Carsten Byhring (8 December 1918 – 5 April 1990) was a Norwegian actor. He is probably best known for playing Kjell in the

Olsen Gang The ''Olsen Gang'' ( da, Olsen-banden, no, Olsenbanden, german: Die Olsenbande) is a Danish comedy film series created by Danish director Erik Balling and special effects expert Henning Bahs about the eponymous fictional criminal gang. The gang ...

movies. He is the brother of actor Svein Byhring. He died from

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...

in Oslo at the age of 71, in 1990.

Selected filmography

* 1949: ''

Svendsen går videre Svendsen går videre (Svendsen Goes On) is a Norwegian film from 1949 directed by Nils R. Müller. It is the story of one man's struggle against bureaucracy. It was a campaign film partially financed by Norway's Conservative Party. Plot Svendse ...

'' * 1955: ''

Hjem går vi ikke ''Hjem går vi ikke'' (We're Not Going Home) is a Norwegian film from 1955 directed by Walter Fyrst. It is about living conditions along the Aker River. It is based on the story "En gutts dag" (A Boy's Day) by Eva Seeberg. In addition to the fil ...

'' * 1956: '' Bjørnepatruljen'' * 1959: '' The Chasers'' * 1963: ''

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 ...

'' * 1966: '' Før frostnettene'' * 1966: '' Hurra for Andersens!'' * 1968: '' Sus og dus på by'n'' * 1970: '' Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe'' * 1972: '' Lukket avdeling'' * 1974: '' Bobby's War''

Reference

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* 1918 births 1990 deaths Norwegian male film actors Deaths from cancer in Norway Leonard Statuette winners 20th-century Norwegian male actors {{norway-actor-stub