Ulf Wengård (Januar 15, 1927 – July 7, 2003) was a

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actor. He was known for his comedy roles, and he appeared in many of the ''

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'' films. Wengård's father was a cinema engineer in

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. Wengård made his debut at the Studio Theater in the 1940s, participated in the New Norwegian Ballet, and studied jazz dance at the

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Academy of Dance in the United States and

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's Ballroom School. He was engaged at

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and the People's Theater. From 1954 onward he appeared in more than a hundred roles at the Oslo New Theater, including ''

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'' (Norwegian title: ''Sommer i Tyrol'') and as

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in ''

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'' (Norwegian title: ''Knøttene''). He played the role of Jamie in ''

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'' in the 1960s, appearing alongside

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and

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. At the premiere party, he danced with

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. Other roles were Tim in '' På tokt med Mathilde'' and the Scarecrow in the musical '' Trollmannen fra Oz'' (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz). Wengård stood out as an actor because he often insisted on having the smallest role in a production. At the Oslo New Theater, he followed this goal to the letter. This was because he thought extras were easily overlooked in a production, and he wanted to give a role with few lines as much artistic fullness as a supporting main role. According to Henki Kolstad, he did not want roles with more than ten lines. As a result, he became the self-appointed leader of the Norwegian Small Role Association ( no, Norsk Smårolleforbund), and in this capacity he applied for the position of head of broadcasting at

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after

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. Wengård created his postman role for NRK's '' Barne-TV'' in the 1960s, in the children's program '' Kosekroken'', where he played opposite ''tante Ragne'' (Aunt Ragne, played by Ragne Tangen) and ''vaktmesteren'' (the janitor, played by

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). In 1968, Wengård had a hit with "Tannpussevise" (The Toothbrush Song), which was sung by the postman, with the lyrics ''Det blir ikke hull i en tann som er ren, / og tennene de pusser vi jo en etter en. / Og godteri spiser vi bare til fest, / sånn en gang i uka er best. Det er flaut, det er flaut, det er flaut, flaut, flaut / å bare kunne tygge graut'' (There will be no holes in a tooth that is clean, / And we brush the teeth one by one. / And we only eat sweets for parties, / So once a week is best. / It's embarrassing, it's embarrassing, it's embarrassing, embarrassing, embarrassing / To just be able to chew porridge). Wengård reprised the role of the postman in the children's television show ''

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'' in 1979 and sporadically over the years that followed. Wengård sat on the press committee for the

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for over 40 years. For his volunteer work in the press tribune, he received the Ski Association's plaque of honor. In 1997, he received the

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in silver.

Filmography

*1959: ''

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'' *1960: ''

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'' *1961: ''

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'' *1961: ''

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'' *1962: '' Operasjon Løvsprett'' *1969: '' Operasjon Egon'' as a boy *1970: '' Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland'' *1970: '' Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry'' as Harry's apprentice *1973: '' To fluer i ett smekk'' *1974: ''

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'' *1975: ''

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'' *1976: '' Olsenbanden for full musikk'' as Constable Blom *1977: '' Olsenbanden & Dynamitt-Harry på sporet'' as the travel agency clerk *1977: '' Toget'' (TV) *1978: '' Olsenbanden + Data Harry sprenger verdensbanken'' as the taxi driver *1979: ''

'' (TV series) as the postman *1981: '' Olsenbanden gir seg aldri'' as the travel agency clerk *1982: '' For Tors skyld'' *1982: '' Olsenbandens aller siste kupp'' as the life insurance agent at Høye Nord *1984: '' ...men Olsenbanden var ikke død'' as Constable Blom *1986: '' Vill, Villere, Villaveien'' (TV series, season 2) as Finn *1988: ''Fleksnes fataliteter'' (TV series, episode:''Rotbløyte'') *1995: '' Amalies Jul'' (TV series) as Mr. Lerke Larsen *1995: ''

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'' *1996: '' Lillys butikk'' (TV series) as the postman *1999: '' Olsenbandens siste stikk'' as the guard with a dog

References

External links

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Ulf Wengård
at the

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