Dan Fosse (February 26, 1918 – December 6, 1987) was a Norwegian actor. He is best known for his role as the housemaster Haukås in the Stompa films and as the voice of Bodø in the radio plays about Stompa & Co.

Family

Dan Fosse was the father of the teacher Dan Harald Fosse and the makeup artist Veslemøy Fosse Ree.

Career

Fosse performed at the Edderkoppen Theater in 1962 and 1963 in the productions ''Skikk og bruk'' and ''Julebokken 1961''. He also performed as an actor at the National Theater in 1968 and 1969 and participated in productions of ''

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'' (Norwegian title: ''Sirkulæret'') and ''

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'' (Norwegian title: ''Rosenkrantz og Gyldenstern er døde''). Fosse was a language phenomenon ahead of some in Norwegian revue because he mastered many different dialects, which served him well in the interpretation of his many role types. He is also known from five films about the

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, in which he played a guard and a butler. Radio was also an important medium for Fosse. In addition to the Stompa radio plays, which were a great success in the Saturday children's program, he also contributed to many

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Radio Theater plays in the 1970s. Some of his best-known contributions can be found in the series ''

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'' and '' God aften, mitt navn er Cox''.

Filmography

*1949: ''

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'' *1953: ''

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'' *1956: '' Bjørnepatruljen'' *1956: '' Gylne ungdom'' as Olaf Vestby, a shopowner *1956: ''

Kvinnens plass ''Kvinnens plass'' (A Woman's Place) is a Norwegian drama film from 1956 directed by Nils R. Müller. The script was written by Müller and Eva Seeberg. Plot The journalist Tore Haugen returns to Norway from the United States. He falls in love ...

'' as the man that saw a UFO *1957: '' Peter van Heeren'' *1957: '' Selv om de er små'' *1957: '' Smuglere i smoking'' *1958: '' På tokt med Terna'' *1960: '' Veien tilbake'' *1962: '' Stompa & Co'' as Haukås the housemaster *1963: '' Stompa, selvfølgelig!'' as Haukås the housemaster *1964: '' Alle tiders kupp'' as the clerk at the alcoholic beverage retailer *1964: '' Husmorfilmen høsten 1964'' *1964: ''

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'' as Nille *1965: '' To på topp'' as the

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boy *1966: '' Kontorsjef Tangen'' *1967: '' Min kones ferie'' as the reindeer driver *1968: ''

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'' *1969: ''

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'' as Gørr-Ola *1969: '' 22. november – den store leiegården'' as the ticket seller *1970: '' Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland'' as Emanuel *1970: '' Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry'' as the guard at the state bank *1974: '' Under en steinhimmel'' as Emanuel *1975: '' Olsenbandens siste bedrifter'' as the guard with a dog *1976: '' Olsenbanden for full musikk'' as Joachim *1977: '' Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry på sporet'' as the guard with a dog *1978: '' Olsenbanden og Data-Harry sprenger verdensbanken'' as the traffic warden *1981: '' Fleksnes fataliteter'' as the man in the national library archives

References

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