Jan Grønli (born August 18, 1950) is a Norwegian actor. From 1971 to 1991, Grønli was associated with the National Theater in Bergen, the Rogaland Theater, and the National Theater in Oslo. He was employed by the Norwegian Theater in 1991. He is considered Norway's foremost interpreter of Thomas Bernhard's plays.
Grønli has also read several audio books, including Epp by Axel Jensen and Ut og stjæle hester (Out Stealing Horses) by Per Petterson, as well as Jan Guillou's Crusades trilogy.
Filmography
1973: Brannen as Jon 1992: Svarte pantere as a fur farmer 1992: Lakki as Buddha-Man 1995: Farlig Farvann as Egil 1996: Eremittkrepsen as the father 1997: Hotel Oslo as Jon 1997: 1996: Pust på meg as Thomas 1998: Kineseren as the father 2000: Aberdeen as Granbakken 2000: De 7 dødssyndene - Fråtseri 2001: Morgan Kane - Døden er en ensom jeger as Fyllikk 2001: Olsenbandens første kupp as the principal 2003: Jonny Vang as Uffe 2003: Olsenbanden jr. går under vann as Major Schultze 2004: Olsenbanden jr. på rocker'n as Pop-Johansen 2005: Drømmen om Norge 2005: Ved kongens bord as Anders Arnesen, minister of culture 2006: En udødelig mann as Sigvald 2006: Olsenbanden jr. på Cirkus as Sigvald Pettersen, the orphanage manager 2007: Olsenbanden Jr. og Sølvgruvens hemmelighet as Maximilian von Klem 2009: Olsenbanden jr. Det sorte gullet as Engineer Hallandsen 2010: Olsenbanden jr. Mestertyvens skatt as Arne 2011: Arme riddere as Clausen
Voice roles
1995: Dypets ensomhet as the narrator 1998: Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa as coaching inn guest 2 2000: 102 Dalmatinere as various voices 2001: Operasjon Mjau 2001: Atlantis: En forsvunnet verden 2001: Småspioner 1 2002: Istid as Carl 2002: Hvalens sjel 2003: Oppdrag Nemo as Brusk 2005: Robots as Jack Hammer
Awards Hedda Award for outstanding stage performance for the role of Bruscon in Der Theatermacher by Thomas Bernhard at the National Theater in Oslo (2004) Aksel Waldemar memorial award (1994) NRK Radio Theater's Blå fugl award (1995) Aase Bye endowment (1997) Hulda Garborg award (2000)
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