Jan Voigt
Born(1928-06-24)June 24, 1928
Bærum, Norway
DiedDecember 5, 1997(1997-12-05) (aged 69)
Trondheim, Norway
OccupationActor

Jan Voigt (24 June 1928 – 5 December 1997) was a Norwegian actor, dancer and museum director.[1][2][3]

Biography

He was born in Bærum as a son of Charles Antonius Voigt (1891–1962) and Nathalie Reuter Sande (1896–1986). He became a student at the Centralteatret where he made his stage debut in 1950, and remained there for four years. He was then a freelance actor, mainly at Edderkoppen, Chat Noir and Trøndelag Teater. Films include I moralens navn (1954), På solsiden (1956), and Elskere (1963).

From 1963 to 1993, he served as director of Ringve Museum, the national museum of music and musical instruments in Trondheim.[1][3]

Voigt was also a dancer and was also a presenter in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation television, hosting shows such as Firklang (1965) and Taushet er gull (1971).[2] Voigt continued to be associated with Eurovision, by hosting the Melodi Grand Prix in 1967, 1968, 1971, and 1976.[4][5][6][7]

Voigt was a board member of Norske kunst- og kulturhistoriske museer, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Olavsfestdagene.[2] In 1980 he received Sør-Trøndelag County's Cultural Award (Sør-Trøndelag fylkes kulturpris).[2]

He was appointed a Knight 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1980. He died in December 1997 in Trondheim.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jan Voigt". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Kjeldsberg, Peter Andreas. "Jan Voigt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Jan Voigt". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ ESC National Finals database 1967
  5. ↑ ESC National Finals database 1968
  6. ↑ ESC National Finals database 1971
  7. ↑ ESC National Finals database 1976


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