Sverre Holm Gundersen (24 July 1931 – 17 March 2005) was a Norwegian stage and film actor. He is probably best known for playing "Benny" in the Olsenbanden-movies (1969–1999), and as station master O. Tidemann the Norwegian children's program '' Sesam Stasjon'' (1990–1998), the Norwegian version of the US program, ''

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''. Sverre Holm was born in

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and was in his youth a relatively good player for a bandy club known as Drafn. He married three times: to Marit Gulbrandsen (later divorced), to the actress Sissel Juul (1939–1987) in 1963, and to the occupational nurse Kari Anne Harnes in 1990. He died in Larvik,

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at the age of 73, from

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* 1931 births 2005 deaths Deaths from cancer in Norway Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male stage actors People from Drammen {{Norway-actor-stub