Lars Andreas Larssen

Lars Andreas Larssen was a Norwegian stage, film and television actor.

Larssen was born in the village of Melbu, near Hadsel in Norway. His debut came in 1957, playing a minor role in the blockbuster Nine Lives. He had a larger role in the 1959 film The Master and His Servants, but soon realized that he belonged in the theatre. He began his stage career in 1958 at Folketeatret in Oslo, and went on to become a key figure in establishing the Torshovteatret as a modern stage theater in the late1970s. Whilst performing on stage, Larssen also continued to have small roles in films, most notably in the 1983 film Pirates. His bestknown television work was as a school principal in the 1989 Norwegian series Borgen skole, and as Karls former boss, Gundersen, in the first season of Mot i brstet in 1993. He also played the role of wise man in Norways mid1990s version of Fort Boyard, Fangene p Fortet.

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