Bjarne Bø, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bjarne Bø

Norwegian actor

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1907

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1998

Profession: actor

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Bjarne Bø

  • Bjarne Bø (April 3, 1907 – August 9, 1998) was a Norwegian actor.Bø was born in Skjeberg in the municipality of Sarpsborg in Østfold county, Norway.
  • He debuted in 1939 in the role of Sjur in the play Hu Dagmar by Ove Ansteinsson (1884–1942) at the Bjørnevik Theater.
  • From 1935 to 1939 he acted at the National Theater, mostly playing minor roles.
  • In 1951 he moved to the new People's Theater.
  • This merged with the Oslo New Theater in 1959, and he played the rest of his career there.
  • His most important work was at the Children's Theater, where he wrote, taught, and played in over 1,000 performances together with children.
  • He was a recognized poetry reciter and was often engaged as a reader for NRK radio and television.
  • For generations, he was known as a great storyteller, and especially his narration of the Norwegian folk tale Reve-enka (The Fox's Widow) is remembered by many. He debuted as a film actor in the role of a strikebreaker in Det drønner gjennom dalen (A Boom through the Valley) in 1938.
  • He appeared in over 20 Norwegian films.Bø was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold for his contribution to Norwegian theater.

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