Lothar Lindtner
Encyclopedia
Lothar Lindtner was a Norwegian actor from Bergen
who played a large number of roles at The National Theatre. He is considered one of the greatest actors Bergen has produced in recent times, with roles such as Bosch, in "January Herwitz" , Wing Rice in Nordahl Grieg's "Our Honor and Our Glory" , a variety of roles in Shakespeare plays, Njegus in "The Merry Widow" , Leopold in "Summer in the Tyrol", and Loman in Death of a Salesman
. He will be remembered for the songs "The tram song" and "Bauekorpsgutten".
Lindtner began his career as an 8-year-old where he got the role as the smallest Claus in "Journey to the Christmas Star" in 1925 . After that he played in nearly 400 different productions. Through most of his career, he collaborated extensively with Rolf Berntzen , and the two became known as a Bergen radarpar on stage. He lived in Bergen all his life, with the exception of two periods in Trondheim (1946 - 48 and 1979 - 82 ) and in the period 1959 - 1961 when he was at the Cecil Theatre in Oslo
.
His most memorable television role is the imposing parish priest in the 1982 Fleksnes episode "Safety can not be"
He was honored with the King's Medal of Merit in Gold in 1968 and was appointed a Knight of St. Olav in 1982. He had three children, one of which followed in his father's footsteps, actor Lasse Lindtner . He was for years a member of the Communist Party , and his son Peter Lothar Lindtner was the leader of this party during 1993-2001.
Lothar Lindtner died in Bergen at the age of 87 years.
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
who played a large number of roles at The National Theatre. He is considered one of the greatest actors Bergen has produced in recent times, with roles such as Bosch, in "January Herwitz" , Wing Rice in Nordahl Grieg's "Our Honor and Our Glory" , a variety of roles in Shakespeare plays, Njegus in "The Merry Widow" , Leopold in "Summer in the Tyrol", and Loman in Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was the recipient of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. Premiered at the Morosco Theatre in February 1949, the original production ran for a total of 742 performances.-Plot :Willy Loman...
. He will be remembered for the songs "The tram song" and "Bauekorpsgutten".
Lindtner began his career as an 8-year-old where he got the role as the smallest Claus in "Journey to the Christmas Star" in 1925 . After that he played in nearly 400 different productions. Through most of his career, he collaborated extensively with Rolf Berntzen , and the two became known as a Bergen radarpar on stage. He lived in Bergen all his life, with the exception of two periods in Trondheim (1946 - 48 and 1979 - 82 ) and in the period 1959 - 1961 when he was at the Cecil Theatre in Oslo
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...
.
His most memorable television role is the imposing parish priest in the 1982 Fleksnes episode "Safety can not be"
He was honored with the King's Medal of Merit in Gold in 1968 and was appointed a Knight of St. Olav in 1982. He had three children, one of which followed in his father's footsteps, actor Lasse Lindtner . He was for years a member of the Communist Party , and his son Peter Lothar Lindtner was the leader of this party during 1993-2001.
Lothar Lindtner died in Bergen at the age of 87 years.