Bjørn Hjalmar Sand (born 19 September 1928) is a Norwegian revue writer and actor. He was born in

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, and is half brother of Rolf Sand. He married

Unni Bernhoft Unni Elisabeth Bernhoft (born 4 March 1933) is a Norwegian actress and tobacco retailer. Personal life Bernhoft was born in Oslo to singer and revue writer Bias Bernhoft and Margit Haug, and is a granddaughter of Tobias Bernhoft. She is married ...

in 1955, is son-in-law of

Bias Bernhoft Tobias Brodtkorb "Bias" Bernhoft (13 October 1902 – 24 November 1986) was a Norwegian singer and revue writer. Early and personal life He was born at Voss in 1902 to the Holmenkolbanen director Tobias Bernhoft (1869–1937) and his wife Mar ...

and is the father of

Jon Ola Sand Jon Ola Sand (; born 21 December 1961) is a Norwegian television executive. He was the European Broadcasting Union's Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest from 2011 to 2020. Personal life He is the son of revue writer and actor Bj ...

. He is particularly known for his character "Stutum" on Norwegian radio, a role which earned him the award Spellemannprisen 1973. He was awarded the

Leonard Statuette ''Leonardstatuetten'' (Leonard Statuette) is a prize awarded by the Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association. The award is named after revue instructor, composer and director Einar Leonard Schanke (1927–1992), who was one of Norway's most importan ...

in 1994.

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1928 births Living people Male actors from Oslo Norwegian writers Norwegian male stage actors Leonard Statuette winners Spellemannprisen winners Norwegian male radio actors {{norway-actor-stub