Knut Risan (19 February 1930 – 1 February 2011) was a Norwegian actor. 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 made his stage debut at

Nationaltheatret The National Theatre in Oslo ( no, Nationaltheatret) is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts. History The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christia ...

in 1956. He was employed here until 1998, and had guest appearances at the

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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 ...

and

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 ...

. He is remembered for his roles in '' Reisen til julestjernen'' and for the voiceover in ''

Tři oříšky pro Popelku ''Tři oříšky pro Popelku'' ("Three Little Nuts for Cinderella"; known in German as ''Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel'', "Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella"; also called in English ''Three Wishes for Cinderella'' or ''Three Gifts for Cinder ...

'', shown every Christmas in Norway. He was a prolific voice actor, and did many Norwegian dubs of Disney films. He voiced Mr. Snoops in the dub of ''

The Rescuers ''The Rescuers'' is a 1977 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. The 23rd Disney animated feature film, its story follows Bernard and Bianca, two members ...

'', Happy in the 1994 dub of '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)'', the title character in the dub of ''

Robin Hood (1973 film) ''Robin Hood'' is a 1973 American animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution, based on the English folk tale of the same name with the characters reimagined as anthropom ...

'', Basil of Baker Street in the dub of ''

The Great Mouse Detective ''The Great Mouse Detective'' (also known as ''The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective'' for its 1992 theatrical re-release and ''Basil the Great Mouse Detective'' in some countries) is a 1986 American animated mystery adventure film produc ...

'', King Triton in the dub of ''

The Little Mermaid (1989 film) ''The Little Mermaid'' is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 28th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the 1837 Danish fairy ta ...

'' and Tod in the dub of ''

The Fox and the Hound ''The Fox and the Hound'' is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. The 24th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the st ...

''. He was married to Astrid Folstad.

References

1930 births 2011 deaths Actors from Trondheim Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male voice actors {{Norway-actor-stub