Harald Heide-Steen Jr.

Harald Heide-Steen Jr. (18 August 1939 – 3 July 2008) was a Norwegian actor, comedian and singer. He was the son of Harald Heide Steen and brother of actress and singer Trulte Heide Steen.

Biography During the 1960s, Heide-Steen Jr. made the radio programs Hørerøret, Sugerøret and Pusterøret at NRK with Gunnar Haugan and Rolv Wesenlund.

Heide-Steen Jr. is known for his acting role as Dynamitt-Harry in the Norwegian Olsenbanden-movies. He is also known as an improv-comic, often collaborating with Rolv Wesenlund in the late 1960s.

Heide-Steen Jr. attended Oslo Cathedral School, completing it in 1958, and started working at NRK in 1959.

Selected filmography 1951: Kranes konditori as Justus 1951: Storfolk og småfolk as Ola, the son 1953: Skøytekongen 1968: Mannen som ikke kunne le 1970: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland as Jacob Tengsereid 1970: Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry as Dynamite-Harry 1975: Flåklypa Grand Prix 1976: Reisen til julestjernen as the Fool 1990: Herman 1994: Fredrikssons fabrik - The movie 1998 Karl & Co 1999: Olsenbandens siste stikk as Dynamite-Harry

Discography

Solo albums 1970: Harald Synger Griseviser (Camp Records) 1978: Harald Heide Steen Jr. (Polydor Records) 1979: Av Riksturistsjef Johansen Annaler 1978/79 (Zarepta Records), with Totto Osvold 1985: Live At Gildevangen (Camp Records), as Sylfest Strutle 2008: Musikalske Minner (Big Box Records)

Collaborations With Rolv Wesenlund 1968: Feriebiskop Fjertnes Slår Til Igjen! (Cappa Records) 1971: Hjertelig Tilstede (Cappa Records) 1979: Dagbladets Sommerkassett Alltid Foran (Dagbladet), with Ole Paus, Elsa Lystad and Anne-Karine Strøm 1980: Det Er Ingen Skam Å Snu - En Sports- Og Friluftsplate Av Geilokameratene (Zarepta Records), with Ole Paus 1980: Jeg Tror Folk Er Blitt Spenna Gærne (NorLP), with Ole Paus and Anne-Karine Strøm

Novel by Roald Dahl read by Harald Heide-Steen Jr. 2001: Georgs Magiske Medisin (NRK Lydbokforlaget)