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'''Arne Bang-Hansen''' (September 8, 1911 – February 23, 1990) was a [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] actor that performed at the [[National Theatre (Oslo)|National Theater]] in [[Oslo]] for many years.<ref name="SNL">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Arne Bang-Hansen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Arne_Bang-Hansen |access-date=June 30, 2021 |year=2021 |language=no}}</ref><ref name="NBL">{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Larsen |first1=Svend Erik Løken |title=Arne Bang-Hansen |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Arne,_Bang-Hansen |access-date=July 1, 2021 |year=2009 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ringdal |first1=Nils Johan |title=Nationaltheatrets historie, 1899–1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Gyldendal |location=Oslo |page=154}}</ref>
==Acting career==
Arne Bang-Hansen played a total of 155 roles at the National Theater, where he worked from 1932 to 1982. For many, he is better known as the voice actor for Chief of Police Bastian in the audiobook version of [[Thorbjørn Egner]]'s ''[[When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beyer |first1=Edvard |title=Norges litteratur historie,  vol. 5 |date=1975 |publisher=J. W. Cappelens |location=Oslo |page=460}}</ref> Many also know him from the role of Professor Slatters in the TV series ''[[Brødrene Dal og spektralsteinene]]'' (The Dal Brothers and the Spectral Stones).
At the National Theater, Bang-Hansen already made a name for himself as a student in [[August Strindberg]]'s ''[[To Damascus]]''. In addition to the National Theater, he was at times employed at venues such as the [[Den Nationale Scene|National Theater]] in [[Bergen]] (1934–1938), [[Carl Johan Theater]] (1941–1945), Central Theater (1945–1948), and [[Trøndelag Teater|Trøndelag Theater]] (1948–1949). After that he worked again at the National Theater from 1948 until his death. His moody comedy art came to fruition in [[Ludvig Holberg|Holberg]] comedies such as ''Henrich og Pernille'' and as Styver in [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s ''[[Love's Comedy]]''. He proved to be an astute humanist in the role of Gibbs in [[T. S. Eliot]]'s ''[[The Cocktail Party]]'', Leonid in [[Anton Chekhov]]'s ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'', and Kroll in Ibsen's ''[[Rosmersholm]]''. One must also mention his role as the lecturing monkey in [[Franz Kafka]]'s monologue "[[A Report to an Academy]]." In his farewell role, he played the concierge in ''[[Macbeth]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]].
Bang-Hansen also appeared in several films; among them he played the lead roles in ''[[Hu Dagmar]]'' (1939) and ''[[Alle tiders kupp]]'' (1964). He had supporting roles in films such as ''[[Kasserer Jensen]]'' (1954), ''[[Støv på hjernen (1959 film)|Støv på hjernen]]'' (1959), and ''[[Sønner av Norge (film)|Sønner av Norge]]'' (1961). On television, he is remembered for his role as Professor Slatters in the series ''Brødrene Dal og spektralsteinene'' in 1982, and as the groom's father in the episode "Hjem, kjære hjem" (Home, Dear Home) from 1981 in the Norwegian comedy series ''[[Fleksnes Fataliteter]]''.
Arne Bang-Hansen received the [[Order of St. Olav]] for his achievements as an actor.<ref name="NBL"/>
==Personal relationships==
==Filmography==
* 1934: ''[[Sangen om Rondane]]'' as Greta's brother Arne
* 1939: ''[[Hu Dagmar]]'' as Sjur<ref name="NBL"/>
* 1953: ''[[Brudebuketten]]'' as Stockholmsfarer
* 1953: ''[[Skøytekongen]]''
* 1954: ''[[Kasserer Jensen]]'' as the ferryman
* 1955: ''[[Den standhaftige tinnsoldat]]'' as the narrator
* 1959: ''[[Støv på hjernen (1959 film)|Støv på hjernen]]''<ref name="NBL"/>
* 1960: ''[[Millionær for en aften]]'' as the commercial director of the Phoenix Theater
* 1961: ''[[Sønner av Norge (film)|Sønner av Norge]]'' as Baltzersen, a tax official<ref name="NBL"/>
* 1962: ''[[Sønner av Norge kjøper bil]]'' as Baltzersen, a tax official
* 1964: ''[[Alle tiders kupp]]'' as Teodor Halvorsen, a writer<ref name="NBL"/>
* 1969: ''[[An-Magritt]]'' as Filip Degn<ref name="NBL"/>
* 1969: ''[[Himmel og helvete]]'' as chief physician Trosdahl
* 1970: ''[[Skal vi leke gjemsel?]]'' as the station master
* 1975: ''[[Skraphandlerne]]'' as Uncle Arne
* 1978: ''[[Autumn Sonata]]'' as Uncle Otto<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bergman |first1=Ingmar |title=Autumn Sonata: A Film |date=1978 |publisher=Pantheon Books |location=New York}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Gado |first1=Frank |title=The Passion of Ingmar Bergman |date=1986 |publisher=Duke University Press |location=Durham, NC |page=531}}</ref>
* 1979: ''[[Lucie (1979 film)|Lucie]]'' as Pastor Brandt
* 1982: ''[[Leve sitt liv]]'' as Hilmar<ref name="NBL"/>
* 1985: ''[[Smugglarkungen]]'' as Slemdal
==Television==
* 1973: ''Benoni og Rosa'' ([[NRK1|NRK Television Theater]])
* 1978: ''Twigs'' (miniseries) (NRK Television Theater)
* 1979: ''Ridder Runde og hans kamp mot drager og baroner'' as Sir Enebær, Skippo, and Skjære
* 1980: ''Herfra til Haglemoen'' as Colonel Flammerød
* 1981: "Fleksnes Hjem, kjære hjem" as the groom's father
* 1982: ''Brødrene Dal og spektralsteinene'' as Professor Slatters
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0051931|name=Arne Bang-Hansen}}
* [https://sceneweb.no/nb/artist/21174/Arne_Bang-Hansen Arne Bang-Hansen] at Sceneweb
* [https://filmfront.no/aktor/509/arne-bang-hansen Arne Bang-Hansen] at Filmfront
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