Jon Leif Berle (July 12, 1932 – November 30, 2010) was a

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actor, dancer, and choreographer. He performed in productions at the Norwegian Theater and the Norwegian Opera. He also choreographed ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons f ...

'' for Opera Week in

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, and he arranged and translated ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

'' for the Vestfold Symphony Orchestra in 1981. In 1990, he was the director of the ''

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'' revue ''Røde rytmer'' at the Hjertnes Civic and Theater Center in Sandefjord, and he was awarded the title "honorary ''russ''" the same year.

Filmography

* 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 ...

'' as a dancer * 1960: ''

Omringet ''Surrounded'' ( no, Omringet) is a Norwegian film from 1960 directed by Arne Skouen. Plot The film describes how the resistance fighter Per, modeled on Knut Haugland, operated an illegal telegraph station on the roof of the National Hospital in ...

'' * 1961: '' Oss atomforskere i mellom'' * 1962: '' Operasjon Løvsprett'' as a soldier * 1970: '' Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry'' as the gangster in shirt sleeves * 1972: ''

Olsenbanden tar gull ( "The Olsen Gang Takes the Gold") is a 1972 Norwegian comedy-crime film of the '' Olsenbanden'' film series, directed by Knut Bohwim. Plot The gang is now up to finding an old bunker from World War II, in the southern parts of Norway. after ...

'' as the driver * 1974: ''

Ungen ''Ungen'' (The Child or The Kid) is a Norway, Norwegian drama film from 1938 directed by Rasmus Breistein. The lead roles are played by Eva Sletto, Harald Heide Steen, and Ragnhild Hald. It is a film adaptation of Oskar Braaten's 1911 play ''Ungen ...

'' as a worker * 1974: '' Bør Børson Jr.'' as a ballet dancer * 1975: '' Olsenbandens siste bedrifter'' as the bus driver * 1977: '' Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry på sporet'' as Mario, a punk * 1982: '' Carl Gustav, gjengen og parkeringsbandittene'' as Farris * 1989: '' Viva Villaveien!''

References

External links

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Jon Berle
at the

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Jon Berle
at Sceneweb
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