Arne Aas | |
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Born | Oslo, Norway | July 7, 1931
Died | April 3, 2000 68) Oslo, Norway | (aged
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, screenwriter |
Children | Nils Einar Aas |
Arne Martin Aas (July 7, 1931 – April 3, 2000) was a Norwegian actor, director, and screenwriter that worked in theater, film, and TV.[1][2]
Theater
From 1970 to 1973, Aas was the theater manager at the Trøndelag Theater, where he also made his debut in 1957 in Strindberg's Erik XIV.[2] He also had directing assignments at the theater and was employed there from 1963 onward.[1] At the Trøndelag Theater he appeared in plays such as John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (Norwegian title: Se deg om i vrede) and William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (Norwegian title: Helligtrekongersaften), and he performed the title role in Henrik Ibsen's Brand.[1]
He was also associated with NRK's Television Theater (from 1966 to 1970, and again from 1973 to 1975),[1] where he became nationally known, among other things, in the role of Hans Nilsen Fennefoss in the miniseries Skipper Worse based on the novel by Alexander Kielland.[1] For many years, Aas was also associated with the Oslo New Theatre and, in addition to a number of comedies, he made a name for himself there in Paul Claudel's play Partage de midi (Norwegian title: Dagen vender).[1]
From 1978 to 1983, he was a stage manager for The Saint Olav Drama in Stiklestad. For his contributions there, he received the Stiklestad Prize in 1980.[2]
In the last years before his death, he had several guest appearances at the Nordland Theater.[2]
Film and TV
Aas made his film debut in 1964 in Alle tiders kupp, and he had a number of roles in Norwegian films in both the 1960s and 1970s. Among the most notable films are Smuglere (1968), Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe (1970),[1] and Rallarblod (1979), as well as several films in the series about the Olsen Gang.
Aas also had a number of appearances on television, including the mini-series Skipper Worse in 1968,[1] and on several occasions together with Rolv Wesenlund in the series Fleksnes Fataliteter. From the Fleksnes series, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as the brother-in-law "Rødhette" in the classic episode "Rotbløyte" from 1981, and as a hysterical doctor in the episode "Det går altigt et tog" from 1974. Arne Aas had his last role on TV in the short film Operasjon Popcorn in 1998.
Filmography
- 1964: Alle tiders kupp as Thorsen, Mette's boyfriend
- 1964: Pappa tar gull as Wollert, the prophet
- 1965: To på topp as the chief mate
- 1965: Vaktpostene as Arild, a soldier
- 1967: Musikanter as Ludvig, a poet
- 1968: Smuglere as Hugo
- 1968: Bare et liv – historien om Fridtjof Nansen as Philip Noel-Baker
- 1969: Himmel og helvete as Orheim, a psychologist and advocate for free drugs
- 1970: Exit
- 1970: Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe as Robert Westerlie
- 1971: 3 as the boss
- 1973: Kanarifuglen as Arne, a workmate
- 1974: Bobbys krig as the director
- 1974: Under en steinhimmel as the doctor
- 1975: Min Marion as Leonid
- 1976: Oss as the minister of finance
- 1978: Olsenbanden + Data-Harry sprenger verdensbanken as Larsen, a driving instructor
- 1979: Kronprinsen as the editor
- 1979: Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry mot nye høyder as Brock-Larsen, a financier
- 1979: Rallarblod as the engineer
Television roles
- 1968: Det lykkelige valg (Television Theater)
- 1968: Lille Eyolf as Borghejm (Television Theater)
- 1968: Skipper Worse as Hans Nilsen Fennefos (miniseries and Television Theater)
- 1970: Kjemp for alt hva du har kjært (Television Theater)
- 1974: Fleksnes Fataliteter, episode "Det går alltid et tog" as the hysterical doctor in a train compartment (series)
- 1982: Fleksnes Fataliteter, episode "Rotbløyte" as Rødhette, the brother-in-law from the navy (series)
- 1988: Fleksnes Fataliteter, episode "Her har jeg mitt liv" as the hysterical doctor at the Pearly Gates (series)
- 1992: Dødelig kjemi as Kristoffer (miniseries)
- 1993: Morsarven as the commissioner (miniseries)
- 1998: Operasjon popcorn (short film)
References
External links
- Arne Aas at IMDb
- Arne Aas at Sceneweb
- Arne Aas at the Swedish Film Database