Henki Kolstad (3 February 1915 – 14 July 2008) was a

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and pop-cultural

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. With his debut at the Oslo national theater, he was known for his appearances in '' Olsenbanden'', the children's series

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,English: Christmas in

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Street ''(literal)'' or A Shoemaker's Christmas''(release title)''. ''Herr Klinke'' in ''Den Spanske Flue'', and ''

Vi gifter oss ''Vi gifter oss'' (We're Getting Married) is a Norway, Norwegian black-and-white film from 1951 directed by Nils R. Müller. Müller also wrote the screenplay for the film. The film starred Henki Kolstad and Inger Marie Andersen. Plot It is summe ...

''. Notable mentions include the

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and the Order of St. Olav awards. Kolstad and his wife Else were together for 76 years. They had one son and two daughters. Henki was also known for voicing several local Disney characters such as the Sheriff of Nottingham in '' Robin Hood'', Grumpy in the 1982 dub of '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', Maurice in ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

'' and the Sultan of Agrabah in '' Aladdin''. Henki's younger brother,

Lasse Kolstad Lars "Lasse" Kolstad (10 January 1922 – 14 January 2012) was a Norwegian actor and singer. Active from the 1940s, he was known from many stage roles, but primarily as "Tevye" in ''Fiddler on the Roof''. As a secondary school student, Kolstad ...

, was also a well-known actor.

Selected filmography

* 1930: ''

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'' * 1932: ''

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'' * 1943: '' Vigdis'' * 1948: '' Kampen om tungtvannet'' * 1949: ''

Svendsen går videre Svendsen går videre (Svendsen Goes On) is a Norwegian film from 1949 directed by Nils R. Müller. It is the story of one man's struggle against bureaucracy. It was a campaign film partially financed by Norway's Conservative Party. Plot Svendse ...

'' * 1950: ''

To mistenkelige personer ''To mistenkelige personer'' (Two Suspects) is a Norwegian crime drama from 1950 directed by Tancred Ibsen. The film is about the murder of two sheriffs in Norway and the subsequent hunt for the criminals. The script is based on Gunnar Larsen's ...

'' as a tramp * 1951: ''

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'' * 1951: ''

'' * 1952: ''

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'' * 1954: ''

Troll i ord Troll i ord (Watch What You Say) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1954. The film was directed by Jon Lennart Mjøen and Olav Engebretsen. The action in the film takes place at a hotel in the high mountains just before Easter. The main roles are pl ...

'' * 1957: ''

Selv om de er små ''Selv om de er små'' (Even If They Are Little) is a Norwegian family film starring Lille Grethe. The film premiered on December 26, 1957. Plot Brit's mother and father are divorced. Brit lives with her mother in Oslo, but she feels strongly at ...

'' * 1957: ''

Stevnemøte med glemte år ''Stevnemøte med glemte år'' (Rendezvous with Forgotten Years) is a 1957 Norwegian drama film directed by Jon Lennart Mjøen. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Mona Hofland * Espen Skjønberg * Henki Kols ...

'' * 1958: '' De dødes tjern'' * 1959: ''

5 loddrett ''5 loddrett'' (5 Down) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1959. It was directed by Nils Reinhardt Christensen, who also wrote the script based on a concept by Lillebil Kjellén. The film was shot at the studio in Jar. Plot Knut Jespersen (played by ...

'' * 1960: ''

Millionær for en aften ''Millionær for en aften'' (Millionaire for an Evening) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1960 directed by Øyvind Vennerød. It stars Henki Kolstad, Unni Bernhoft, and Willie Hoel. Jørn Ording and Vennerød arranged the screenplay, which was writ ...

'' * 1961: ''

Et øye på hver finger ''Et øye på hver finger'' (Keep Your Eyes Peeled) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1961 directed by Nils-Reinhardt Christensen. He also wrote the script for the film based on Ingeborg Storm's novel of the same name. The film stars Georg Løkkebe ...

'' * 1961: ''

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'' * 1963: ''

Freske fraspark ''Freske fraspark'' (Fresh Push-Offs) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1963 directed by Bjørn Breigutu. The script was written by Kjell Aukrust and Breigutu. The story was previously arranged for stage for the Norwegian Theater in Oslo as the pl ...

'' * 1963: '' Vildanden'' * 1964: ''Pappa tar gull'' * 1965: '' Skjær i sjøen'' * 1967: ''Gutten som kappåt med trollet'' * 1974: ''

Fleksnes Fataliteter ''Fleksnes Fataliteter'', better known by its shortened title ''Fleksnes'', was a Norwegian-Swedish-Danish television comedy series produced between 1972 and 2002, created by Swedish writer Bo Hermansson and based on Galton and Simpson's scripts fo ...

: Trafikk og panikk'' (#2.6) (TV) * 1979: ''

'' (TV) * 1985: ''Deilig er fjorden!'' * 1988: ''

Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by ''When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town'' ( no, Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by) is a 1955 Norwegian children's book written and illustrated by Thorbjørn Egner, which tells the story of Kardemomme by (Cardamom Town). It is considered one of the m ...

'' * 1990: ''Spanske flue, Den'' (TV) * 1999: '' Olsenbandens siste stikk''

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Obituary in English
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