Kristian Hefte (April 28, 1905 – February 24, 1977) was a Norwegian actor. Hefte made his stage debut in 1929 at the Falkberget Theater as Fredrik in the play ''Bør Børson Jr.'' For more than thirty years, he was a driving force at the

Trøndelag Theater Trøndelag (; or is a Counties of Norway, county and coextensive with the Trøndelag Regions of Norway, region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Tron ...

, where he played such diverse roles as Celius in

Nils Kjær Nils Kjær (11 September 1870 – 9 February 1924) was a Norwegian playwright, short story writer, essayist, literary critic and theatre critic. Personal life Kjær was born in Holmestrand as the son of Nils Henrik Kjær and Christine Smes ...

's ''Det lykkelige valg'', Didrik in

Olav Duun Olav Duun (21 November 1876 – 13 September 1939) was a writer of Norwegian fiction. He is generally recognized to be one of the more outstanding writers in Norwegian literature. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twenty-fo ...

's ''Medmenneske'', and Firs in

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...

's ''

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' () is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by '' Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg, via A.F. Marks Pu ...

''. Hefte received the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold in 1975.

Filmography

* 1932: ''

Skjærgårdsflirt ''Skjærgårdsflirt'' (Skerry Flirtation) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1932 directed by Rasmus Breistein. It is based on a play of the same name by Gideon Wahlberg. The film is considered lost. Cast * Else Bull as Inga Sjøholm, Sjøholm's d ...

'' as Erik Østerman, Østerman's son * 1938: '' Bør Børson Jr.'' as Nils Tollvollen * 1939: ''

De vergeløse () is a 1939 Norwegian drama film directed by Leif Sinding, based on a book by Gabriel Scott, that stars Georg Richter and Karin Meyer. Plot Albert ( Georg Richter) is placed in an orphanage, where he is treated like a slave. He tries to es ...

'' as the sheriff's officer * 1940: ''

Bastard Bastard or The Bastard may refer to: Parentage * Illegitimate child, a child born to unmarried parents, in traditional Western family law ** Bastard, an archaic term used in English and Welsh bastardy laws, reformed in 1926 People * "The Bastard" ...

'' as Vasily's Russian friend * 1941: ''

Den forsvundne pølsemaker ''The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared'' () is a 1941 Norway, Norwegian comedy film written and directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Leif Juster and Ernst Diesen. Private investigators Gløgg (Diesen) and Rask (Juster) have been hired to trace a butc ...

'' as the butcher's friend Rudolf Jensen * 1942: ''

Trysil-Knut ''Trysil-Knut'' is a Norwegian film from 1942. Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s wh ...

'' as a raftsman

References

External links

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Kristian Hefte
at the

Swedish Film Database The Swedish Film Database () is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute The Swedish Film Institute () (SFI) is a statutory body located in Stockholm, Sweden that supports the Swedish film industry. Fo ...

Kristian Hefte
at Sceneweb
Kristian Hefte
at Filmfront 1905 births 1977 deaths Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors People from Ål Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold {{Norway-actor-stub