Knut Risan
Knut Risan (born February 19, 1930 in Nidaros , now Trondheim, † February 1, 2011 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian actor and voice actor .
Life
Knut Risan made his debut at the Norwegian National Theater in Oslo in 1955 and had played in 147 roles. He has also worked at the Norwegian Opera , Den Nationale Scene and the Reichstheater ( Riksteatret ).
Risan has also appeared in films. He played “Helmer” in Nora or A Puppet House by Ibsen, and the king in Reisen til julestjernen . In Jul i Skomakergata he played "Blomsterhandler Rosengren". He is also the Norwegian narrator in the NRK version of Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella . So he is still very present in the annual Christmas program of the NRK television.
Risan was married to the actress Astrid Folstad .
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( Snehvit og de syv dvergene , Norwegian voice actor )
- 1960: The battle for the Adlerfels ( Venner )
- 1961: Sønner av Norge
- 1973: Three hazelnuts for Cinderella ( Tři oříšky pro Popelku , Norwegian voice actor )
- 1973: Robin Hood , Robin Hood, Norwegian voice)
- 1973: Et dukkehjem
- 1976: Travel to Julestjernen
- 1979: Jul i Skomakergata
- 1981: Cap and Capper ( The Fox and the Hound , Norwegian voice actor)
- 1986: The Great Mouse Detective ( The Great Mouse Detective , Mouse Basil, Norwegian voice)
- 1987: Kalle Stropp and his friend Boll (Lilla syster kanin + Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll, Norwegian voice)
- 1989: Ariel, the Mermaid ( The Little Mermaid , Norwegian voice
- 1991: Kalle Stropp and his friend Boll ( Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll på svindlande äventyr , Norwegian voice)
- 1994: Thumbelina ( Thumbelina , Norwegian voice)
- 1997: The lille tractors Gråtass
- 1998: Learn to learn a scrapbook from commercial tilbake
- 1998: Karl & Co (TV series)
- 1998: Mulan , Norwegian voice actor
- 1999: En annerledes jul
- 2000: Tiggers Big Adventure ( The Tigger Movie , Ugla, Norwegian voice)
- 2001: Forviklinger pården i to deler
- 2003: Piglet's Big Adventure ( Piglet's Big Movie , Ugla, Norwegian voice)
Web links
- Knut Risan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography about Knut Risan in the store Norske Leksikon
- Knut Risan on filmfront.no
- Interview with Knut Risan in the Aftenposten
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SURNAME | Risan, Knut |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian actor and voice actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nidaros , today Trondheim , Norway |
DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 2011 |
Place of death | Oslo , Norway |