Svend Soot von Düring was a Norwegian actor.

He was a son of entertainer Botten Soot. He was a great-grandson of Engebret Soot

Engebret Soot

Engebret Soot is known as the father of the Halden Canal in Norway. He constructed locks and canals for the transport of both watercraft and timber.-Biography:...

 and grandson of Eyolf Soot

Eyolf Soot

Eyolf Soot was a Norwegian painter. He was born in Aremark, and was married to actress Inga Bjørnson from 1892 to 1900. Among his teachers were Knud Bergslien, Karl Gussow and Léon Bonnat...

 and Inga Bjørnson. His grandmother's second husband's child was Svend's half-aunt: Guri Stormoen

Guri Stormoen

Guri Stormoen was a Norwegian actress.She was born in Kristiania as a daughter of actor Harald Stormoen and his first wife, theatre leader Inga Bjørnson . She was a half-sister of Botten Soot and half-aunt of Svend von Düring through her mother's earlier marriage to Eyolf Soot...

. His mother was married twice.

He made his stage debut in 1933 at Søilen Teater. He was employed at Chat Noir

Chat Noir

Chat Noir is a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri.-Establishment:...

 from 1933 to 1936, and later at Trøndelag Teater

Trøndelag Teater

Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway.-Background:Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances. Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia in continuous use...

 and Den Nationale Scene

Den Nationale Scene

Den Nationale Scene is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatre in Norway.-History:...

. He also performed on the screen.