Alf Ramsøy

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Alf Ramsøy (13 September 1925 – 27 May 2014) was a Norwegian long-distance runner, cross-country skier, actor and farmer.

He was born in

Holmenkollen ski festival in 1953.[5][6]

His stage debut as an actor came in 1950, in the play "Læraren" at Det Norske Teatret. He starred in the films Dei svarte hestane (1951) and Nine Lives (1957), and worked at Det Norske Teatret for eight years. In 1958 he withdrew to run his family's sheep farm in Todalen.[1][7][8]

After contracting polio in the 1960s, he became reliant on a wheelchair.[9] He died in May 2014.[10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1951 Dei svarte hestane Leiv Førnes
1957 Nine Lives Ivar, kjelketrekker (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b Wold, Ragnar; Bech, Leif-Erik (1957). Filmens stjerner (2nd ed.). Oslo: Schibsted. p. 440.
  2. ^ "R". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. ^ "8 km Terrengløp/Cross Country". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ^ "2 km Terrengløp/Cross Country". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. ^ Brunsvik, Steinar (5 December 2013). "Da Bjørn Olsen sprakk på femmila". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). pp. 22–23.
  6. ^ Ranheim, Erling, ed. (1956). "Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget". Norske skiløpere (in Norwegian). Vol. Østlandet Sør. Oslo: Skiforlaget. p. 395.
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  8. ^ Mollan, Aud (30 September 2004). "Vårsøg-tolkeren". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). p. 25.
  9. ^ Sæter, Svein; Larsen, Trond; Sommerro, Henning (3 June 2014). "Alf Ramsøy til minne". Aura Avia (in Norwegian). p. 19.
  10. ^ "Skuespiller Alf Ramsøy er død". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). 28 May 2014. p. 7.