Knut Risan
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Knut Risan was a Norwegian actor.
He was born in Trondheim
, and made his stage debut at Nationaltheatret
in 1956. He was employed here until 1998, and had guest appearances at the Norwegian National Opera, Den Nationale Scene
and Riksteatret
. He is remembered for his roles in Reisen til Julestjernen and for the voiceover in Tři oříšky pro Popelku
, shown every Christmas in Norway.
He was married to Astrid Folstad
.
He was born in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
, and made his stage debut at Nationaltheatret
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 1956. He was employed here until 1998, and had guest appearances at the Norwegian National Opera, 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 Riksteatret
Riksteatret
Riksteatret is a Norwegian touring theatre. It was established by law in 1948. Its first performance was in Kirkenes in 1949, with Sigurd Christiansen's play En reise i natten. The theatre plays on about 200 different stages throughout the country. Its first theatre director was Fritz von der...
. He is remembered for his roles in Reisen til Julestjernen and for the voiceover in Tři oříšky pro Popelku
Tri oríšky pro Popelku
Tři oříšky pro Popelku is a Czechoslovak-German fairy-tale film from 1973.It was directed by Václav Vorlíček in co-production between DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme and Barrandov Studios. The story was based on a fairy tale written by Božena Němcová . Main roles were played by Libuše Šafránková and...
, shown every Christmas in Norway.
He was married to Astrid Folstad
Astrid Folstad
Astrid Borgny Folstad was a Norwegian actress.She was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre from 1953 to 1956. She made her debut at the National Theatre in 1955, and was employed at Det Norske Teatret from 1956 to 1959 and at the National Theatre from 1959. She had ninety parts in...
.