Svein Scharffenberg (21 June 1939 – 5 December 2017) was a Norwegian actor and stage director. 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 ...

. He started his acting career at

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 ...

in the season 1967–1968, and was assigned with

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 the next season. He joined

Hålogaland Teater Hålogaland Teater is a regional theatre serving the region of Nord-Norge, the northernmost of Norway. It got its name after the northernmost county in Norway in the Middle Ages Hålogaland. When established in 1971, it was the first regional the ...

from its establishment in 1971. He staged ''Sukkerbrød med kaviar'', written by

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, for

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 ...

in 1975. He staged the first production at Torshovteatret, Dahl's play ''Lever du'a Karlsen?'', in 1977. Among his film roles is the murderer in '' Bortreist på ubestemt tid'', and he played leading roles in ''

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'' from 1976 and ''

Arme, syndige menneske ''Arme, syndige menneske'' () is a 1980 Norwegian drama film directed by Egil Kolstø, starring Svein Scharffenberg and Anne Marie Ottersen. Journalist Erik Mogensen (Scharffenberg) from Oslo travels to Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is th ...

'' from 1980. He received the

Amanda Award The Amanda Award () is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, to promote and improve Norwegian film. The award originated in 1985, and has since 2005 been exclusively a film award (not telev ...

in 2001, for best actor in Norwegian film last year (in the film '' Når nettene blir lange'').

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1939 births 2017 deaths Male actors from Oslo Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors 20th-century Norwegian male actors Theatre people from Oslo {{norway-actor-stub