Frank Robert
Frank-Robert Olstad , mainly known by his stage name Frank Robert , (born October 12, 1918 in Kristiania , † July 13, 2007 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian actor , singer and dancer .
Career
Robert made his debut at the Carl Johan Teatret in Oslo in 1938 . From 1944 to 1958 he played a number of important roles in comedies and operettas at the Centralteatret . At the same time he was also active in many film and radio play productions . Frank Roberts career was associated with many stage appearances in the cabaret , in comedies , comedies and in the operetta and the theater of the absurd . He also played in many pieces of contemporary drama and in classical performances by Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg . In Norway he became known nationwide for the first time in the 1960s and 1970s for his leading role in Dickie Dick Dickens in the then very popular Dickie Dick Dickens radio plays in the NRK - Radioteatret (Radio Theater). From 1958 to 1962, and later from 1968 to 1989, he worked in particular in the Nationaltheatret . Here he played several leading roles, mostly with funny characters, such as in the pieces: The Importance of Being Earnest ( Hvem er Ernest , German title: Ernst sein ist alles or Bunbury) and Gerts have with. But he also played some serious character roles there, such as B. the pastor Manders in Ghosts (Ibsen) . He said goodbye to his audience in the Nationaltheatret in 1999, with his last appearance in the play På solsiden (On the Sunny Side) in the role of Uncle Severin.
He also appeared as an actor in several Norwegian films. One of his best-known appearances was the double role as Teddy Winter / ornithologist in the film Fjols til fjells from 1957 and his appearances in the role of Knappen in the Norwegian remakes of the Olsen Gang films as well as in some well-known cartoons as a voice actor , such as B. with the voice of Theodor Felge ( Reodor Felgen ) in the Hintertupfinger Grand Prix (1975). In Norwegian television he also worked on the program Televimsen (1963 to 1968) and gave the local cartoon character his voice.
Robert was also a singer from 1950 to the 1960s, with several well-known Norwegian music productions and records involved shots. For example in recordings of a children's play from 1952 by the writer Thorbjørn Egner for “ Bamsens fødselsdag ” (Bamsen's birthday) and for the Danish hit “ Gresshoppen og valmuen ” (The grasshopper and the poppy) from 1953. He was also on the radio station NRK -Radio acts as a presenter and speaker.
Awards
- 1973/1974: Theater critic prizes (theater critic award )
- 2005: Leif Justers ærespris (Leif Juster Prize) for his many years of work in comedies and cabaret.
family
Frank Robert was married to the Norwegian actress Randi Brænne (1911-2004) and is the stepfather of the actor John Yngvar Fearnley (1940).
Filmography
- 1941: Kjærlighet og vennskap
- 1946: To liv
- 1952: Trine
- 1953: Flukt fra paradiset
- 1956: På solsiden
- 1957: Fjols til fjells
- 1963: Fraspark fresco
- 1964: Klokker i måneskinn
- 1974: Olsenbanden møter Kongen & Knekten
- 1975: Hintertupfinger Grand Prix ( Flåklypa Grand Prix ) - Norwegian voice to Reodor Felgen
- 1979: Ridder Runde and Hans Kamp mot drager and baroner - TV series
- 1980: Arme, syndige menneske
- 1980: Den som henger i en tråd (TV series)
- 1985: Hustruer - ti år etter
- 1990: Herman and the King of Belgium ( Herman )
- 1998: Sonny, the detective ( Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa ) - Norwegian voice for Reodor Felgen
- 1999: Olsenbandens siste stikk
Radio plays
List of his roles in radio plays on NRK broadcasting
- 1959: Role in Jorden round on 80 days
- 1960: Walter Carlisle in De forsvunne dokumenter
- 1960: Bob Novak in Pengeutpresseren
- 1962: Dickie Dick Dickens in Dickie Dick Dickens
- 1965: Dickie Dick Dickens in Dickie Dick Dickens
- 1965: Dickie Dick Dickens in Dickie Dick Dickens
- 1967: Raste i Manøver murder
- 1970: Dickie Dick Dickens in Hvorfor senatorens frue glemte sin forlovelsesdag
- 1970: Dickie Dick Dickens in Symfoni i knall
- 1970: Dickie Dick Dickens in Hvem i all verden er hvem
- 1970: Dickie Dick Dickens in Krøll med kuler og krutt
- 1973: Dickie Dick Dickens in Så bortfører vi suffered
- 1975: Oddvar Kristoffersen kidnapped in Millionærdatter
- 1976: Floyd i Et lys som av tusen soler
- 1976: Dickie Dick Dickens in Hverdag i Chicago
- 1977: Buddy in Farlige Hvetebrødsdager
- 1980: Hunter in Huggtann
- 1983: Colonel Anders Holger in Morderen uten ansikt
- 1987: Torstein in Lev farlig
- 1988: Henrik Birchmann in Fredløs blant de døde
- 1992: Joyce in Skatten på Sjørøverøya
- 1998: Joachim Jespersen in Den hemmelighetsfulle X
Web links
- Frank Robert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography about Frank Robert on nbl.snl.no in Norsk biografisk leksikon (Norwegian)
- Frank Robert on snl.no in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- Frank Robert on filmfront.no
- Entry in Norsk pop- og rockleksikon from 2005
- Interview in the NRK about Dickie Dick Dickens
- List of his participation in the NRK Radioteatret
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robert, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olstad, Frank-Robert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian film and theater actor, singer and dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kristiania |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 2007 |
| Place of death | Oslo |