Bjarne Andersen

Bjarne Andersen (15 January 1909 – 13 August 1982) was a Norwegian actor, stage producer and theatre director.

Personal life Andersen was born in Stavanger on 15 January 1909, to Emil Laurentzius Andersen and Ingeborg Bertine Osmondsdatter Udvig. He married librarian Sissel Aanderaa in 1957.

He made his film debut in Tancred Ibsens To mistenkelige personer (1950). Among his film roles was the one as Stråmannen (Straw Man) in Arne Skouens Emergency Landing (1952). He also portrayed Paul Cox's sidekick, taxi driver Richardson, in the popular radio plays series God aften, mitt navn er Cox (Good Evening, My Name is Cox). He also wrote the screenplays for Roser til Monica (1956, also director)