Rolf Berntzen som Fyrsten av Marokko (1969)

Rolf Johannes Berntzen (4 June 1918 – 22 September 2005) was a

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, and the grandfather of the Norwegian musician

Julian Berntzen Julian Berntzen (born 2 February 1981 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian vocalist, pianist, violinist and composer known for his ''Magnetic North Orchestra''. He is the son of artist and guitarist Lasse Berntzen, and the grandson of actor Rolf B ...

. He was born in

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, co-founded ''Bergens Dramatiske Klubb'' in 1939, made his debut at

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in 1941 and was officially hired there in 1943. He stayed at Den Nationale Scene for his entire career, except for an intermezzo at the National Theatre from 1963 to 1964. He also guested

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and

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. He retired in 1985, but continued acting sporadically as a pensioner. His last performance was in 1996. He also had small roles in films. In 1947 he married actress Karin Simonnæs (1924–1984). He was decorated as Knight, First Class of the

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in 1979. He died in September 2005.

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