Gunnar Haugan
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Gunnar Haugan was a Norwegian character actor
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Haugan is perhaps best known for his comedy role in the radio success Hørerøret which was broadcast on Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation radio in 1966-67. Haugan appeared on the television comedy series Wesensteen from 1967 until 1970. He also appeared in the television shows Og takk for det (1969), Fleksnes Fataliteter (1972) and Herfra til Haglemoen (1980).
He also worked together with Rolv Wesenlund
in the well-known 1972 Norwegian comedy satirical film Norske byggeklosser by director Pål Bang-Hansen
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Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
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Haugan is perhaps best known for his comedy role in the radio success Hørerøret which was broadcast on Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation radio in 1966-67. Haugan appeared on the television comedy series Wesensteen from 1967 until 1970. He also appeared in the television shows Og takk for det (1969), Fleksnes Fataliteter (1972) and Herfra til Haglemoen (1980).
He also worked together with Rolv Wesenlund
Rolv Wesenlund
Rolv Helge Wesenlund is a Norwegian comedian, singer, clarinetist, writer, and actor.Wesenlund is most famous for having portrayed the title character in the movies Bør Børson, Bør Børson II, and the TV series Fleksnes Fataliteter...
in the well-known 1972 Norwegian comedy satirical film Norske byggeklosser by director Pål Bang-Hansen
Pål Bang-Hansen
Pål Bang-Hansen was a Norwegian actor, film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is particularly known as a television personality and film expert at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, leading the television film show Filmmagasinet for more than thirty years.-Early life and...
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