Name
Carsten Byhring
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1918-12-08
Deathday
1990-04-06 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Oslo, Norway
Biography
Carsten Byhring (born December 8, 1918 in Christiania, died April 6, 1990) was a Norwegian actor on stage, in television and in film. His career started in high school, when he performed a small pantomimer with comedic content. The cabaret scene he debuted in 1941, by Søilen Theatre in Oslo. In the period 1947-1959 he was employed at the cabaret scene Chat Noir, but made many guest appearances at the Central Theatre, The Norwegian Theatre, the Norwegian Opera and Oslo Nye Teater.
Byhring appeared often in dramatic roles but was best known for his comedic talent, and he focused in particular monologue genre. He has released several classic character performances, his interpretation of Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion is among his most famous. He had many film roles, but especially he is remembered as Kjell in the first 13 "Olsenbanden" films. He also produced and directed two films for children - Bear Patrol (1956) and On cruises with Terna (1958). Byhring was the older brother of Svein Byhring. In his last interview - which was made by See and Hear the spring of 1990 - said a parent with cancer Carsten Byhring that he had been a large consumer of cigarettes since he was 14. Yet he was unable to put away South State-cigarettes. "But I have at least begun to smoke filter cigarettes," he said humorously to See and Hear the interview. Shortly thereafter, Carsten Byhring away - he died of cancer 6 April 1990, aged 72.
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Known For
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Egon Olsen is the leader of the Olsen Gang. While he was in the slammer, he planned how he...
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A foreign criminal gang makes a large-scale bank coup. The suspicion falls on the Olsen Ga...
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Andrine and Kjell are both 17, and attends a private high school. Many things disturb thei...
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Egon returns from prison with the key to a big heist, a hidden Nazi-treasure. The Olsen Ga...
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The Olsen Gang is robbed in Spain and loses the millions they earned from their last heist...
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A love triangle of two men who desire the same woman. We follow them through three days of...
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The Olsen Gang has finally made it. They are in Mallorca, having fulfilled their dream. Al...
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The Olsen Gang is involved in a weapon trade for half a billion. It's their final coup, an...
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With the help of a corrupt diplomat the Olsen Gang plans to rob the World Bank, with help ...
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An unfaithful servant in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate tries to sell top secret info...
- 1969 The Olsen Gang as Kjell Jensen
- 1972 The Olsen Gang Takes the Gold as Kjell Jensen
- 1970 The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry as Kjell Jensen
- 1973 The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry Goes Wild as Kjell Jensen
- 1974 The Olsen Gang meets The King and the Jackal as Kjell Jensen
- 1981 The Olsen Gang Never Gives Up! as Kjell Jensen
- 1975 The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang as Kjell Jensen
- 1979 The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry Towards New Heights as Kjell Jensen
- 1976 The Olsen Gang For Full Music as Kjell Jensen
- 1977 The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry On The Trail as Kjell Jensen
- 1982 The Olsen Gang's Very Last Coup as Kjell Jensen
- 1984 But The Olsen Gang Was Not Dead! as Kjell Jensen
- 1978 The Olsen Gang and Data-Harry Blows Up The World Bank as Kjell Jensen
- 1957 Smuglere i smoking as Reidar Nissen, politifullmektig
- 1952 Andrine and Kjell
- 1970 Skulle det dukke opp flere lik, er det bare å ringe... as Freddy Hansen
- 1962 Sønner av Norge kjøper bil as Winkelbo, politiførstebetjent
- 1992 Latterbrøl med Arve Opsahl
- 1966 Congratulations Andersens! as Andersens kollega
- 1962 Operasjon Løvsprett as Kaptein Bjerke
- 1972 Closed Ward as Vålerenga
- 1964 Daddy's Success as Kubeinet, fysioterapeut
- 1955 Hjem går vi ikke as Roar
- 1956 The Bear Patrol
- 1958 På tokt med terna
- 1975 Tut og kjør as Turisten
- 1963 Freske fraspark
- 1967 Musicians as Gulbrand
- 1974 The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang as Øjvind (uncredited)
- 1956 Slik blir det lettere
- 1999 Fengslet av Olsenbanden as (Archive footage)
- 1949 Svendsen går videre as Svendsen
- 1964 Nydelige nelliker
- 1968 Smugglers
- 1968 Sus og dus på by'n as Reven
- 1977 Kosmetikkrevolusjonen as Olsen
- 1959 The Chasers
- 1969 Scorched Earth as Basen
- 1974 Bobby's War as Hirdmann
- 1966 Før frostnettene
- 1974 Ungen as Krestoffer
- 1972 Mord i det hvite hus
- 1964 Alle tiders kupp as Vaktmester Evensen
- 1963 Kolleksjonen as Drosjesjåføren
- 1964 Møte med "Pæra" as Henry "Pæra" Hansen
- 2006 Aud go'hjerta as Kjell Jensen (archive footage)
- 1979 Olsenbanden får telefon as Kjell
