Sæbjørn Buttedahl

• Name — Sæbjørn Buttedahl • Born — 10 November 1876 • Birthplace — Lier, Buskerud, Norway • Birth Name — Nils Sæbjørn Buttedahl • Died — 10 July 1960 • Place of death — San Diego, California, United States • Occupation — Actor, Sculptor • Years Active — 1896–1955 • Spouse — Clare Petrea Margrethe Benelli • Children — Ellen Sinding • Relatives — Leif Sinding (son-in-law)

Nils Sæbjørn Buttedahl was born in Lier, Norway and began his career as a stage actor in 1896 at the age of twenty. From 1907 to 1924 he was engaged at the Centralteatret (Central Theater) in Oslo (then known as Kristiana). He appeared in a number of stage plays by Henrik Ibsen, and appeared onstage with such eminent Norwegian actors of the era as Agnes Mowinckel and Martin Linge. Buttedahl appeared in three feature-length silent films during his career as an actor. Two of these films, 1926's Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser and 1927's Den glade enke i Trangvik were directed by Harry Ivarson. His final film role was in the 1927 romantic drama Fjeldeventyret (A Mountain Romance), directed by his son-in-law Leif Sinding.

Sæbjørn Buttedahl married Danish stage actress Clare Petrea Margrethe "Maggie" Benelli (1870–1933). They had one daughter, Ellen (Buttedahl) Sinding (1899–1980), who married film director Leif Sinding and became a film actress and dancer.

In 1926, Buttedahl emigrated to the United States, where he toured the country with appearances reciting poems and singing folk songs. He settled in San Diego, California, where he died in 1960 at age 83.