Johan Brun Kjelsberg (8 July 1931 – 8 June 2012) was a Norwegian actor.
He was born in
Alta
Alta or ALTA may refer to:
Acronyms
* Alt-A, short for Alternative A-paper, is a type of U.S. mortgage
* American Land Title Association, a national trade association representing the land title industry
* American Literary Translators Associatio ...
. He made his stage debut in 1952 at
Folketeatret
Folketeateret is a theatre in Oslo, Norway. The building has been used as a movie theatre and as an opera house. The theatre has 1,400 seats.
History
The theatre itself operated from 1952 to 1959, but the institution has a much longer history. ...
, was then employed at
Rogaland Teater
Rogaland Teater is a theatre in Stavanger, Norway.
Background
The theatre building was built in 1883 on a parcel of '' Kannik prestegård''. It was designed by architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, and initially held close to 500 seats. The bui ...
from 1953 to 1956. After a period at
Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene ( en, National Theater) is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway.
History
Opened under the name '' Det Norske Theater'' in 1850, the theatre has root ...
from 1956 to 1964, he spent another year at Rogaland Teater from 1968 to 1969. He was then at
Det Norske Teatret
Det Norske Teatret ( en, Norwegian Theater)Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drablà ...
from 1970 to 1987 and 1996 to 2001. He died in June 2012 in
Arendal
Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...
.
External links
*
References
1931 births
2012 deaths
People from Alta, Norway
Norwegian male stage actors
Norwegian male television actors
Norwegian male film actors
{{Norway-actor-stub