In an email to NTB on Saturday morning, Espen Skjønberg’s grandson Jeppe Skjønberg writes that his grandfather fell asleep quietly on Friday night. – It is incredibly sad that one of our greatest actors has passed away. Espen was truly a legend, with an impressive career in theater and film. He has given us so many beautiful moments, and we will take them with us, writes Culture Minister Anette Trettebergstuen in a text message to news. – It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Espen Skjønberg’s passing, says theater director Kristian Seltun at the National Theater to NTB. – One of our greatest Actor colleagues, Anne Marie Ottersen, received the news of his death with sadness: – It is incredibly sad that one of our greatest actors has passed away. Espen was truly a legend, with an impressive career in theater and film. He has given us so many great moments, and we will take them with us further, says Ottersen to news. Ottersen describes Skjønberg as someone who always wanted the best in himself and others. – He demanded a lot from himself, and from the people around him. But he was very fun to play with, so it was a very nice experience for me, says Ottersen, who worked with Skjønberg at the Nationaltheateret from 1970. Ottersen says Skjønberg retained the joy of playing until the end. – He kept going. He always read “The girls with the brimstone” at the Nationaltheateret Christmas party. He did that almost to the end, says Ottersen. – He is probably considered one of our best actors. There are few who have lasted that long, at that level. Child actor His film debut was as a child actor in 1932, and Skjønberg was employed at the National Theater in 1946. He was also the Radio Theatre’s “Grand Old Man”. Skjønberg helped create radio drama for over 60 years. – The radio theater and a bit of film were among the few jobs we had in the years just after the end of the war, when I was young, said Espen Skjønberg in a radio portrait from October 2011. Espen Skjønberg started his career at Chat Noir and Stavanger Teater in 1945. After a period at the Nationaltheatret from 1946 to 1949, Skjønberg was employed at Oslo Nye Teater for 17 years, and after a couple of years at Det Norske Teatret he was back at the Nationaltheatret in 1968. The actor has also visited British and American stages with Ibsen and Shakespeare roles. READ: – Shakespeare’s darkest play Hear Espen Skjønberg talk about his role in Shakespeare’s “Othello” We also know him from a number of the Television Theater’s productions and several feature films. “Berlinerpoplene” In the 90s, Skjønberg starred in the TV series “The family saga De syv søstre” on TV 2. In 1999, he became a familiar face to many children through the news Christmas calendar “Jul i Blåfjell”. In news’s drama effort “Berlinerpoplene” from 2007, Espen Skjønberg was almost indispensable. He played the father Tormod, a central figure in Anne B. Ragde’s novels of the same name. READ: Gold route for “Berlinerpoplene” Skjønberg has received a number of awards for his efforts as an actor. As recently as 2015, he received the Hedda prize for best male supporting actor in a production at the Nationaltheatret.
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Espen Skjønberg has died aged 98 – news Culture and entertainment
