Wilfred Breistrand

Norwegian actor and film director (1921–2007)

Wilfred Breistrand
Born	(1921-04-29)April 29, 1921 Trondheim, Norway
Died	August 3, 2007(2007-08-03) (aged 86) Asker, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	Actor and film director
Children	Ulf Breistrand

Wilfred Breistrand (April 29, 1921 – August 3, 2007) was a Norwegian actor and film director.

Biography

Breistrand made his debut in 1941 at the Trøndelag Theater as Amund in Til Sæters by Claus Pavels Riis. He performed there until 1944, at the New Theater from 1944 to 1948, at the National Theatre in Oslo from 1948 to 1970, with NRK's Television Theater from 1970 to 1973, and with the Norwegian theater after 1973.^[1] Among other roles, he played Elias in Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's Over ævne I, Gustav in Helge Krog's Konkylien, Lebcau in Arthur Miller's Incident at Vichy (Norwegian title: Det hendte i Vichy), various roles in Shakespeare plays (Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Banquo in Macbeth, and Horatio in Hamlet), and the title role in Ambassador (Norwegian title: Ambassadøren) by Sławomir Mrożek. He appeared in a large number of Norwegian films, debuting in Ni liv in 1957. He also played leading roles in the television drama De hvite bussene (1989), Anton (1973), and Åpenbaringen (1977).^[1] Breistrand received the Amanda Award for best actor in 1992 for the role of Thomas F in the television drama Th. F's siste nedtegnelser til almenheten, based on the novels of Kjell Askildsen.^[2]

Breistrand was the father of the film director and writer Ulf Breistrand.^[3]

Filmography

As actor

1956: Kvinnens plass as an editorial staff member
1957: Ni liv as a sled puller
1960: Den fjerde nattevakt (TV) as David Finne
1960: Venner as the senior resident attending physician
1961: Den store barnedåpen (TV) as Storm, a curate
1961: Hans Nielsen Hauge as a lieutenant in Fredrikstad
1961: Sønner av Norge as the client at the tax appraisal office
1962: Sønner av Norge kjøper bil as a car mechanic
1964: Alle tiders kupp as Berg, a police officer
1964: Husmorfilmen høsten 1964
1965: De kalte ham Skarven as Lecturer Marbo
1966: Før frostnettene as Jens Gunnerus
1966: Kontorsjef Tangen (TV series)
1966: Sult
1968: Smuglere
1968: Unge helter as Captain Kantzeler
1970: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland as Enger the watchmaker
1972: Motforestilling
1973: Anton as Anton's father
1973: Kirsebærhaven (TV) as Simjeonov Pistsjik
1974: Olsenbanden møter Kongen & Knekten as the crime boss
1975: Faneflukt as a German officer
1975: Skraphandlerne as Arthur Hagen
1976: Bør Børson II as Olsen Jammerdal
1976: Den sommeren jeg fylte 15 as the father
1976: Vårnatt as the father
1977: Åpenbaringen as Walter
1977: Olsenbanden & Dynamitt-Harry på sporet as the crime boss
1982: Fleksnes fataliteter (TV series, episode: "Villmarkens sønn") as the doctor
1983: Hockeyfeber as Mr. Big
1983: Piratene as Dr. Bakke
1988: De hvite bussene (TV) as Niels Christian Ditleff
1989: Fedrelandet (TV drama) as Old Eggen
1989: Thomas F's siste nedtegnelser til almenheten as Thomas F
1996: Markus og Diana as the father
1996: Spor as man no. 1
1996: Syndig sommer
2000: Før stormen as Sander's father
2001: Nini (TV series, episode: "Den kalkulerte risiko") as Hanzen

As director

1965: De kalte ham Skarven

References

^ ^a ^b "Wilfred Breistrand". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ Svendsen, Trond Olav (2022). "Amandaprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ "Wilfred Breistrand". Dansk film database. Retrieved February 25, 2023.