Jon Skolmen (1 November 1940 – 28 March 2019) was a Norwegian actor and comedian who appeared in several Norwegian and Swedish films. He gained special recognition for his role as Ole Bramserud in ''

Sällskapsresan ''Sällskapsresan eller Finns det svenskt kaffe på grisfesten?'' ( en, The Charter Trip, or: Is there Swedish Coffee at the Pig-Festival?) is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 22 August 1980, and the first in a f ...

'' (1980) opposite

Lasse Åberg Lars Gunnar Åberg (born 5 May 1940), known professionally as Lasse Åberg, is a Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist. Between 1960 and 1964 he studied at the Konstfack department of graphic design. Åberg has produced some of the m ...

Career

Between 1963 and 1981, Skolmen was employed by the Norwegian state broadcasting company,

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, where he most notably co-wrote and appeared in the show ''The Nor-Way to Broadcasting'' alongside

Trond Kirkvaag Trond Georg Kirkvaag (21 June 1946 – 16 November 2007) was a Norwegian comedian, actor, impressionist, screenwriter, author, director and television host. During his 39 years at the Norwegian TV network, NRK, he produced numerous comedy ...

. The show won the

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and the Chaplin Award at the Montreux Television Festival in 1976. He also appeared on British children's television. In 1971, he presented '' Play School'' for the

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, though for only one week. He was also a regular presenter on the programme's Norwegian version, '' Lekestue''. In 1981, he appeared in a one-off special co-produced by the BBC and NRK called ''Jon, Brian, Kirsti and Jon'' in which he appeared with his compatriot

Kirsti Sparboe Kirsti Sparboe (born 7 December 1946) is a Norwegian musical performer and an actress. Most of her musical career has been built on participation in the widely-popular Eurovision Song Contest in which she competed three times and scored a grand ...

, and the British performers

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(with whom Skolmen co-wrote the script) and Jonathan Cohen. Skolmen found a large audience in neighbouring

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. He co-starred in the five ''

'' films as the character Ole Bramserud, the Norwegian sidekick of main character Stig Helmer-Olsson who was played by Swedish actor

. In the 1980s, he also co-starred in the Swedish sketch comedy show ', which was broadcast on SVT. In 2007, Skolmen again collaborated with his former partner Trond Kirkvaag, when he starred in the sitcom ''Luftens helter'', which was created shortly before Kirkvaag's death the same year. Skolmen received the

Komiprisen ''Komiprisen'' (literally comedy/comic awards) was an annual Norwegian award ceremony with awards in the categories: humour, stand up, revue, and comedy. The award was started to "honour Norway's foremost humorists and is awarded annually to those ...

honorary prize for lifetime achievement in 2009.

Personal life and death

Skolmen was the father of actors

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and

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, brother of director

Eli Skolmen Ryg Eli Skolmen Ryg (born 27 May 1936) is a Norwegian television producer. Her filmography include the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation television series '' Den som henger i en tråd'' (1980), ''Enerom'' (1987), ''Fortuna'' (1993), ''Offshore'' ( ...

and uncle of actors

Anne Ryg Anne Ryg (born 14 December 1967) is a Norwegian actress known from her role as Karen Borg in the movies about the detective Hanne Wilhelmsen; ''Blind gudinne'' and ''Salige er de som tørster''. Ryg was formerly married to comedian Harald Eia ...

and

Hege Schøyen Hege Schøyen (born 22 May 1957, in Oslo) is a Norwegian singer, actor and comedian. She has played at the Oslo revue theatre Chat Noir and at Nationaltheatret. She was television presenter for the youth program series ''Midt i smørøyet'' at th ...

. He acted alongside Schøyen in the 1991 Swedish comedy film ''

Den ofrivillige golfaren ''Den ofrivillige golfaren'', also known in English as ''The Accidental Golfer'' and ''The Involuntary Golfer'', is a Swedish comedy film and the fourth installment of the popular ''Sällskapsresan'' series directed by Lasse Åberg. It was releas ...

''. He died on 28 March 2019 at the age of 78.

Filmography

*1980: ''

'' as Ole Bramserud *1981: '' Sølvmunn'' as Father *1984: ''Men Olsenbanden var ikke død!'' as Vaktmesteren på Munchmuseet *1985: '' ...But the Olsen Gang Wasn't Dead'' *1985: ''

Sällskapsresan 2 – Snowroller ''Sällskapsresan 2 – Snowroller'' ( en, The Conducted Tour 2 - Snowroller) is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 4 October 1985, directed by Lasse Åberg and Peter Hald. Synopsis The film is about the Swede St ...

'' as Ole *1986: '' Plastposen'' as Reinert *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 ...

'' as Butcher *1988: '' S.O.S. – En segelsällskapsresa'' as Ole *1991: ''

'' as Ole Bramserud *1993: '' Minns Ni?'' (archive footage) *1993: ''

Hodet over vannet ''Hodet over vannet'' is a Norwegian comedy thriller film by director Nils Gaup. It became a big success at the Norwegian box office. In 1993, it was one of the ten most seen films in Norwegian movie theaters. In the year after, 1994, it won the ...

'' as Policeman *1999: '' Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt'' as Ole Bramserud *2007: ''5 løgner'' as Ole Gunnar *2009: '' Göta kanal 3 – Kanalkungens hemlighet'' as Norrman *2011: ''Umeå4ever'' as Far *2011: ''

The Stig-Helmer Story ''The Stig-Helmer Story'' is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 2011, directed by Lasse Åberg. The film is the sixth in the series about Stig-Helmer Olsson. Cast *Lasse Åberg as Stig-Helmer (71 years ...

'' as Ole Bramserud

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skolmen, Jon 1940 births 2019 deaths Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male comedians NRK people Leonard Statuette winners Norwegian male television actors