Lars Anders Amble-Næss (10 August 1939 – 20 August 2015) was a Swedish actor and director. Amble was the son of

Leif Amble-Næss Leif Amble-Næss (May 8, 1896 – January 18, 1974) was a Norwegians, Norwegian actor, singer, and theater director. Amble-Næss debuted in 1916 at Oslo's Centralteatret, Central Theater, where he mostly appeared in comedies and operettas. At t ...

and

Maritta Marke Maritta Marke (born Asta Margit Svensson; 30 June 1905 – 8 December 1983) was a Swedish film and stage actress.Quirk p.44 She also sang in operettas. She was married to the actor Leif Amble-Næss in 1938 with whom she had a son Lars Amble. S ...

. After finishing

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communi ...

school in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

, which he attended from 1962 to 1965, he was hired by the Royal Dramatic Theater until 1969, after which he has played parts in various theater plays,

musicals Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

, TV shows and

movies A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since ...

. From 1986 to 1994 he was

artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogu ...

for the Maxim theater in Stockholm. He died of cancer one week and three days after his 76th birthday.

Selected filmography

* '' Heja Roland!'' (1966) * '' The Corridor'' (1968) * ''

The Rescuers ''The Rescuers'' is a 1977 American Animated film, animated adventure film, adventure comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor respectively star as Bernard and B ...

'' (Swedish voice of Orville) (1977) * '' Father to Be'' (1979) * ''

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the first novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series and was Rowling's debut novel. It follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who disco ...

'' (Swedish voice of Vernon Dursley) (2001) * ''

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the second novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ...

'' (Swedish voice of Vernon Dursley) (2002) * '' Illusive Tracks'' (2003) * ''

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' ( ; also ) is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the third installment in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The novel follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third yea ...

'' (Swedish voice of Vernon Dursley) (2004) * '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'' (Swedish voice of Anteater Dad) (2006) * ''

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the fifth and longest novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. It follows Harry Potter's struggles through his fifth year at Hogwart ...

'' (Swedish voice of Vernon Dursley) (2007)

References

External links

* 1939 births 2015 deaths Male actors from Stockholm Swedish theatre directors Litteris et Artibus recipients Deaths from cancer in Sweden {{theat-director-stub