Per Lothar Lindtner (July 22, 1917 – April 14, 2005) was a Norwegian actor.

Early life

Lindtner was born in

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and played a large number of roles at the National Theatre in

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. He is considered one of the greatest actors Bergen has produced in recent times, with roles such as Bosch in ''Jan Herwitz'', Vingrisen in

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's ''Our Power and Our Glory'', a variety of roles in several of

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's plays, Njegus in ''

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'', Leopold in '' The White Horse Inn'', Per in '' Erasmus Montanus'', and Loman in ''

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''. He is remembered for the songs "Trikkevisen" and "Bauekorpsgutten".

Career

Lindtner began his career as an 8-year-old where he got the role as the smallest Claus in ''Journey to the Christmas Star'' in 1925. After that he played in nearly 400 different productions. His big debut came in 1935, a year after finishing middle school, in the role of Anders in ''The Escape to China'' (''Flukten til Kina'') by

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. Lindtner's breakthrough role was Henrik in '' The Political Tinker'' (''Den politiske kandestøber'') in 1941, which led to his permanent employment at Den Nationale Scene (DNS), where he remained for the majority of his professional life. Through most of his career, he collaborated extensively with Rolf Berntzen, and the two became known as a duo on stage. He lived in Bergen all his life, with the exception of two periods in

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(1946–1948 and 1979–1982) and in the period 1959–1961, when he was at the Edderkoppen Theatre in Oslo. His most memorable television role is the imposing parish priest in the '' Fleksnes Fataliteter'' episode "Tryggere kan ingen være" from 1982. He was honored with the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in Gold in 1968 and was appointed a Knight of St. Olav in 1982. He had three children, one of which followed in his father's footsteps, actor Lasse Lindtner. He was a member of the

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for years, and his son Per Lothar Lindtner served as leader of the party from 1993 to 2001. Lothar Lindtner died in Bergen at the age of 87.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindtner, Lothar 1917 births 2005 deaths Male actors from Bergen Norwegian actors Norwegian communists Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold