Rolf Johannes Berntzen (4 June 1918 – 22 September 2005) was a
Norwegian actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
, and the grandfather of the Norwegian musician
Julian Berntzen.
He was born in
Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
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, co-founded ''Bergens Dramatiske Klubb'' in 1939, made his debut at
Den Nationale Scene in 1941 and was officially hired there in 1943.
He stayed at Den Nationale Scene for his entire career, except for an intermezzo at the
National Theatre from 1963 to 1964. He also guested
Det Norske Teatret,
Oslo Nye Teater,
Trøndelag Teater and
Rogaland Teater. He retired in 1985, but continued acting sporadically as a pensioner.
His last performance was in 1996. He also had small roles in films.
In 1947 he married actress Karin Simonnæs (1924–1984). He was decorated as Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1979. He died in September 2005.[
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References
1918 births
2005 deaths
Norwegian male stage actors
Male actors from Bergen
Norwegian male film actors
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