Bjørn Hjalmar Sand (19 September 1928 – 18 December 2024) was a Norwegian revue writer and actor.
Life and career
Sand was born in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
on 19 September 1928, and was half brother of
Rolf Sand. He married
Unni Bernhoft in 1955, was son-in-law of
Bias Bernhoft[ and was the father of ]Jon Ola Sand
Jon Ola Sand (; born 21 December 1961) is a Norway, Norwegian television executive. He was the European Broadcasting Union's Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest from Eurovision Song Contest 2011, 2011 to Eurovision Song Contest 20 ...
. He is particularly known for his character "Stutum" on Norwegian radio in collaboration with Totto Osvold, a role which earned him and Osvold the award Spellemannprisen 1973.Leonard Statuette
''Leonardstatuetten'' (Leonard Statuette) is a prize awarded by the Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association. The award is named after revue instructor, composer and director Einar Schanke, Einar Leonard Schanke (1927–1992), who was one of Norway's ...
in 1994.
Sand died on 18 December 2024, at the age of 96.
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1928 births
2024 deaths
Male actors from Oslo
Norwegian writers
Norwegian male stage actors
Leonard Statuette winners
Spellemannprisen winners
Norwegian male radio actors
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