Knut Wigert
Knut Wigert | |
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Born | Knut Kirsebom 3 October 1916 Skien, Norway |
Died | 14 June 2006 | (aged 89)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Sofie Helene Wigert (second wife) |
Relatives | Sonja Wigert (sister) Arthur Nordlie (father-in-law) |
Awards | Fritt Ord Honorart Award (1996) |
Knut Kirsebom Wigert (3 October 1916 – 14 June 2006) was a Norwegian actor, known for his many Ibsen roles and the establishment of an Ibsen museum in Oslo.
Personal life
Knut Hansen was born in Skien as a son of Major Sigvald Hansen (1881–1954) and his wife Carmen Franciska Christina Kirsebom (1887–1951), and a younger brother of Sonja Wigert. He changed his last name to Wigert in 1935.[1]
Wigert was married to Eva Nordlie from 1942 to 1946. In January 1950 he married ship-owner Sofie Helene Huitfeldt, née Olsen. The marriage lasted until her death in September 1989.[1] They resided in Bærum.[2] He was a son-in-law of ship-owner Rudolf Olsen, and the family inherited large properties including the manor Dirhue at Tjøme. Wigert lost this to his step-children in an out-of-court settlement in 1993.[3]
In 1991 he married for the third time, to journalist Vera Dietrichson Burkoff (1929–2007).[1] In his later life he lived at Madserud in Oslo.[4] He died in June 2006 in Oslo.[1]
Career
Actor
Wigert finished school when graduating
He made his film début in 1940, in the film
Second World War
During the
He was decorated with the
Organizing career
Wigert chaired the
He was decorated as a Commander of the
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1940 | Tante Pose |
Paul Waage, stud. med. | |
1940 | Tørres Snørtevold | Løytnanten | |
1946 | Englandsfarere | Harald Silju | |
1948 | Trollfossen | Borg, ingeniør | |
1955 | The Summer Wind Blows | 'Romeo' i radio extract | Voice |
1968 | Just a life – the story of Fridtjof Nansen |
Fridtjof Nansen | |
1974 | Ransom | Polson | |
1978 | Autumn Sonata | Professor | Uncredited |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Berg, Thoralf. "Knut Wigert". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ^ a b c Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Wigert, Knut". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 591. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ Strømmen, Karl (10 June 1993). "Stebarn overtar ferieparadiset". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 13.
- ^ a b "Knut Wigert 85 år 3. oktober" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 12 September 2001.
- ^ a b Rønneberg, Anton (1949). Nationaltheatret gjennom femti år (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 342, 364–366.
- ^ Rønneberg, Anton (1974). Nationaltheatret 1949-1974 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 46–47, 98.
- ^ Strømodden, Jarle. "Joseph Grimeland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ a b Wigert, Knut (1945). Landflyktig (in Norwegian). Oslo: John Griegs Forlag. pp. 1–126.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 July 2009.
External links
- Knut Wigert at IMDb
- Knut Wigert at Find a Grave