Rolf Harry Degerlund (born 8 December 1952 in

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) is a Swedish

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. Rolf is married to Kerstin Degerlund, Graphic designer. Rolf is the Theatre Director for the Sami National Theatre in Norway since 2016. He has been married to . After studying at Kalix folkhögskola, Degerlund studied at

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's theatre school in Ireland and at Josef Szajna's studio theatre in

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. In 1975 Degerlund worked for the TV theatre in

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and 1978 for TV in

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. In 1978 he was engaged as actor at

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where he was theatre chief 1988–2001. In 2002 Degerlund founded the ''Ice Globe Theatre'' in

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, a theatre which is a copy of

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, except that it's built of ice and snow, and in 2004 he received the Innovation Award in

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for his "innovative" theatre.

Selected filmography

*2009 - '' Luftslottet som sprängdes'' *2008 - ''

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'' *2003 - '' Emma och Daniel: Mötet'' *2002 - ''

Grabben i graven bredvid ''Grabben i graven bredvid'' is a 2002 Swedish film directed by Kjell Sundvall. Cast * Elisabet Carlsson as Desirée Wallin * Michael Nyqvist as Benny Söderström * Annika Olsson as Märta * Anna Azcarate as Lilian * Rolf Degerlund Rolf Harry ...

'' *1997 - '' Vildängel'' *1997 - '' Kalle Blomkvist och Rasmus'' *1996 - '' Jägarna'' *1991 - '' Barnens Detektivbyrå'' (TV) *1989 - '' Tre kärlekar'' (TV)

References

External links

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Swedish Film Databasedn.se
{{DEFAULTSORT:Degerlund, Rolf 1952 births Living people Swedish male actors People from Boden Municipality