Jørn Ording was a Norwegian actor, theatre instructor and screenwriter.

He was born in Kristiania

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 as a son of Jørgen Fredrik Ording (1880–1930). He was also a nephew of Fredrik

Fredrik Ording

Fredrik Christian Wildhagen Ording was a Norwegian educator, writer and politician for the Conservative Party....

 and Johannes Ording

Johannes Ording

Johannes Ording was a Norwegian theologian. He served as a professor of systematic theology at the Royal Frederick University from 1906 to 1926, and his appointment caused a stir because some saw him as too liberal....

, a first cousin of Arne Ording

Arne Ording

Arne Ording was a Norwegian historian and politician for Mot Dag and the Labour Party.-Pre-war life and career:...

, a second cousin of Aake Anker Ording

Aake Anker Ording

Aake Anker Ording was a Norwegian civil servant and politician for Mot Dag and the Labour Party.He was born in Halden. He was a second cousin of actor Jørn Ording and historian and politician Arne Ording, and a first cousin once removed of educator and theologian Fredrik Ording and theologian Hans...

 and a first cousin once removed of Hans Ording

Hans Ording

Hans Nielsen Hauge Ording was a Norwegian theologian.He was born in Solum as a son of dean Theodor Ording and Johanne Gabrielle Gustava Andrea Hauge . He was a grandson of Andreas Hauge, and great-grandson of Hans Nielsen Hauge...

.

He made his stage debut in 1938 at Den Nationale Scene

Den Nationale Scene

Den Nationale Scene is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatre in Norway.-History:...

, and was hired at the National Theatre

Nationaltheatret

The National Theatre in Oslo is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was founded in 1829...

 in 1939. From 1944 to 1945, during the German occupation of Norway, he was in exile in Sweden, working at Fri Norsk Scene

Fri Norsk Scene

Fri Norsk Scene was a theatre group consisting of Norwegian actors residing as refugees in Sweden during World War II. It was established in 1944, and was active until May 1945. The group was led by Halfdan Christensen. Among the theatre's productions were Ibsen's play The Master Builder ,...

. He returned to the National Theatre after the war and worked there until his retirement.

He also appeared in films, including Englandsfarere (1946) and The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman

The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman

The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman is a 1948 Danish war drama directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr. The film, written by Grete Frische based upon the wartime diary of Kaj Frische, tells the true story of Danish sailors who sailed with the Allied forces during the German occupation of...

(1948). He wrote the screenplay for films such as Støv på hjernen

Støv på hjernen (1959 film)

Støv på hjernen is a 1959 Norwegian comedy film directed by Øyvind Vennerød and starring Inger Marie Andersen and Odd Borg. It was based on a novel by Eva Ramm, and shot on location in Lambertseter....

(1959).