Henki Kolstad
Henrik Johan Ludvig " Henki » Kolstad ( born February 3, 1915 in Kristiania, † July 14, 2008 in Oslo) was a Norwegian actor and director. He was known for several generations in Norway for all-round acting in film and theater. Especially in the age of television, he reached attention, so among other things, for the role as " Skomaker Andersen " in the Christmas series ( juleserien ) Skomakergata 1979, and for his appearances at three Norwegian Olsen Gang films ( remake ) in the role of Kongen (king) and Champion Hansen.
- 4.1 Feature Film 4.1.1 Voice Actors
- 5.1 Nationaltheatret
- 5.2 Centralteatret
- 5.3 Trøndelag teater
- 5.4 Oslo Nye Teater,
- 5.5 Edderkoppen Teater
- 5.6 Chat Noir
- 5.7 ABC Teatret
Career
Theater
Kolstad debuted in 1928 as a 13 -year-old theater actor in Nationaltheatret in the play 18 år (18 years), and had his adult debut, " voksendebut » 1936 Centralteatret. During his long career in the theater, he was also at Trøndelag Teater, Det Nye Teater, Edderkoppen teater, Centralteatret and worked from 1964 to 1986 at Nationaltheatret. In addition to his hands- theater roles he appeared there as a singer in operettas, such as z, in the performance "Summer in Tirol" ( Tyrol summer i ) and in the musical My Fair Lady. Kolstad had in 1959 the role of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady, which was also the first Norwegian musical performance at the Oslo Folketeatret (People's Theatre). A highlight Kolstad at the theater were the farce performances from 1989 to 1990 at the spanske flue ( The Spanish Fly ) on the ABC Theatre, where he played the mustard factory Ludwig jack. The play was broadcast several times on Christmas since 1990 on Norwegian television NRK, last 2007. Beyond these performances had Kolstad played more important roles on Fjernsynsteatret ( Television Theatre) and at Nationaltheatret ( National Theatre). His last performance was as a theater employee with a performance of the play at Nationaltheatret Death of a Salesman (En commercially traveling død ) with Kolstad in the lead role as Willy Loman. After that he went officially retired and he played only sporadically in the theater. He had his last stage appearance in 1993 lykkelige in the play Det valg as a doctor Onsø.
Film and Television
In the film, Kolstad 1930 debut as a 14 -year-old in the Danish film Eskimo ( The White God ) of 1930, 1951 and got his first leading role as Petter Gran in Vi gifter oss. Kolstad was known in Norway for his extensive involvement in successful Norwegian film and television productions.
Among his most famous television productions included the Norwegian Family Christmas in July series i Skomakergata (1979 ), where he played the lead role of " Jens Peter Andersen ". This series was repeated several times, most recently in 2003 and she also contributed to this, the Kolstad was also known among younger audiences in his homeland. In the 1950s Henki Kolstad was with Inger Marie Andersen, a very popular film couple since they gifter oss appeared together in several films such as Vi. He participated in many other well-known Norwegian or Scandinavian films, such as 1958 in the films Pastor Jarman commercial hjem and De dodes tjern (1958), 1963 and 1965 in Vildanden Skjær i Sjøen. Kolstad is also in Norway known for his involvement in the remakes of the original Danish Olsen Gang. He played in the Norwegian Olsen Gang film series, with three films with twice the role as Kongen (king) and once as Mester Hansen ( Hansen master ).
On television, he made his debut in 1966 in the TV theater piece Kontoristene. Then he had many other important performances, such as in 1980 in the family comedy series Hjemme hos oss, with him in the lead role as Oddbjørn. His very last appearance on television, 2001 was a guest role in the crime series Fox Grønland.
Family
Henki Kolstad family lived in Oslo. He married on July 8, 1938 his wife Else Kolstad and they were married 76 years together. Together they had a son, the film director Morten Kolstad and two daughters. Henki Kolstad was the older brother of actor and singer Lasse Kolstad. He was the son of Andreas Kolstad (1883-1959) and Johanne ( 1884-1966 ). Kolstad, died on Monday, 14 July 2008 at Diakonhjemmet Hospital in Oslo, aged 93 years.
Honors and Awards
In 2003 Ingerid North beach and Pål Bang -Hansen turned by the NRC, a documentary about Henki Kolstad, entitled: " Henki på movie » ( Henki in the film), which was shown in July 2003 at the Norwegian television for the first time.
Filmography ( Film and Television )
Feature
Voice Actors
TV
Direction
Theater stage performances
Nationaltheatret
( In the periods 1928 & 1964-1993 )
Centralteatret
(1936, 1945-1949 )
Trøndelag teater
(1937 - 1941)
Oslo Nye Teater
(1941 - 1944, 1950 years - 1963)
Edderkoppen Teater
(1944 - 1945, 1949 - 1950)