Wilfred Breistrand

Wilfred Breistrand (April 29, 1921 – August 3, 2007) was a Norwegian actor and film director.

Biography Breistrand made his debut in 1941 at the Trøndelag Theater as Amund in Til Sæters by Claus Pavels Riis. He performed there until 1944, at the New Theater from 1944 to 1948, at the National Theatre in Oslo from 1948 to 1970, with NRK's Television Theater from 1970 to 1973, and with the Norwegian theater after 1973. Among other roles, he played Elias in Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's Over ævne I, Gustav in Helge Krog's Konkylien, Lebcau in Arthur Miller's Incident at Vichy (Norwegian title: Det hendte i Vichy), various roles in Shakespeare plays (Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Banquo in Macbeth, and Horatio in Hamlet), and the title role in Ambassador (Norwegian title: Ambassadøren) by Sławomir Mrożek. He appeared in a large number of Norwegian films, debuting in Ni liv in 1957. He also played leading roles in the television drama De hvite bussene (1989), Anton (1973), and Åpenbaringen (1977).

Breistrand was the father of the film director and writer Ulf Breistrand.

Filmography As actor

1956: Kvinnens plass as an editorial staff member 1957: Ni liv as a sled puller 1960: Den fjerde nattevakt (TV) as David Finne 1960: Venner as the senior resident attending physician 1961: Den store barnedåpen (TV) as Storm, a curate 1961: Hans Nielsen Hauge as a lieutenant in Fredrikstad 1961: Sønner av Norge as the client at the tax appraisal office 1962: Sønner av Norge kjøper bil as a car mechanic 1964: Alle tiders kupp as Berg, a police officer 1964: Husmorfilmen høsten 1964 1965: De kalte ham Skarven as Lecturer Marbo 1966: Før frostnettene as Jens Gunnerus 1966: Kontorsjef Tangen (TV series) 1966: Sult 1968: Smuglere 1968: Unge helter as Captain Kantzeler 1970: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland as Enger the watchmaker 1972: Motforestilling 1973: Anton as Anton's father 1973: Kirsebærhaven (TV) as Simjeonov Pistsjik 1974: Olsenbanden møter Kongen & Knekten as the crime boss 1975: Faneflukt as a German officer 1975: Skraphandlerne as Arthur Hagen 1976: Bør Børson II as Olsen Jammerdal 1976: Den sommeren jeg fylte 15 as the father 1976: Vårnatt as the father 1977: Åpenbaringen as Walter 1977: Olsenbanden & Dynamitt-Harry på sporet as the crime boss 1982: Fleksnes fataliteter (TV series, episode: "Villmarkens sønn") as the doctor 1983: Hockeyfeber as Mr. Big 1983: Piratene as Dr. Bakke 1988: De hvite bussene (TV) as Niels Christian Ditleff 1989: Fedrelandet (TV drama) as Old Eggen 1989: Thomas F's siste nedtegnelser til almenheten as Thomas F 1996: Markus og Diana as the father 1996: Spor as man no. 1 1996: Syndig sommer 2000: Før stormen as Sander's father 2001: Nini (TV series, episode: "Den kalkulerte risiko") as Hanzen

As director

1965: De kalte ham Skarven