Pål Johannessen is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 former child actor

Child actor

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He is most famous for the role of Basse in the Norwegian Olsen Gang

Olsen Gang

The Olsen Gang is a fictional Danish criminal gang in the movies of the same name. The gang's leader is the criminal genius and habitual offender Egon Olsen. The other members of the gang are Benny and Kjeld . The gang members are harmless and never use violence...

 films, though he started off in the film The African in 1966. After leaving the Olsen Gang films in 1976, he quit acting, but made a small cameo

Cameo appearance

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 in the final Olsen Gang film, Olsenbandens siste stikk (1999),. This is the only film Johannessen has appeared in as an adult.

Filmography

• Olsenbandens siste stikk (1999) as Basse
• Olsenbanden for full musikk (1976) as Basse
• Olsenbandens siste bedrifter (1975) as Basse
• Olsenbanden møter kongen & knekten (1974) as Basse
• Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry går amok (1973) as Basse
• Olsenbanden tar gull
  Olsenbanden tar gull
  Olsenbanden tar gull is a 1972 Norwegian comedy-crime film of the Olsen Gang film series, directed by Knut Bohwim.-Plot:The gang is now up to finding an old bunker from World War II, in the southern parts of Norway. after the leader Egon has found a map leading to the old General's treasure, a...
  
  (1972) as Basse
• Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry (1970) as Birger
• Olsenbanden Operasjon Egon (1969) as Basse
• The African (1966) as Lillebror