Kaare Kroppan (25 April 1933 – 11 May 2014) was a Norwegian actor.
He was employed at
Trøndelag Teater
Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Trøndelag county, Norway.
Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances.
History
Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia ...
,
Riksteatret
Riksteatret (English: National Traveling Theater) is a Norwegian touring theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or ima ...
,
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 ...
,
Fjernsynsteatret Fjernsynsteatret was a department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) which produced plays for television broadcasting. It opened in 1960 (after about a year of experimental operation), and operated until 1990, when a major reorganisati ...
and
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 ...
during his career. In addition to being a stage actor he had film parts, among others in ''
Kimen
''Kimen'' (The Seed) is a Norwegian film from 1974 directed by Erik Solbakken. It starred Kjell Stormoen, Svein Sturla Hungnes, Ragnhild Michelsen, Helle Ottesen, Helge Jordal, and Ragnhild Hilt. The film was based on the 1940 novel of the s ...
'' and ''Ransom'' (both 1974), ''Den sommeren jeg fylte 15'' (1976),
''
Kamilla og tyven'' (1988) and the television series ''Offshore'' (1996–1999). He was born in
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
, and died there in May 2014.
Filmography
References
1933 births
2014 deaths
Actors from Trondheim
Norwegian male stage actors
Norwegian male film actors
Norwegian male television actors
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