Harald Heide-Steen Jr. (18 August 1939 – 3 July 2008) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

actor, comedian and singer. He was the son of Harald Heide Steen.

Biography

During the 1960s, Heide-Steen. Jr made the radio programs ''Hørerøret'', ''Sugerøret'' and ''Pusterøret'' at

NRK NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest ...

with

Gunnar Haugan Gunnar Haugan (1 August 1925 – 29 September 2009) was a Norwegian character actor most commonly associated with his appearance on radio and television programs. Biography Haugan was born in Trondheim, Norway. He led many programs on Norwegian Bro ...

and

Rolv Wesenlund Rolv Helge Wesenlund (17 September 1936 – 18 August 2013) was a Norwegian comedian, singer, clarinetist, writer and actor. Biography Wesenlund was most known for having portrayed the title character in the movies ''Bør Børson'', ''Bør Bø ...

.''Et stort tomrom etter Heide-Steen jr.'' (Aftenposten) Norwegian Harald Heide-Steen Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as Dynamitt-Harry in the Norwegian '' Olsenbanden''-movies. He is also known as an improv-comic, often collaborating with

in the late 1960s. Heide-Steen attended

Oslo Cathedral School Schola Osloensis, known in Norwegian as Oslo Katedralskole (''Oslo Cathedral School'') and more commonly as "Katta",

, completing it in 1958, and started working at NRK in 1959.

Selected filmography

*1951: ''

Kranes konditori ''Kranes konditori'' (Krane's Café) is a Norwegian drama film from 1951 directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen. Henning-Jensen also wrote the screenplay, which was based on Cora Sandel's novel of the same name. Plot The film takes place in a small ...

'' as Justus *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

: ''

Storfolk og småfolk Storfolk og småfolk (Important People and Common People) is a Norwegian black-and-white comedy film from 1951 directed by Tancred Ibsen. Ibsen also write the script for the film. The film is based on five stories by Hans Aanrud and the action is ...

'' as Ola, the son *1953: ''

Skøytekongen ''Skøytekongen'' (The Skating King) is a black-and-white Norwegian drama film from 1953 directed by Nils R. Müller. The script was written by Sigbjørn Hølmebakk based on a concept by Bjørn Storberget. The film stars Lasse Kolstad and Sidse ...

'' *

1968 The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechos ...

: ''Mannen som ikke kunne le'' *

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 1 ...

: ''Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland'' as Jacob Tengsereid *1970: ''Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry'' as Dynamite-Harry *

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

: '' Flåklypa Grand Prix'' *

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phil ...

: '' Reisen til julestjernen'' as the Fool *1990: ''

Herman Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (disambiguation) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Minne ...

'' *1994: '' Fredrikssons fabrik - The movie'' *1998 '' Karl & Co'' *

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...

: ''Olsenbandens siste stikk'' as Dynamite-Harry

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

*1970: ''Harald Synger Griseviser'' (Camp Records) *1978: ''Harald Heide Steen Jr.'' (

Polydor Records Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. ...

) *1979: ''Av Riksturistsjef Johansen Annaler 1978/79'' (Zarepta Records), with Totto Osvold *1985: ''Live At Gildevangen'' (Camp Records), as Sylfest Strutle *2008: ''Musikalske Minner'' (Big Box Records)

Collaborations

;With

*1968: ''Feriebiskop Fjertnes Slår Til Igjen!'' (Cappa Records) *1971: ''Hjertelig Tilstede'' (Cappa Records) *1979: ''Dagbladets Sommerkassett Alltid Foran'' (Dagbladet), with

Ole Paus Ole Paus (born 9 February 1947; full name ''Ole Christian Paus'') is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, poet and author, who is widely regarded as the foremost troubadour of the contemporary Norwegian ballad tradition ( no, visebølgen). During t ...

Elsa Lystad Elsa Lystad (born 9 July 1930) is a Norwegian actress. She made her stage debut in 1956, and her breakthrough as actress came in the mid-1960s. She has since been a central actress in Norwegian film, theatre, television and radio. She was awarded ...

and

Anne-Karine Strøm Anne-Karine Strøm (born 15 October 1951) is a Norwegian singer, best known for having taken part in the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest selection, Melodi Grand Prix, in six consecutive years between 1971 and 1976, winning on three occasions ( ...

*1980: ''Det Er Ingen Skam Å Snu - En Sports- Og Friluftsplate Av Geilokameratene'' (Zarepta Records), with

*1980: ''Jeg Tror Folk Er Blitt Spenna Gærne'' (NorLP), with

and

;Novel by

Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace of Norwegian descent. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl has b ...

read by Harald Heide-Steen Jr. *2001: ''Georgs Magiske Medisin'' (NRK Lydbokforlaget)

References

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* 1939 births 2008 deaths Norwegian male radio actors Norwegian male comedians Deaths from lung cancer Deaths from cancer in Norway Spellemannprisen winners Leonard Statuette winners Norwegian male film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors People educated at Oslo Cathedral School 20th-century Norwegian male singers 20th-century Norwegian singers 20th-century comedians {{Norway-actor-stub