Kåre Joachim Calmeyer (23 June 1931 – 26 December 2016) was a Norwegian actor. He 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 ...

, and grew up in

Horten Horten () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Horten (town) ...

and

Tromsø Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...

. He was the brother of jazz musician

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and journalist Bengt Calmeyer. He made his stage debut at

Rogaland Teater Rogaland Teater is a theatre in Stavanger, Norway. Background The theatre building was built in 1883 on a parcel of '' Kannik prestegård''. It was designed by architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, and initially held close to 500 seats. The buil ...

in 1953 in the opera ''

Don Pasquale ''Don Pasquale'' () is a Gaetano Donizetti opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts, with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's oper ...

''. He was employed at Rogaland Teater from 1956 to 1960, at

Det Norske Teatret Det Norske Teatret ()Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs. It opened in 19 ...

from 1960 to 1964,

Nationaltheatret The National Theatre in Oslo () is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts. History The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was ...

from 1964 to 1972,

Den Nationale Scene Den Nationale Scene () is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway. History Opened under the name '' Det Norske Theater'' in 1850, the theatre has roots dating back to its ...

from 1972 to 1978 and then in

. He has also appeared in

Fjernsynsteatret Fjernsynsteatret () was a department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) that produced plays for television broadcasting. It opened in 1960 (after about a year of experimental operation) and operated until a major reorganisation of NRK o ...

, and played in ''

Før frostnettene ''Før frostnettene'' (English: ''Before the Frosts'') is a 1966 Norwegian Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Arnljot Berg. It is based on Sigurd Hoel's 1935 novel ''Fjorten dager før frostnettene'' (Fourteen Days before the Fros ...

'' (1966), '' Lars i porten'' (1984), '' Sigurd Drakedreper'' (1989), '' Vestavind'' (1994) and the main role in ''

Kitchen Stories ''Kitchen Stories'' () is a 2003 Norwegian film by Bent Hamer, director of ''Eggs'' and '' O' Horten.'' The film was Norway’s entry for the 2003 Academy Awards and was a selection at the Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals. Plot Swedish eff ...

'' (2003). He was an honorary member of the

Norwegian Actors' Equity Association The Norwegian Actors' Equity Association () is an association of Norwegian actors. Its main purpose is to improve actors' working conditions and to protect the artistic, judicial and financial interests of actors in Norway. The association was est ...

and was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

in 2001. In 2012 he was given the Amanda Committee's Honorary Award. Calmeyer died on 26 December 2016 at the age of 85.Skuespiller Joachim Calmeyer er død. 2016. ''NRK'' (27 December).
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* 1931 births 2016 deaths Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Male actors from Oslo People from Horten People from Tromsø 20th-century Norwegian male actors 21st-century Norwegian male actors {{Norway-actor-stub