Lars Nordrum

Lars Einar Nordrum (October 28, 1921 – January 25, 1973) was a Norwegian theater and film actor. He is especially remembered for acting the voice of Jennings (Norwegian: Stompa) in a series of Norwegian radio plays in the 1950s and 1960s.[1][2][3]

Lars Nordrum
Born(1921-10-28)October 28, 1921
Oslo, Norway
DiedJanuary 25, 1973(1973-01-25) (aged 51)
Oslo, Norway
OccupationActor
Years active1940–1973

Biography

Nordrum debuted in 1935 at the Central Theater, and from 1938 onward was engaged with the National Theater, except for two seasons at the People's Theater. He also played roles in film and on radio. Nordrum was a gifted character artist that created unique stage characters with a strong personal pithiness. He was noted for his comic characters in works by Shakespeare and Holberg, his strong stage presence in The Merry Widow, and his performances in the musical Fantasticks at Chat Noir. As an artist, however, he had his greatest impact in tragic roles, such as the title role in Strindberg's Erik XIV, Oswald in Ghosts, and Earl Harald in Sigurd Slembe.[3]

Nordrum had his film debut with a minor role in Tante Pose (1940), and he played notable roles in films including Vi gifter oss (1951), Vildanden (1963), and Liv (1967). Nordrum also made a strong impression as a pianist in Sverre Udnæs's Aske on NRK's Television Theater in 1973.

Nordrum was married to the Norwegian-born Swedish actress Lillebil Kjellén.[4]

Filmography
  • 1940 Tante Pose as Olaf, the dean's son
  • 1945 Resan bort as Ole
  • 1948 Hvor fartøy flyte kan (documentary)
  • 1949 Vi flyr på Rio as Frans Hauge
  • 1951 Vi gifter oss as Einar
  • 1954 I moralens navn
  • 1955 Ute blåser sommervind as Klaus Aare
  • 1956 Kvinnens plass as Tore Haugen
  • 1956 Ektemann alene as Per Sande
  • 1957 Selv om de er små as Bernt Friis
  • 1960 Veien tilbake as Øyvind Dahl, a violinist
  • 1963 Onkel Vanja (TV)
  • 1964 Vildanden as Gregers Werle
  • 1964 Elskeren (TV)
  • 1964 Klokker i måneskinn as the author "Bridgepartiet"
  • 1964 Nydelige nelliker as the narrator
  • 1965 De kalte ham Skarven as Pastor Bardal
  • 1965 Klimaks as Krister's father
  • 1966 Sult as Hertugen (not credited)
  • 1967 Liv as the fashion designer
  • 1968 Festival i Venedig as Prince Luigi Bourbon Corieli (TV)
  • 1970 Døden i gatene
  • 1973 Anton as Dr. Fuchs
  • 1973 Aske as the pianist (TV)
  • 1974 Sommerfuglene as Mr. Zimmler

References
  1. Holen, Øyvind (November 15, 2004). "På jakt etter Stompa". Aftenposten. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. "Stompa". NRK Radio. NRK. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. "Stompa". Store norske leksikon. 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. Steenstrup, Bjørn; Brinchmann, Christopher; Daae, Anders (1973). Hvem er hvem?. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 418.
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