Svein Wickstrøm

Svein Wickstrøm (March 17, 1936 – December 15, 2006) was a Norwegian actor and revue artist. He was employed at the Trøndelag Theater for 35 years.

Wickstrøm was born in Oslo.

Together with Helle Ottesen and Jakob Margido Esp, he performed in the cabaret show Store Lille Otto, which was staged around 200 times. This performance came in several versions, called Store lille Trondhjem and finally Store lille verden in the 1990s. He appeared in three episodes of the comedy series Fleksnes Fataliteter, and he is particularly remembered for his role as "Bed Rail" in the episode "Rotbløyte" from 1982.

Wickstrøm was a regular panelist in the radio program 20 spørsmål (20 Questions), which aired locally in Trøndelag in the 1990s. Wickstrøm played over 150 characters in theater, revue, film, radio, and TV.

In 1985 he received the Per Aabel Honorary Award, and in 1996 he was awarded the Trøndelag Theater Friends' Honorary Award. He received the Norwegian Association of Theater Directors grant in 1966 and the city of Trondheim's cultural grant in 1971.

Filmography

1961: Går ut i kveld as Horne (NRK Television Theater) 1965: Vaktpostene as Carl, a member of the military police 1966: Kontorsjef Tangen (TV series) 1967: Musikanter 1968: De ukjentes marked as David 1968: Mannen som ikke kunne le 1968: Smuglere 1982: Fleksnes fataliteter in the episode "Rotbløyte" as "Bed Rail" 1976: Fleksnes fataliteter in the episode "Trafikk og panikk" as the spokesman for Falken 1985: Hustruer - ti år etter as the travel agent 1985: Papirfuglen as the undertaker 1987: På stigende kurs as the banker 2002: Fleksnes fataliteter in the episode "Himmelen kan vente" as the angel