Jan Edgar Hårstad (born 23 April 1943) is a Norwegian actor and political writer. Hårstad played

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Fjernsynsteatret Fjernsynsteatret was a department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) which produced plays for television broadcasting. It opened in 1960 (after about a year of experimental operation), and operated until 1990, when a major reorganisati ...

's production of ''

Rosmersholm ''Rosmersholm'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in Danish—the common written language of Denmark and Norway at the time—and originally published in 1886 in Copenhagen by the Danish publisher Gyldendal. ''Rosmershol ...

'' in 1978. Later, he played "Blomster-Johan" in NRK's Christmas show '' Amalies jul'' from 1995. He writes for publications including the Communist newspaper ''

Friheten ''Friheten'' ( en, italic=yes, Freedom) is a Norwegian language biweekly newspaper, published by the Norwegian Communist Party (NKP). History and profile ''Friheten'' was founded illegally in 1941 during the German occupation of Norway due to W ...

'', and the website ''

Document.no Document.no is a Norway, Norwegian far-right anti-immigration website. Academics have identified Document.no as an Islamophobic website permeated by the Eurabia conspiracy theory. The website received global media attention in connection with th ...

''.

Seelected filmography

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The Witch Hunt ''The Witch Hunt'' ( no, Forfølgelsen) is a 1981 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Anja Breien. The film was entered into the main competition at the 38th edition of the Venice Film Festival.Adriano Aprà, Giuseppe Ghigi, Patrizi ...

'' (1981) * ''

Etter Rubicon ''Etter Rubicon'' is a 1987 Norwegian thriller film directed by Leidulv Risan and starring Sverre Anker Ousdal and Toralv Maurstad. It was produced by Dag Alveberg and the film company Filmeffekt. The film is a political commentary about the ...

'' (1987) * '' Mørke Sjeler (Dark Souls)'' (2011)

Awards

* 1983 –

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Nationaltheatret.no
Jan Hårstad

– "Hårstad fekk Per Aabels ærespris og Nasjonalteaterets vennepris i 1983." * 1983 – Nationaltheatrets venners pris

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* 1943 births Norwegian male film actors Living people Norwegian male stage actors {{Norway-actor-stub