Roy Bjørnstad (September 29, 1925 – November 25, 2005) was a Norwegian actor.
Career Stage Bjørnstad made his debut in 1945 at the People's Theater in Sweden.
Throughout his career, he was associated with several theaters in Norway, including the Trøndelag Theater from 1949 to 1951, the Rogaland Theater from 1953 to 1960, and then several periods with NRK's Television Theater in the 1960s and 1970s.
From 1978 to 1996 he was engaged with the Norwegian Theater. He made a name for himself there in a number of Chekhov productions, such as Three Sisters (1981) and The Seagull (1987). He also made an impression in Cora Sandel's Kjøp ikke Dondi (Don't Buy Dondi) and Kido Okamoto's Heikegani (The Heike Crabs).}
Film and television In 1946, Bjørnstad made his film debut in Englandsfarere. Other films that he appeared in include Jentespranget, Trost i taklampa, Den siste Fleksnes, and Olsenbanden gir seg aldri. Bjørnstad also had some television roles outside of his Television Theater productions, including in a few episodes of the comedy series Fleksnes Fataliteter as well as in the crime series Nini (2001) and Blind gudinne (1997).
Filmography Films
Englandsfarere (1946) as Arne Dei svarte hestane (1951) as Falte Trost i taklampa (1955) as Roy I faresonen (1961) as Bredesen, a sailor Freske fraspark (1963) Om Tilla (1963) Marenco (1964) Sult (1966) as Konstantin Bare et liv – Historien om Fridtjof Nansen (1968) An-Magritt (1969) as Lort-Nils, an ore transporter Operasjon V for vanvidd (1970) as Mørk One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970) Lukket avdeling (1972) as Vestfold The Call of the Wild (1972) as Storeman Jentespranget (1973) as Gilbert Bobbys krig (1974) as Robert Lund Kimen (1974) as Jens Den siste Fleksnes (1974) as a policeman Karjolsteinen (1977) as the party chairman Operasjon Cobra (1978) as Fredrik's father Rallarblod (1979) as Slag-Peder Olsenbanden gir seg aldri (1981) as passport control officer Krypskyttere (1982) as Olaf Buer Buicken – store gutter gråter ikke (1991) as Arntzen
Television
Kontorsjef Tangen (1966) Fleksnes Fataliteter: Trafikk og panikk (1974) as a policeman Fleksnes Fataliteter: Radioten (1976) as Bud Saken Ruth Vang (1981) as William Hagenberg I de beste familier (1994) as Jack Blind gudinne (1997) (mini-series) as Thomassen Nini (2001) as Will
NRK Television Theater
Ungen (1960) as Julius Den store barnedåpen (1961) as Hans "Gjøken" Fru Inger til Østråt (1961) as Ejner Huk Går ut i kveld (1961) as Gidney Nederlaget (1966) as Louis Huset på grensen (1969) as a smuggler Twigs (1978) as Frank
References
External links
Roy Bjørnstad at Filmfront Roy Bjørnstad at the Swedish Film Database