Harald Heide-Steen Jr. Explained

Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
Birthname:Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
Birth Date:18 August 1939
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway
Death Place:Oslo, Norway
Occupation:Actor, comedian, jazz singer
Yearsactive:1951–2008
Spouse:Gullen Øyehaug
Father:Harald Heide Steen
Relatives:Trulte Heide Steen (sister)
Website:Heide-Steen Jr. at Kjentfolk.no

Harald Heide-Steen Jr. (18 August 1939 – 3 July 2008) was a Norwegian actor, comedian and singer. He was the son of Harald Heide Steen and brother of actress and singer Trulte Heide Steen.[1]

Biography

During the 1960s, Heide-Steen Jr. made the radio programs Hørerøret, Sugerøret and Pusterøret at NRK with Gunnar Haugan and Rolv Wesenlund.[2]

Heide-Steen Jr. is known for his acting role as Dynamitt-Harry in the Norwegian Olsenbanden-movies. He is also known as an improv-comic, often collaborating with Rolv Wesenlund in the late 1960s.

Heide-Steen Jr. attended Oslo Cathedral School, completing it in 1958, and started working at NRK in 1959.[2]

Selected filmography

Storfolk og småfolk as Ola, the son

Mannen som ikke kunne le

Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland as Jacob Tengsereid

Flåklypa Grand Prix

Reisen til julestjernen as the Fool

Olsenbandens siste stikk as Dynamite-Harry

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

With Rolv Wesenlund
Novel by Roald Dahl read by Harald Heide-Steen Jr.

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Harald Heide-Steen Jr. . Larsen . Svend Erik Løken . . . 2009-02-13 . 2014-12-22.
  2. Et stort tomrom etter Heide-Steen jr. (Aftenposten)Web site: - et stort tomrom etter Heide-Steen jr. - Nyheter - Innenriks - Aftenposten.no . 2009-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080814065950/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2520161.ece . 2008-08-14 . Norwegian