Henki Kolstad

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name = Henki Kolstad


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birthname = Johan Henrik Ludvig Kolstad
birthdate = Birth date|1915|2|3
birthplace = Kristiania, Norway
deathdate = Death date and age|2008|7|14|1915|2|3
deathplace = Oslo, Norway
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yearsactive = 1928 - 2001
spouse = Else Kolstad (1938-2008)
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Henki Kolstad (February 3 1915 – July 14 2008) was a Norwegian actor, considered one of country's best and most versatile actors.cite news|url=http://www.kjendis.no/2008/07/14/540811.html|title=Henki Kolstad er død|last=Hauge|first=Jeanette Pjaaka|date=2008-07-14|publisher=Dagbladet|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2008-07-16] He had his theatrical debut at the age of 13, in 1928, for Nationaltheatret (The National Theater).cite news|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2539454.ece|title=Actor dead at 93|last=Berglund|first=Nina|date=2008-07-14|publisher=Aftenposten|accessdate=2008-07-16] Two years later he acted in his first movie, titled "Eskimo". In addition to Nationaltheatret, he also worked for Trøndelag Teater, Det nye Teater, Edderkoppen and Centralteatret. Kolstad was perhaps most famous for his role in the children's series "Jul i Skomakergata" [English: Christmas in Shoemaker Street "(literal)" or A Shoemaker's Christmas "(release title)".] and as "Herr Klinke" in "Den Spanske Flue". He also had a number of roles in several movies, such as "Vi Gifter Oss" from 1951. Among the awards he received during his career was an honorary Amanda in 1990, and he was also a Commander of the Order of St. Olav.

Kolstad married his wife Else in 1938, and the couple had just celebrated their 70th anniversary before Henki's death. They had been a couple for 76 years. Together they had a son and two daughters.cite news|url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=193911|title=Slik var Henki Kolstads liv |last=Årrestad|first=Karoline|date=2008-07-14|publisher=Verdens Gang|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2008-07-16] Henki's younger brother, Lasse Kolstad, is also a well-known actor.

elect filmography

*"Kampen om tungtvannet" (1948)
*"Vi gifter oss" (1951)
*"Dødes tjern, De" (1958)
*"Line" (1961)
*"Vildanden" (1963)
*"Pappa tar gull" (1964)
*"Skjær i sjøen" (1965)
*"Gutten som kappåt med trollet" (1967)
*"Fleksnes Fataliteter: Trafikk og panikk" (#2.6) (TV, 1974)
*"Jul i Skomakergata" (TV, 1979)
*"Deilig er fjorden!" (1985)
*"Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by" (1988)
*"Spanske flue, Den" (TV, 1990)
*"Olsenbandens siste stikk" (1999)

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External links

* [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2539454.ece Obituary in English] from Aftenposten.
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