Odd Borg

Odd Borg
Odd Borg with his wife Anne in 1959
Born(1931-05-26)May 26, 1931
Oslo, Norway
DiedNovember 13, 1965(1965-11-13) (aged 34)
Oslo, Norway
Resting placeWestern Cemetery, Oslo, Norway
OccupationActor
SpouseAnne Borg

Odd Carl Arthur Borg (May 26, 1931 – November 13, 1965) was a Norwegian actor and singer.[1] He was engaged with the Central Theater from 1953 to 1960, and with the National Theater from 1960 until his death. Borg was found dead behind the Amphitheater Stage (Norwegian: Amfiscenen) after the premiere of the play Hva skal vi gjøre? by Klaus Rifbjerg and Jesper Jensen.[2][3][4]

As a singer, he recorded the song "Jeg plystrer mens jeg går" (I Whistle While I Walk) on a gramophone record in 1957.[5] It was a Norwegian version of the American hit "Just Walkin' in the Rain." As an actor, he is remembered for roles such as the intolerable daddy's boy and shipowner Rieber-Larsen Jr. in Operasjon Løvsprett, as a naval commander in Operasjon Sjøsprøyt, and the male lead role in Støv på hjernen. The same year he died, he starred in the next to last Stompa film, Stompa forelsker seg.

Odd Borg was married to the dancer Anne Borg.[6] Borg was a cousin of the Olsen Gang director Knut Bohwim.[7]

  1. ^ "Odd Borg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Skuespilleren Odd Borg død". Telen. No. 264. November 15, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Gjesdahl, Paul (1964). Centralteatrets historie. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 291.
  4. ^ Rønneberg, Anton (1974). Nationaltheatret 1949-1974. Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 129, 199. ISBN 8205062544.
  5. ^ Holm, Yngvar (1957). Vi spiller plater. Oslo: Gerlyngs forlag. p. 143.
  6. ^ Hansteen, Valdemar (2016). "Anne Borg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Scholz Nærø, Sturle (March 9, 2016). "Olsenbandens norske far røper suksess-hemmeligheten". Aftenposten. Retrieved June 15, 2022.