Kolbjørn Brenda

Norwegian actor

Kolbjørn Brenda

Born	(1914-03-09)March 9, 1914 Elverum, Norway
Died	January 15, 1988(1988-01-15) (aged 73)
Resting place	Old Aker Cemetery
Occupation	Actor

Kolbjørn Brenda (March 9, 1914 – January 15, 1988) was a Norwegian actor.^[1]

Brenda debuted in 1936 at the Søilen Theater in Oslo and was engaged there until 1939. He performed for eight years at the Falkberget Theater and two years at the Rogaland Theater, and from 1951 onward his artistic versatility made him a central figure in the ensemble at the National Traveling Theater.^[1] Among others roles, he played Jeppe in Erasmus Montanus, seven roles in Peer Gynt in the same performance, and Dr. Onsø in Nils Kjær's Det lykkelige valg (The Happy Election). Brenda's parting role was the carpenter Engstrand in Ghosts.^[1] In the 1930s he was active in Norwegian film, especially in Olav Dalgard's films. In the film To levende og en død (1937), Brenda played one of the postal workers. In 1975 he had the lead role in Streik!^[1]

Brenda received the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1986.^[2]

Filmography

1937: To levende og en død as a postal clerk
1937: By og land hand i hand as Anton
1938: Det drønner gjennom dalen as a forest worker
1938: Lenkene brytes as the chairman
1939: Gryr i Norden as Adolf
1942: Trysil-Knut as a farm boy
1949: Aldri mer!
1949: Døden er et kjærtegn as the town bailiff
1973: Kirsebærhaven as the station master
1973: Miranda as a guest
1975: Streik! as Knut Martinsen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kolbjørn Brenda". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^ "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer". Det norske kongehus. Retrieved April 3, 2021.