Roy Bjørnstad (September 29, 1925 – November 25, 2005) was a

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actor. Bjørnstad made his debut in 1945 at the People's Theater in Sweden. Throughout his career, he was associated with several theaters in Norway, including the

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from 1949 to 1951, the Rogaland Theater from 1953 to 1960, and then several periods with

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's Television Theater in the 1960s and 1970s. From 1978 to 1996 he was engaged with the Norwegian Theater. He made a name for himself there in a number of

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productions, such as '' Three Sisters'' (1981) and ''

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'' (1987). He also made an impression in

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's ''Kjøp ikke Dondi'' (Don't Buy Dondi) and

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's ''Heikegani'' (The Heike Crabs). In 1946, Bjørnstad made his film debut in ''

Englandsfarere ''Englandsfarere'' ( en, We Leave for England}) is a 1946 Norwegian war film directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Knut Wigert and Jørn Ording. Plot The film follows the Norwegian resistance fighters Harald (Wigert) and Arild (Ording) in the ...

''. Other films that he appeared in include '' Jentespranget'', '' Trost i taklampa'', '' Den siste Fleksnes'', and '' Olsenbanden gir seg aldri''. Bjørnstad also had some television roles outside of his Television Theater productions, including in a few episodes of the comedy series ''

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'' as well as in the crime series '' Nini'' (2001) and ''Blind gudinne'' (1997).

Filmography

Films

* ''

'' (1946) as Arne * '' Dei svarte hestane'' (1951) as Falte * '' Trost i taklampa'' (1955) as Roy * ''

Freske fraspark ''Freske fraspark'' (Fresh Push-Offs) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1963 directed by Bjørn Breigutu. The script was written by Kjell Aukrust and Breigutu. The story was previously arranged for stage for the Norwegian Theater in Oslo as the pl ...

'' (1963) * '' Om Tilla'' (1963) * '' Marenco'' (1964) * '' Sult'' (1966) as Konstantin * '' Bare et liv – Historien om Fridtjof Nansen'' (1968) * '' An-Magritt'' (1969) as Lort-Nils, an ore transporter * '' Operasjon V for vanvidd'' (1970) as Mørk * ''

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich ''One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'' (russian: links=no, italics=yes, Один день Ивана Денисовича, Odin den' Ivana Denisovicha, ) is a short novel by the Russian writer and Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, first p ...

'' (1970) * '' Lukket avdeling'' (1972) as Vestfold * ''

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'' (1972) as Storeman * '' Jentespranget'' (1973) as Gilbert * '' Bobbys krig'' (1974) as Robert Lund * ''

Kimen ''Kimen'' (The Seed) is a Norwegian film from 1974 directed by Erik Solbakken. It starred Kjell Stormoen, Svein Sturla Hungnes, Ragnhild Michelsen, Helle Ottesen, Helge Jordal, and Ragnhild Hilt. The film was based on the 1940 novel of the s ...

'' (1974) as Jens * '' Den siste Fleksnes'' (1974) as a policeman * '' Karjolsteinen'' (1977) as the party chairman * '' Operasjon Cobra'' (1978) as Fredrik's father * ''

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'' (1979) as Slag-Peder * '' Olsenbanden gir seg aldri'' (1981) as passport control officer * ''

Krypskyttere ''Krypskyttere'' (Poachers) is a Norwegian drama film from 1982 directed by Hans Otto Nicolayssen. the film deals with a conflict between the military and the civilian population over the rights to a military firing range. The Cold War is the bac ...

'' (1982) as Olaf Buer * '' Buicken – store gutter gråter ikke'' (1991) as Arntzen

Television

* '' Kontorsjef Tangen'' (1966) * ''

: Trafikk og panikk'' (1974) as a policeman * ''

: Radioten'' (1976) as Bud * '' Saken Ruth Vang'' (1981) as William Hagenberg * '' I de beste familier'' (1994) as Jack * ''Blind gudinne'' (1997) (mini-series) as Thomassen * '' Nini'' (2001) as Will

NRK Television Theater

* ''

Ungen ''Ungen'' (The Child or The Kid) is a Norwegian drama film from 1938 directed by Rasmus Breistein. The lead roles are played by Eva Sletto, Harald Heide Steen, and Ragnhild Hald. It is a film adaptation of Oskar Braaten's 1911 play ''Ungen: folkel ...

'' (1960) as Julius * ''Den store barnedåpen'' (1961) as Hans "Gjøken" * '' Fru Inger til Østråt'' (1961) as Ejner Huk * ''Går ut i kveld'' (1961) as Gidney * '' Nederlaget'' (1966) as Louis * ''Huset på grensen'' (1969) as a smuggler * ''Twigs'' (1978) as Frank

References

External links

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Roy Bjørnstad
at Filmfront
Roy Bjørnstad
at the

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