Biography
Lars "Lasse" Kolstad (10 January 1922 – 14 January 2012) was a Norwegian actor and singer. Active from the 1940s, he was known from many stage roles, but primarily as "Tevye" in Fiddler on the Roof.
As a secondary school student, Kolstad was president of the graduating class (russ) council of his school, and eventually for all of Oslo. As this was in 1940, the German occupation of Norway put a damper on any great festivities that year. In 1943 he had his début at Trøndelag Teater, where he remained until 1949. He has later worked at Centralteatret, Edderkoppen, Riksteatret, Fjernsynsteatret og Det Norske Teatret. He has had roles in plays by Ibsen, Shakespeare and Sophocles, and musicals such as Zorba and The Threepenny Opera. His best-known character though, was "Tevye" in Fiddler on the Roof, a role Kolstad played 400 times.Kolstad also had various roles in movies and on television, and still took on occasional roles after his retirement. In 1958 he took part in the documentary Windjammer about the full-rigged ship Christian Radich. He played the title role in the television series Skipper Worse (1968), based on the novel by Alexander Kielland, and was a Viking in the American movie The Island at the Top of the World (1974).Kolstad was married to the actress Bab Christensen; they lived in Oslo and had one child. His older brother Henki, who died in 2008, was also a well-known actor. His other older brother, Knut, was a politician.
Filmography
all 17
Movies 14
TV Shows 3
Narrator 1
The Junior Olsen Gang Goes Submarine (2003)
The Julekalender (1994)
Solens sønn og månens datter (1993)
Flaggermusvinger (1992)
Den nye kapellanen (1989)
King Lear (1985)
SK 917 har nettopp landet (1983)
The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry Towards New Heights (1979)
Lady Inger of Ostrat (1975)
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
Bortreist på ubestemt tid (1974)
Kanarifuglen (1973)
Mord i det hvite hus (1972)
The Bus (1961)
Hans Nielsen Hauge (1961)
King of Skating (1953)
Dei svarte hestane (1951)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1922-01-10
Deathday2012-01-14 (90 years old)
Birth NameLars Kolstad
Birth PlaceOslo, Norway
RelationshipsRandi Kolstad (1946-01-01 - 1955-01-01), Bab Christensen (1958-01-01 - 2012-01-01)
SiblingsHenki Kolstad, Knut Kolstad
CitizenshipsNorway
AwardsKing's Medal of Merit, Kongens fortenestemedalje
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