Kristian Hefte (April 28, 1905 – February 24, 1977) was a
Norwegian actor.
Hefte made his stage debut in 1929 at the Falkberget Theater as Fredrik in the play ''Bør Børson Jr.'' For more than thirty years, he was a driving force at the
Trøndelag Theater, where he played such diverse roles as Celius in
Nils Kjær
Nils Kjær (11 September 1870 – 9 February 1924) was a Norwegian playwright, short story writer, essayist, literary critic and theatre critic.
Personal life
Kjær was born in Holmestrand as the son of Nils Henrik Kjær and Christine Smest ...
's ''Det lykkelige valg'', Didrik in
Olav Duun's ''Medmenneske'', and Firs in
Anton Chekhov
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's ''
The Cherry Orchard
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''.
Hefte received the
King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1975.
Filmography
* 1932: ''
Skjærgårdsflirt'' as Erik Østerman, Østerman's son
* 1938: ''
Bør Børson Jr.'' as Nils Tollvollen
* 1939: ''
De vergeløse
(The Defenceless) is a 1939 Norwegian drama film directed by Leif Sinding, based on a book by Gabriel Scott and starring Georg Richter
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'' as the sheriff's officer
* 1940: ''
Bastard
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Parentage
* Illegitimate child, a child born to unmarried parents
** Bastard (law of England and Wales), illegitimacy in English law
People People with the name
* Bastard (surname), including a list of people with that na ...
'' as Vasily's Russian friend
* 1941: ''
Den forsvundne pølsemaker
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'' as the butcher's friend Rudolf Jensen
* 1942: ''
Trysil-Knut'' as a raftsman
References
External links
*
Kristian Hefteat the
Swedish Film Database
Kristian Hefteat Sceneweb
Kristian Hefteat Filmfront
1905 births
1977 deaths
Norwegian male stage actors
Norwegian male film actors
20th-century Norwegian male actors
People from Ål
Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold
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