway. He was imprisoned at Møllergata 19 from 13 to 17 July 1944, and then at Grini concentration camp until 24 December 1944. After the war, starting in the 1950s, he had an extensive filmography as an actor, and also appeared in tens of television series.
He was also a prolific director
He died in September 1989 in Knokke.