Frank Robert (né Frank Robert Olstad; 12 October 1918 â€" 13 July
2007) was a Norwegian singer, dancer and actor. He is particularly
remembered for playing the title character in the popular audio play
Dickie Dick Dickens.Robert was born in Kristiania to engineer Ole
Christian Olstad and Helene Elisabet Svensson. He was married to
actress Randi Brænne, and a brother-in-law of Berit Brænne.
Originally born Olstad, his second name Robert was upgraded to surname
after an initiative from Chat Noir manager Johan Henrik
Wiers-Jenssen.Robert made his stage debut at the Carl Johan Theater in
1939. From 1941 he performed at the revue stage Chat Noir, and then at
Centralteatret from 1944 to 1958. He was assigned with the
Nationaltheatret from 1958 yo 1962, and after a period at Oslo Nye
Teater, again at Nationaltheatret from 1968 to 1988. At
Nationaltheatret he played in comedies by Ludvig Holberg, Molière and
Noël Coward. Among his Ibsen characters were "Krogstad" in A Doll's
House, "Manders" in Ghosts, and "Begriffenfeldt" and "the
button-molder" in Peer Gynt. He was awarded the Norwegian Theatre
Critics Award in 1974 for the character "Gustav" in Strindberg's
Creditors. He participated in thirteen films, including Trine from
1952, PÃ¥ solsiden from 1956, Fjols til fjells from 1957, Freske
fraspark from 1963, and several of the Olsenbanden movies. He played
the title role in the Norwegian version of the audio play series
Dickie Dick Dickens, aired by Radioteatret. He voiced the pupped
character "Reodor Felgen" in The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix from 1975.
Among his song recordings are "På sykkeltur" from 1954, Thorbjørn
Egner's children song "Bamsens Fødselsdag" from 1952, and Finn Bø's
revue song "Gutten som har vaska seg".
2007) was a Norwegian singer, dancer and actor. He is particularly
remembered for playing the title character in the popular audio play
Dickie Dick Dickens.Robert was born in Kristiania to engineer Ole
Christian Olstad and Helene Elisabet Svensson. He was married to
actress Randi Brænne, and a brother-in-law of Berit Brænne.
Originally born Olstad, his second name Robert was upgraded to surname
after an initiative from Chat Noir manager Johan Henrik
Wiers-Jenssen.Robert made his stage debut at the Carl Johan Theater in
1939. From 1941 he performed at the revue stage Chat Noir, and then at
Centralteatret from 1944 to 1958. He was assigned with the
Nationaltheatret from 1958 yo 1962, and after a period at Oslo Nye
Teater, again at Nationaltheatret from 1968 to 1988. At
Nationaltheatret he played in comedies by Ludvig Holberg, Molière and
Noël Coward. Among his Ibsen characters were "Krogstad" in A Doll's
House, "Manders" in Ghosts, and "Begriffenfeldt" and "the
button-molder" in Peer Gynt. He was awarded the Norwegian Theatre
Critics Award in 1974 for the character "Gustav" in Strindberg's
Creditors. He participated in thirteen films, including Trine from
1952, PÃ¥ solsiden from 1956, Fjols til fjells from 1957, Freske
fraspark from 1963, and several of the Olsenbanden movies. He played
the title role in the Norwegian version of the audio play series
Dickie Dick Dickens, aired by Radioteatret. He voiced the pupped
character "Reodor Felgen" in The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix from 1975.
Among his song recordings are "På sykkeltur" from 1954, Thorbjørn
Egner's children song "Bamsens Fødselsdag" from 1952, and Finn Bø's
revue song "Gutten som har vaska seg".
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