Tom Tellefsen (30 October 1931 – 17 January 2012) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Asker. He was married to actress Rut Tellefsen from 1955 to 1962. He made his film debut in 1949, in Arne Skouen's Gategutter, and also played in Circus Fandango from 1954 and Blodveien from 1955. His stage debut was at Det Norske Teatret in 1959, and he worked at this theatre until his retirement in 2001. Among his later films are Smuglere from 1968, Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland from 1970, Bør Børson Jr. and Kimen from 1974 and Hard asfalt from 1986. He also contributed to television and radio.[1][2]

Tom Tellefsen
Johnny Bergh and Tom Tellefsen, 1958
Born(1931-10-30)30 October 1931
Asker, Norway
Died17 January 2012(2012-01-17) (aged 80)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActor
SpouseRut Tellefsen

References edit

  1. ^ Brodal, Svein Erik. "Tom Tellefsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  2. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tom Tellefsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 March 2012.

Further reading edit

  • Tom Tellefsen at IMDb
  • Mæhle, L, ed. (1988). Det Norske Teatret 75 år 1963–1988.
  • Sletbak, Nils, ed. (1963). Det Norske Teatret femti år 1913–1963.