Rolf Christensen (August 4, 1894 – May 18, 1962) was a Norwegian actor and film director who was particularly well known for his roles in operettas, plays, and farces.
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| Born | August 4, 1894 |
| Died | May 18, 1962 (aged 67) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | actor and film director |
Christensen debuted on stage in 1918 at the Trondheim National Theater and was engaged from 1922 to 1935 with the National Theater.[2] He was engaged with the Central Theater from 1935 onward, both as an actor and director.[1] Most of his work, both as an actor and a director, was in operettas, plays, and farces. An exception was his dramatic leading role in Toralf Sandø's production of Victor Borg's play Jeg drepte! (I Have Killed),[3] which he performed at the Central Theater in 1941 and reprised in the film of the same name a year later.
He made his film debut in 1921 with a supporting role in Growth of the Soil, and adaptation of Knut Hamsun's novel of the same name. He played the lead role in the film Jeg drepte![4] and also had supporting roles in films such as Pan (1922), De vergeløse (1939),[5] Tørres Snørtevold (1940),[6] and Kasserer Jensen (1954).
Christensen was among the founders of the Guild of Norwegian Directors (Norsk Sceneinstruktørforening).[7]
Filmography
edit- 1921: Growth of the Soil
- 1922: Pan, as the doctor
- 1937: Bra mennesker (Good People), as Gullik Kremmer
- 1939: De vergeløse (The Defenceless), as Myrbråten, a smallholder
- 1940: Tørres Snørtevold, as the school principal
- 1942: Jeg drepte! (I Have Killed!), as Gunnar Bøhmer, a doctor
- 1942: Det æ'kke te å tru (It's Unbelievable), as Olsen, an accountant
- 1946: To liv, as Sahlmann, a subagent
- 1954: Kasserer Jensen (Jensen the Cashier), as the prosecutor
- 1954: Portrettet (The Portrait), as Wilhelm Borch, a painter
- 1955: The Summer Wind Blows, as Kristian Aare
- 1957: Stevnemøte med glemte år (Meeting with Forgotten Years)
- 1959: The Master and His Servants
- 1961: The Passionate Demons, as Jacob's father
References
edit- ^ a b Dahm, Volker; Larsen, Stein Ugelvik; Sandberg, Beatrice (2008). Meldungen aus Norwegen 1940-1945: Die geheimen Lageberichte des Befehlshabers der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD in Norwegen. Berlin: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. p. 283.
- ^ Aarseth, Asbjørn (1969). Den Nationale scene 1901–31. Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. p. 343.
- ^ Gjesdahl, Paul (1964). Centralteaterets historie. Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. pp. 235–236.
- ^ "Jeg drepte!". Filmweb. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "De vergeløse". Filmweb. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Tørres Snørtevold". Filmweb. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Historikk". Norsk Sceneinstruktørforening. Retrieved March 30, 2019.