Nils Ole Oftebro (born ) is a Norwegian actor and illustrator. He was born in

Sarpsborg Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg. Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neigh ...

. He worked for

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 ...

from 1969 to 1971. From 1971 he was assigned to

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 ...

. He was artistical director at Torshovteatret from 1987 to 1989. He received the Amanda Award for "Best Actor" in 1986, for his role in the television production ''Du kan da ikke bare gå'', and in 1998 for "Best Supporting Role" in '' Thranes metode''. Among his films are '' Du Pappa'', ''

Dagny Dagny () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Population Geography The river Aubetin flows northwestward through the commune. See also * Communes of the Seine-et-Marne departme ...

'' and '' Blood of the Railroad Workers''. His dubbing work includes Jafar in '' Aladdin'', the Grand Duke of Owls in '' Rock-a-Doodle'', Tim Lockwood in ''

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. It was first published in 1978 by Atheneum Books, followed by a 1982 trade paperback edition from sister company Aladdin Paperb ...

'' and Stinky Pete the Prospector in ''

Toy Story 2 ''Toy Story 2'' is a 1999 American computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The second installment in the ''Toy Story'' franchise and the sequel to '' Toy Story'' (1995), it was directed by John ...

''. He is best known to international audiences for his appearances in the Swedish drama series '' Black Lake''.

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* 1944 births Living people People from Sarpsborg Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian illustrators Norwegian male voice actors Norwegian male television actors {{Norway-actor-stub