Tom Tellefsen (30 October 1931 – 17 January 2012) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in

Asker Asker ( no, Asker), properly called Askerbygda in Norwegian, is a district and former Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus, Norway. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker, Viken (also known as Greate ...

. He was married to actress Rut Tellefsen from 1955 to 1962. He made his film debut in 1949, in

Arne Skouen Arne Skouen (18 October 1913 – 24 May 2003) was a Norwegian journalist, author, film director and film producer. Biography Arne Skouen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were Peder Nikolai Skouen (1883-1978) and Jenny ...

's '' Gategutter'', and also played in ''

Circus Fandango ''Circus Fandango'' ( no, Cirkus Fandango) is a 1954 Norwegian drama film directed by Arne Skouen. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Arne Arnardo as Fandango, manager *Joachim Holst-Jensen as Papa, clown * Ilselil Larse ...

'' from 1954 and '' Blodveien'' from 1955. His stage debut was at

Det Norske Teatret Det Norske Teatret ( en, Norwegian Theater)Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabl� ...

in 1959, and he worked at this theatre until his retirement in 2001. Among his later films are ''Smuglere'' from 1968, ''

Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland ''Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland'' ( no, Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland}) is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, and starring a broad cast of notable Norwegian actors, headed by Per Jansen as Ole Høiland. Ole H� ...

'' from 1970, '' Bør Børson Jr.'' and ''

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 same ...

'' from 1974 and ''

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'' from 1986. He also contributed to

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and

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