Ola Otnes (born 2 September 1951 in

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) is a

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who has been active on screen since the 1970s. He was born in

. He was employed at

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from 1978 to 1989, then at

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. On screen he has mainly appeared on Norwegian

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, except for his small part in '' The Witches'', a British film adaptation of the ''

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'' written by

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1951 births Living people People from Rendalen Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male television actors {{Norway-actor-stub